The 5G consumer market could be worth USD 31 trillion by 2030 globally, according to the new Harnessing the 5G Consumer Potential report from Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ConsumerLab. The report estimates that communications service providers (CSPs) could earn USD 3.7 trillion of that total – a figure that could increase further as new adjacent digital services opportunities arise.

Moody's has upgraded Hrvatska elektroprivreda's long-term corporate family rating to Ba1 from Ba2 with stable outlook as well as the standalone credit quality to ba1.

The report stated that the upgrade reflected Moody’s expectation that the company would continue to demonstrate a strong financial profile, building on its solid track record in recent years, and retain its robust credit metrics in the following years.

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced on 17 November that they have achieved the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps for the first time serving two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously. The fast speed, which was showcased at Elisa’s flagship store in Helsinki, Finland, will support a range of new low-latency, high-bandwidth services, such as high-speed video downloads, mission-critical or virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. The service is expected to be implemented in 2021.

The Croatian Academy of Engineering (HATZ), as a member of the Euro-CASE, organizes the conference entitled "Dealing with Challenges of the European Energy Transition".

Conference will be held online at Zoom platform on 20 November 2020 starting at 8:45 CET.

Combis, a member of the HT Group, presented its own cyber security competence center.

Regional systems integrator Combis presented its security expertise and launched the new 30SEC security service at the online event called ‘Want to be safe in the virtual world?’.

Fast and quality way of communication, focus on important information and development of user friendly programs were the goals of the new project of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka - the first mobile application EFRI intended for current and future students and ALUMNI community of the Faculty. In as many as 93% of cases, new generations of young people use mobile devices to search the Faculty's website, which has greatly facilitated the decision in which direction new communication channels need to be developed.

The award-winning project “Web Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities” is the result of cooperation between the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb (FER) and HAKOM in the field of digital accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Faculty of Organization and Informatics of the University of Zagreb is a leading institution in the international project „Accelerating the transition towards Edu 4.0 in HEIs“ (TEACH4EDU4) which will be financed from Erasmus+ Programme – Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education (Key Action 203).

Hrvatski Telekom, the leader in the digitalization of Croatia, is the first to launch a commercial 5G network, which is the foundation of the future technological development of the economy and society.

At the moment, the 5G network is available in areas of Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Samobor and Sveta Nedelja. With 5G, Hrvatski Telekom is building a network of the future that will enable the connection and automation of numerous sensors, industrial devices, autonomous vehicles, drones, as well as the advances in telemedicine.

Telia and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) revealed plans that will see next-generation 5G networks deployed across Sweden and Estonia by 2025.

Telia and Ericsson have been delivering secure, fast and reliable wireless network coverage to the Nordics - and beyond - since the dawn of the mobile era. The partners are already deploying 5G across Norway, where Ericsson is also Telia’s exclusive technology partner. Today’s deal will modernize the existing 4G networks across Sweden and Estonia to establish fast, ultra-high capacity 5G across a network of 10,000 cellular sites in an area of more than 500,000sq km.

Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon

• LTE/4G technology promises to revolutionize lunar surface communications by delivering reliable, high data rates while containing power, size and cost.
• Communications will be a crucial component for NASA's Artemis program, which will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon by the end of the decade.

e-Schools project from Croatia was awarded as the best project in the Inclusive Growth – Skills & Education for a Digital Europe category, proving the importance of a comprehensive approach to implementing modern technology, digital contents and support that enables every student to have an equal chance for education, regardless of where they are.

VERN’s lecturers have joined a global network of experts from American, British, Portuguese, Romanian and other numerous European universities and institutions.

Hrvoje Belani, M.Sc., and Igor Ljubi, M.Sc., are engaged as researchers in the international project "Interdisciplinary Network on Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments" which is part of a new COST action aimed at cooperation between academic and business communities. Building a scientific research network of associates, devising smart solutions that will make life easier for the elderly.

At its introductory conference of 7 October, HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava d.o.o. (HEP ODS) presented Smart Grid Pilot Project, which was co-financed from EU funds. The total value of the project amounts to HRK 176.83 m, HRK 149.95 m, i.e. 85% of which are secured from the European Regional Development Fund, granted under the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 – 2020, i.e. Specific Objective 4d1.

HEP's network of ELEN car chargers covers the area of ​​all 20 counties and the City of Zagreb, as well as all motorways and other important road routes across Croatia, city centres and tourist destinations, including several islands. At HEP's electric car charger stations, more than 400 electric cars can be charged at the same time, ie half of all of the registered electric cars in Croatia.

Alongside the well-established Croatian high school graduates' interest in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing study programmes, there is a considerable number of foreign students who wish to continue their education at that faculty. For that reason, and as part of the International University Graduate Study Programmes in Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER-IN) project, three new graduate study programmes in English were developed, already scheduled to enrol the first generation of students in the 2012-20 academic year.

Ericsson technology is powering Vodafone UK’s just-launched Standalone 5G network at Coventry University, the first live Standalone 5G network in the UK.

The Standalone 5G network will be used to trial virtual reality learning to support training for student nurses and allied health professionals.

• 190 million 5G subscriptions forecast by end of 2020; 2.8 billion by the end of 2025
  
• Digital infrastructure critical to meeting communication needs in times of crisis
  
• Fixed wireless access (FWA) connections forecast to reach close to 160 million, and account for 25 percent of global mobile network data traffic by end of 2025

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) expects the global number of 5G subscriptions to top 190 million by the end of 2020 and 2.8 billion by the end of 2025. These forecasts are included in the June 2020 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, along with projections for data traffic growth, and regional subscriptions.

The report also takes an incisive look at the role of networks and digital infrastructure in keeping societies running, and families connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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