Representatives of Santa Catarina North City Hall, technology and telecommunications companies and commercial organizations are meeting this Thursday (08) in a meeting to formalize a request for the implementation of a public 5G network in the city of Joinville for 2023.

A request will be made to launch a public 5G network in 2023 – Photo: Marcello Casal Jr. Brazilian agency

Anatel will also be attending the meeting to discuss the importance of 5G in municipalities, the changes and benefits the technology could bring to cities, in addition to the actions the public sector needs to take to ensure successful implementation. networks.

The meeting is taking place during the “5G Immersion – Making Cities and Industries Smarter” event hosted by the Perini City Lab for Smart Cities, supported by the Agora Technopark and sponsored by the Santa State Research and Innovation Foundation. Katharina (Fapesque).

Another group should include the participation of institutions, organizations and associations from the industrial and technology sectors. This block will discuss aspects that make advanced communication technologies such as 5G a competitive advantage in business and government, closely related to the theme of Industry 4.0, which can increase efficiency and reduce costs.

At the end of the meeting, the results of a maturity study conducted by Perini City Lab for the adoption of 5G by companies in the Joinville region will also be released. The event will be open to the public, who can register online and free of charge.

“The deployment of 5G is fundamental to the application of technologies and services that will transform cities into smart environments for citizens. Developing innovations for companies, government and society will be a historic step for the ecosystem,” explains Fabrizio Petrasem de Souza, IoT Manager at Macnica DHW.