5G

Luxembourg's 5G Strategy

In 2016, the European Commission launched a strategic 5G action plan to support the deployment and take-up of 5G networks, which brought about a consultation of national key stakeholders led by the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC). The resulting national “5G strategy for Luxembourg” defines the general framework for the deployment of the 5G network.

The strategy helped setting a frame for the allocation of spectrum and the overall facilitation of 5G deployment on at national level. The complete strategy and the related background documentation are available on the “Innovative Initiatives” platform.

Since the launch of the strategy, the SMC and the Government's initiative "Innovative Initiatives" have been actively committed to promoting and fostering innovative 5G solutions and actions at multiple levels. The Call for Projects I and the Call for Projects II illustrate this commitment, as retained 5G projects received financial support from the SMC.

See for yourself what the strategy is all about here.

The Call for Projects I  

The first 5G call for projects was launched in June 2019 and aimed to trigger innovative projects in the field of new generation electronic communications. In order to be retained, the projects had to rely on, or showcase, the added value of 5G or of equivalent, substitutable or complementary communication technologies and they had to respond to one or more of the following characteristics of modern mobile communication:

• ultra-reliable communications with very low-latency;
• ultra-high-speed connection with uniform service quality;
• communications between a large number of objects with varying service quality requirements.

A total of 29 projects were submitted.

After a careful evaluation by an international experts committee and a final review by an inter-ministerial 5G Commission, a total of eight projects from different sectors were retained and co-funded by the SMC. Two addiional projects were co-funded through the innovation fund of the Ministry of Economy.

List of the retained projects (Call I)

The list of the 5G projects retained from the Call for Projects I is available below. Click on the name to find out more about each project.

The Call for Projects II

The second 5G call for projects was launched in July 2021 in the frame of the conference "Connecting tomorrow - 5G, Broadband & Beyond" (see below for further information).

The aim of this call for projects was to trigger creative 5G showcases based on 5G technologies alone or in conjunction with other communication standards and/or technologies. in order to be retained, the projects had to rely on, or highlighting, the added value of 5G or of equivalent, substitutable or complementary communication technologies.

Projects were submitted in the following categories:

• 5G showcase
• Science communication
• Innovative conference coverage

After a careful evaluation by an international experts committee and a final review by an inter-ministerial 5G Commission, three projects submitted in the Science Communication category were retained and co-funded by the SMC.

List of the retained projects (Call II)

The list of the 5G projects retained from the Call for Projects II is available below. Click on the name to find out more about each project.

The Call for Projects III

The third call for projects has been launched jointly by The Ministry of State, Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC), the Ministry of the Economy, the Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) and Luxinnovation to offer companies and research institutions a new funding opportunity to support consortia wishing to take advantage of 5G communications technologies in their field of research or activity. 

This joint call for projects is divided into two phases. The first phase, between November 15, 2023 and February 9, 2024, will enable interested business players to submit their projects (abstract, planned research, timetable, budgets, etc.).

Following an evaluation process conducted by the partners in this call for projects, the shortlisted projects will be submitted in a second phase, between March 25 and May 23, 2024. A more detailed description of their project will then be examined by a panel of external experts. The results will be announced in October 2024, after which implementation of the projects can begin.

The four themes of the call for projects: Smart Environment, Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 and Technologies are in line with the priority sectors of the Luxembourg economy. 5G communication technologies are powerful catalysts for applications in emerging fields such as data-driven decision-making, AI, IoT and automation, with promising impacts in terms of competitiveness and resilience.

The 5G Conferences

As a complement to the elaboration and publication of the national 5G strategy, the SMC organized conferences as well as experience sharing sessions with regards to the 5G technology. The first conference took place in December of 2018, a second conference was organized in December 2019 and the third conference took place in October of 2021.

Parliamentary works around 5G

Here below is the list of all the questions submitted by the Luxembourg Parliament regarding the subject of 5G in Luxembourg up to this day. The following list and documentation derive from the archives of the Luxembourg Parliament website and are updated regularly. This documentation is published in the original language used by their author(s).