Foreword 1

Digital technologies have a profound transformative impact on our societies and economies. The digital revolution opens the door to novel activities, applications and business cases that could not be envisaged before. As part of the Digital Single Market initiative launched as one of the ten priorities of the Juncker Commission, the European Commission proposed in 2016 an ambitious package of measures to foster the advent of a digital society and economy in Europe.
5G is an important pillar of this strategy. The European 5G vision co‐created with a multiplicity of actors is fully aligned with our wider digitization strategy, as 5G is designed to support smart connectivity in domains as diverse as the automotive, healthcare, factories, energy or media sectors.
The stakes are high. 5G has the potential to open new B2B businesses, whilst operators are currently facing a stagnation of their revenues in Europe. Market estimates point at a potential of € 550 billion extra revenues in 2025 from vertical industries, adding to the classical broadband consumer markets. The “connectivity package” released in September 2016 by the European Commission has thus proposed an ambitious strategy for 5G in Europe. It includes a new connectivity strategy moving Europe in the Gigabit/s connectivity era, a reform of the telecom regulatory framework with specific spectrum and investment friendly ...
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