Imagine you upgrade from a slow home internet to fibre — now picture doing that for entire factories, power grids, and shipping ports. This project took 20 real-world use cases across five industries and ran them on actual 5G networks over three testing rounds, measuring whether 5G truly delivers what it promises. They checked 140 performance indicators — things like speed, reliability, and latency — to see which applications actually work in the field, not just on paper. The result is a tested playbook showing exactly where 5G pays off for industry.
Many industries know 5G could transform their operations — remote-controlled machinery, real-time grid management, autonomous port vehicles — but nobody wants to invest millions based on lab demos and marketing slides. The real question is: which 5G applications actually work in the field, at what performance level, and for which industries? Companies need proven, measured results before committing to 5G infrastructure upgrades.
The project built and validated a cross-domain service orchestrator for multi-domain 5G network slicing, a smart KPI visualization system for real-time performance monitoring, and intent-based APIs for easier application development. These tools were used to run 20 use cases through 3 rounds of Living Lab field trials across factories, energy systems, smart cities, ports, and media entertainment — producing 66 deliverables including 11 dedicated field trial reports.
If you are a factory operator struggling with unreliable wireless connections for your robots, sensors, and quality cameras — this project field-tested 5G in Factories of the Future settings across 3 iterative cycles, validating performance against 140 KPIs. Their results show exactly which factory floor applications work reliably over 5G and which network configurations you need.
If you are an energy utility trying to monitor and control distributed renewable assets in real time — this project ran live 5G field trials for Smart Energy use cases with real end-users. They tested remote grid management and automation scenarios, measuring whether 5G meets the latency and reliability demands that energy infrastructure requires.
If you are a port authority looking to automate container tracking, crane operations, or vehicle coordination — this project validated 5G-connected Smart Port applications through actual field trials. With 32 partners including major telecom and industry players across 9 countries, they built and tested the orchestration tools needed to run multiple port applications on a single 5G network slice.
The project itself received EUR 14,286,350 in EU funding across 32 partners, but individual solution costs are not published. Deployment costs will depend heavily on your existing infrastructure, chosen use cases, and local 5G coverage. Contact the consortium partners directly for commercial pricing on specific applications.
The project validated 20 use cases across 3 iterative field trial cycles using real 5G infrastructure (5G-EVE and 5G-VINNI facilities), not lab simulations. They tested concurrent use cases on shared networks, which is the key scaling challenge. However, moving from controlled field trials to full production deployment will require site-specific network planning.
IP is distributed across 32 consortium partners led by Telecom Italia (TIM). The project produced 66 deliverables including orchestration tools and KPI visualization systems. Licensing terms would need to be negotiated directly with the relevant partner who developed the specific component you need.
The solutions were tested on 5G-EVE and 5G-VINNI facilities, which are standards-based 5G platforms aligned with 3GPP releases. The project specifically built a cross-domain service orchestrator enabling multi-domain slicing, designed to work across different network providers and domains.
Each use case went through 3 iterative testing cycles, one per 3GPP release, with real end-user actors involved. They validated performance against 140 KPIs across 20 use cases in 5 industry verticals. This is among the most extensively field-tested 5G vertical application projects in Europe.
Based on available project data, the trials addressed ethical and social acceptance alongside technical KPIs. Specific regulatory compliance details for each vertical (energy grid standards, port safety regulations, factory machinery directives) would need to be verified with the relevant industry partners.
This is an industry-heavy consortium with 25 out of 32 partners coming from the private sector (78% industry ratio), led by Telecom Italia (TIM), one of Europe's largest telecom operators. The 10 SMEs in the mix bring agility and niche expertise, while the 3 universities and 3 research organizations provide the scientific backbone. Spanning 9 countries (Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway), the consortium covers major European telecom markets. The fact that participants were active in 24 out of 43 5G-PPP projects means this team sits at the center of Europe's 5G ecosystem — making them well-positioned to translate trial results into commercial deployments.
Coordinator is Telecom Italia (TIM) in Italy. SciTransfer can help arrange an introduction to the right technical contact within the consortium.
Want to know which of the 20 tested use cases fits your industry? SciTransfer can match your specific operational challenges with field-validated 5G solutions from this project and connect you with the right consortium partner.
