White Paper from 5G-Blueprint, 5GMED, and 5G-ROUTES projects

Today, current commercial networks cannot guarantee uninterrupted connectivity across borders, permitting vehicles to stay connected while moving from one country to another.

To address this, three Horizon 2020 projects – 5G-Blueprint, 5GMED, and 5G-ROUTES -joined forces to test and demonstrate how 5G Standalone (SA) networks can make seamless mobility a reality.
The three projects have successfully reduced mobility interruption times from several seconds (or even minutes) in current networks to approximately 100 milliseconds. This achievement marks a significant milestone for both road safety and service continuity.
You can read the full white paper and discover how this collaborative effort underscores Europe’s commitment to ensuring that connected mobility transcends borders.

Get to know the projects:

• 5G-Blueprint focused on teleoperation of vehicles and vessels across the Belgium–Netherlands corridor. By enabling remote-controlled platooning and vessel transport, it demonstrated how 5G can boost logistics efficiency and reduce workforce challenges.
• 5G-ROUTES led trials along the Estonia–Latvia border, exploring innovative use cases such as see-through platooning, hazard sharing, and immersive infotainment, backed by precise positioning and network slicing.
• 5GMED, at the Spain–France Mediterranean corridor, advanced high-speed teleoperated driving, digitalised road infrastructure, and follow-me infotainment—showcasing Europe’s ambition to integrate 5G into everyday transport. While each project tackled different corridors and challenges, 5GMED stood out in pioneering roaming and edge computing solutions that can serve as a blueprint for large-scale CAM deployment.