TIM has activated the first 5G antenna with millimetre waves in Turin, reaching the record connection of 20Gbps, in partnership with Ericsson.
The experimental network which runs on 28 GHz frequency band on millimetre waves, enables for first time in Italy a virtual visit service in real time.
It was possible to visit Piazza Carlo Alberto from the Politecnico of Turin despite it being on the other side of the city. An avatar guide accompanied the visitor – equipped with a VR headset and sensors – in the historic venue, thereby testing the capacities of virtual reality.
With the partnership in Turin, TIM and Ericsson are strengthening a collaboration that started last year with the “5G for Italy” programme, which is giving rise to an open ecosystem in which to create innovative projects and services enabled by the fifth-generation network.
For “Turin 5G”, TIM said it is in fact developing applications dedicated to enhancing the cultural and artistic heritage as well as new solutions for the smart city, environmental monitoring, public safety, the vehicle industry, 4.0 industry, healthcare, education, mobility and road safety, logistics and smart agriculture.