Thanks to improved nutrition, healthcare and sanitation average life expectancy of humans has raised from 47 years in 1900 into more than 80 years today. The global population over 65 years of age is expected to more than double between 1990 and 2025. ICT (Information and Communication...

According to the WHO Global Digital Health Strategy 2020-2024, we should advocate people-centred health systems, promote global collaboration and strengthen the governance of global digital health practices. All this requires a new open innovation approach, which means that stakeholders from...

Spectrum management decisions made by the regulators aim at maximizing the value of spectrum, its efficient utilization and benefits to the society. A major debate in spectrum management globally is currently focusing on 5G spectrum bands and their awards. In fact, several countries have...

Data and connectivity platforms play a key role in the digitalization of different sectors of our society. The availability of new services that are specialized to the needs of a given vertical sector in a specific location can significantly boost the business opportunities of that ecosystem. 5G...

Local 5G networks have gained increasing attention in the recent years, allowing different stakeholders to establish local and often private networks within a specific facility, such as a factory. These local networks can serve a variety of user groups with versatile needs. The deployment of the...

Local 5G networks are on the agenda of public and private stakeholders, businesses, and policymakers. These local mobile communication networks can be deployed by different stakeholders to serve a variety of user groups with dexterous needs. Private networks serve closed user groups and have...

Local cellular mobile communication networks have evolved as a novel concept and deployment model, and a prerequisite for their future emergence is the radio spectrum, which is a scarce resource. Regulatory approaches are expanding at the national, regional, and international levels making...