Innovation and Networks of the Future: Ubiwhere in the European IMAGINE-B5G project

Designed to implement an advanced, accessible, secure and programmable end-to-end (E2E) 5G platform, the project offers ideal conditions for large-scale testing and piloting. IMAGINE-B5G provides an open and flexible platform, supported by four facilities located in Portugal, Spain, France and Norway.

Through Open Calls, the project promotes collaboration with SMEs, start-ups and research centres, strengthening Europe’s digital competitiveness. The initiatives supported integrate seven strategic verticals: public safety (PPDR), media, education, smart agriculture and forestry, health, transport and logistics, and Industry 4.0.

Throughout the three Open Calls already held, IMAGINE-B5G has attracted more than 180 applications, of which 45 have been approved - 15 in each edition. The selected proposals are divided between platform extensions, which expand the technological functionalities of the IMAGINE-B5G platform, and vertical experiments, which explore solutions for specific verticals. The projects from the second and third Open Calls are currently under development and contribute to validating the transformative potential of these new technologies.

Ubiwhere plays an active role in the project. In addition to leading the communication and dissemination area, it contributes with its IoT platform, which is efficient in collecting and processing data to provide real-time reports, critical updates, and actionable intelligence. Ubiwhere also supports, as a patron, the N-TourXP-5G project, selected in Open Call 2, which focuses on the smart digitalisation of tourism, demonstrating the potential of 5G to transform the visitor experience in European destinations.

IMAGINE-B5G is a Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) project funded by the European Commission (Grant Agreement no. 101096452).