Hrvatski Telekom is enabling gigabit speeds over its 5G network in numerous cities across Croatia. Users in Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Rijeka, Dubrovnik, Karlovac, Pula, Slavonski Brod, Šibenik, Varaždin, Velika Gorica, and Zadar are already getting speeds above one gigabit per second. It is equivalent to downloading two hours of video in HD resolution in around 20 seconds.
HT is the leader when it comes to the 5G milestones in Croatia. It was the first to introduce a commercial 5G network in Croatia, the first to test gigabit speeds, to introduce a 5G campus network, and 5G roaming. With 600 5G base stations, of which as many as 149 locations enable ultra-high speeds, HT confirms the status of the largest and fastest 5G network, covering 2 million citizens.
HT's 5G mobile network will help transform and modernize business, increase the efficiency of many industries, accelerate the development of the society of the future and smart cities and improve production, education, healthcare, agriculture, energy, transport, gaming, tourism, and our daily lives. The company offers all its customers, in specific tariffs until September 30, 2021, at no extra charge, the possibility of using the 5G network, for which it is necessary to be in the area of 5G network coverage and have a compatible device.
Nokia and SURF, the organization for IT in Dutch education and research, have successfully reached a single carrier 800Gb/s optical transmission over SURF’s existing cross-border, multi-vendor research and education network infrastructure.
Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test the viability of L4S technology over passive optical networks (PON).
The GSMA believes that critical reform of European laws is necessary to position the region as a technology frontrunner by 2030.
