Incites consulting company has presented the Europe 5G Readiness Index, which allows users to compare all European countries between them on how ready they are to launch 5G. This Index presents an overall readiness score for each country which comprises 6 factor categories with 35 criteria in total within those categories. Scores at all levels of the Index can be used to compare different markets between them on a like-for-like basis. The Eastern European market with the highest rank if one excludes the markets that belong to the EU, is Russia in the 22nd position.

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Incites consulting company has presented the Europe 5G Readiness Index, which allows users to compare all European countries between them on how ready they are to launch 5G. This Index presents an overall readiness score for each country which comprises 6 factor categories with 35 criteria in total within those categories. Scores at all levels of the Index can be used to compare different markets between them on a like-for-like basis. The Eastern European market with the highest rank if one excludes the markets that belong to the EU, is Russia in the 22nd position.<a></a><a></a><a></a>

Russia is placed 22nd in terms of the readiness for 5G.

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The government is discussing the issue of transferring the 3.4-3.8 GHz frequency range for the deployment of 5G networks by cellular operators in Moscow. According to Forbes, citing a source, negotiations on the possible use of these frequencies in the capital are already underway with the mayor's office.

 
 According to the representative of the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, the most popular 3.4-3.8 GHz frequency range in the world is not used in Russia for the deployment of 5G networks due to the fact that it is actively used by law enforcement agencies.

 
 The interlocutor of Forbes in one of the telecom companies said that the transfer of frequencies to operators in the capital can demonstrate that the parties are able to work on these frequencies at the same time. He also added that the project can be extended to the entire territory of the country. Representatives of MTS and MegaFon declined to comment.

 
 Earlier, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies has already rejected applications from operators for the allocation of this frequency range, even for testing. Operators were offered to deploy 5G networks in the 4.8-4.99 GHz range, but, in their opinion, this “exceeds investment opportunities”, since the accumulated loss of operators from the use of 4.8-4.99 GHz frequencies by 2030 will amount to 354 , 3 billion rubles and will grow until 2040.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-moskve-sotovym-operatoram-mogut-peredat-chastoty-3-4-3-8-ggts-dlia-5g-kotorymi-polzuiutsia-voennye/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Moscow Telecoms May Get 3.4-3.8 GHz Frequencies for 5G Used by the Military

Skoltech specialists have deployed the country's first autonomous private 5G network in the 4.8-4.99 GHz range using only domestic software.

 
 The solution was created on the basis of software developed by specialists from the The NTI’s Competence Center for Wireless Communication and the Internet of Things for the network core and base station with support for OpenRAN technology. To demonstrate the network operation, a 5G call was made using Voice over New Radio (VoNR) technology.

 
 According to the developers, the 5G solution is intended for private networks and can be used to create communication infrastructure in enterprises. It has now been launched in the band that was allocated to the institute for the 5G pilot zone.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/skolteh-zapustil-pervuyu-v-rossii-avtonomnuyu-chastnuyu-5g-set-na-rossijskom-po/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Skoltech Launches Russia's First Autonomous Private 5G Network Based on Domestic Software

The NTI’s Competence Center for Wireless Communication and the Internet of Things based in The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) received the status of an invited participant in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) consortium.

 
 The status will allow Skoltech specialists to have access at an early stage to the results of standardization of new versions of mobile communication protocols, as well as to discuss issues of the use of wireless technologies at the global level. The membership in the consortium is also necessary for patent clearing of the institute's current and future developments, Skoltech noted.

 
 The Head of Competence Center Dmitry Lakontsev <a href="https://iot.skoltech.ru/2021/09/30/skoltech-guest-member-3gpp/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">noted</a> that the development of partnership with 3GPP will guarantee 100% compatibility with the growing pool of 5G devices and patent purity of developments.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.lakontsev" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dmitry Lakontsev</a>, the Head of the NTI's Competence Center for Wireless and Internet of Things Technologies

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 Currently, Skoltech is also a member of international organizations involved in the development and promotion of open standards OpenRAN - the O-RAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP).

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/skoltekh-poluchil-status-priglashennogo-uchastnika-v-konsortsiume-3gpp/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Skoltech Joins the International Consortium 3GPP

The Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) and Huawei have launched the Eurasia 5G Trainings educational program, which will train specialists for the 5G sphere, Cnews reports.

 
 The program includes lectures on such issues as the main trends and prospects of 5G, an overview of the 5G market and industry, the principles of building 5G networks. The academic year consists of 25 courses, during which time experts from MTUCI and Huawei will conduct trainings on 5G at technical universities in Eurasia.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mtusi-i-huawei-zapustili-programmu-podgotovki-5g-spetsialistov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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MTUCI and Huawei Launch 5G Training Program

The Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI), a subordinate to the Ministry of Digital Development, has chosen the Scientific Research Institute of Radio. M.I. Krivosheeva (NIIR) to carry out R&D on 5G and 6G.

 
 According to the procurement documentation, the <a href="https://zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ok504/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0373100070621000054" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">first round</a> of R&D includes necessary a study of new methods and test tools for wireless communication devices based on 5G, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of using the 60 GHz band for the infrastructure of IoT.

 
 As part of the <a href="https://zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/ok504/view/common-info.html?regNumber=0373100070621000060" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">second </a>research project, the vendor will conduct research on promising wireless communication technologies, intelligent antenna systems, as well as quantum communication technologies. One of the topics announced are communication networks of the sixth generation.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/nii-radio-provedet-raboty-po-izucheniiu-sozdaniia-setei-5g-i-6g-v-rossii/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Research Institute of Radio to Conduct a Study of 5G and 6G Implementation in Russia

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