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5G, that’s why Inwit tugs the government a little on the PNRR

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5G, that's why Inwit tugs the government a little on the PNRR

What Giovanni Ferigo, CEO of Inwit, the tower company indirectly owned by Tim, said about Pnrr and 5G, on the occasion of the 5G Italy summit, organized by Cnit

“The development of 5G networks is fundamental. The Government is certainly moving in the right direction to achieve the goals on the "Gigabit Society" on schedule.

This was stated by Giovanni Ferigo, managing director of Inwit, the tower company in which Tim participates, on the occasion of the 5G Italy summit, organized by Cnit.

"However, in order to continue this path and carry out all the projects on the" Ultra-fast Networks "envisaged by the Pnrr – National Recovery and Resilience Plan -, the process of simplifying and speeding up the procedures for the implementation of the projects must be strengthened, overcoming the obstacles which in recent years have slowed down the spending capacity and the modernization of the country ”, stated the number one of Inwit.

But not only. According to Ferigo, in order to allow the rapid implementation of 5G networks, it is essential to adapt the electromagnetic emission limits to European standards .

Furthermore, “in the Pnrr perhaps some resources should be dedicated to closed locations, such as universities, stations, workplaces” hopes the number one of Inwit. We recall that the Italian PNRR allocates 6.71 billion to ultra-fast and 5G networks (under the responsibility of the Minister for Digital Transition Vittorio Colao ).

All the details.

ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION LIMITS TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS

"The simplification and streamlining of procedures is only a first step to fully exploit the potential of fifth generation networks" highlighted the CEO of Inwit. “Another essential element to avoid delays in the development of 5G in Italy is the adaptation of the electromagnetic emission limits to European standards (the so-called“ EMC limits ”). The Italian ones are much more stringent than those in force in other EU countries (100 times lower in terms of power) ”.

At the moment in Italy the limits are 6 volts per square meter, a threshold set 20 years ago and 10 times lower than that applied in the European Union countries, including Germany, France and Spain, with which our country is in competition on the global export market.

In recent times, telephone operators have urged the executive to intervene on the revision of the limits of the electromagnetic field.

SPEED UP THE REQUEST FOR PERMITS

Furthermore, for the roll out of 5G, the CEO of Inwit said that “there are obstacles regarding the speed required by the allocated funds; there was a simplification decree in July but in fact it was not adopted by any city. So we come to 210 days of waiting "to get a permit to build a tower, 210 days that is" a year, while in three years you need to have invested this money to have 5G and therefore it becomes a very complicated issue ".

WIDE COVERAGE OF THE MOBILE NETWORK, EVEN INDOOR

“The fifth generation networks, according to the data of the Desi Index 2021, have started to cover the first inhabited areas. Implementing a capillary coverage of the ultra-fast mobile network not only outdoors, with telecommunications towers, but also within the places of greatest public attendance with DAS (Distributed Antenna System) systems as we did with the Fuksas cloud for the G20 or small -cells as in the case of the municipality of Sorrento, a sustainable future can be built ”explained Giovanni Ferigo.

FERIGO: "RESOURCES FROM PNRR ALSO FOR CLOSED LOCATIONS"

“It should be considered that a 4G customer already consumes an average of 10 Gbytes / month and that as much as 80% of mobile data originates from indoors. With 5G it is reasonable to think that these numbers will increase exponentially: more data (on average 10 times more than 4G), faster (about 10 times less than the current ones) and many connections ".

Precisely for the number one of Inwit he hoped that "in the Pnrr perhaps some resources should be dedicated to closed locations, such as universities, stations, workplaces".

On the other hand, the tower company deals with "infrastructures both with macro-towers but also with indoor roofs". For this reason – explained the CEO Ferigo – we operate through Das (Distributed Antenna System ed) or small cell, small antennas that emit very few watts and adapt to any context ".

WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE PNRR

In fact, in the NRP, “in Mission 1 Component 2: Digitization, innovation and competitiveness in the production system” indoor coverage is not mentioned.

"In particular, resources have been allocated – reads the Pnrr – for:

  • Bring connectivity to 1 Gbps ("Italy a 1 Giga" Plan) to approximately 8.5 million families, businesses and organizations in the gray and black areas NGA market failure, aiming for full technological neutrality and leveraging the best technological solutions available, both fixed and FWA. The plan also includes approximately 450,000 real estate units located in remote areas (so-called scattered houses), not included in the previous public intervention plans.
  • Complete the “Connected School” Plan, to ensure 1 Gbps fiber connection to the remaining 9,000 school buildings (equal to approximately 20 percent of the total).
  • Ensure adequate connectivity (from 1 Gbps up to symmetrical 10 Gbps) to the more than 12,000 delivery points of the National Health Service (“Connected Health” Plan).
  • Provide 18 smaller islands with submarine fiber optic backhauling (“Minor Islands Connection Plan”) to improve existing connections and respond to the growing BUL connectivity needs of families, businesses and organizations present.
  • Encourage the development and diffusion of the 5G infrastructure in mobile areas with market failure ("Italy 5G" Plan), i.e. the areas where only 3G mobile networks have been developed and the development of 4G or 5G networks is not planned in the coming years . The Plan includes interventions to accelerate the spread of 5G coverage along over 2,000 km of European transport corridors and 10,000 km of extra-urban roads, to enable the development of services to support road safety, mobility, logistics and tourism. ".

And on the importance of closed locations, Ferigo underlines that “We believe in them a lot, we are proposing various solutions on the market. We are ready to take up the challenges that exist, our mission and to create micro and macro infrastructures to host all operators, mobile and fixed wireless access ".

THE BENEFITS OF 5G ON GDP

The Inwit issue pointed out that by investing in 5G, GDP will also benefit.

"From a survey by Analysys Mason, published in October 2020, it is estimated that the adoption of" full 5G "use cases will bring benefits to the European GDP of approximately 210 billion euros and over 14.2 billion euros for 'Italy. The advantages will concern all the main aspects of everyday life: the penetration of 5G will open up great organizational opportunities for companies and public administrations and will allow cities to be transformed into smart cities where advanced services, innovation and attention to the needs of citizens will constitute the backbones of the new urban development ”explained Ferigo.

SMART CITIES SAFER WITH 5G ACCORDING TO THE MCKINSEY STUDY

Furthermore, "According to the study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), with 5G Smart Cities will be safer (-10% accidents, -30% thefts), faster (-45 / 65% of the time in public offices), greener (-10 / 15% emissions) and more sustainable (+ 3% employment and lower cost of living). "

MORE SUSTAINABLE TOWERS

And the tower society focuses on sustainability.

"Inwit's commitment to sustainability is also to make the towers more and more sustainable" highlighted the CEO Giovanni Ferigo. “An example for all of our recent construction of the first mobile telecommunications tower structured in laminated wood, along the A51 Tangenziale Est motorway in Milan. The tower is made entirely of sustainable and circular material, wood being a renewable resource, in line with the guidelines of our Sustainability Plan 2021-2023 ".

THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ENEL

Finally, “again with a view to accelerating our country's sustainable growth path, we recently signed a partnership with our country's Enel Italia. This important three-year partnership has the challenging objective of reducing CO2 emissions and optimizing the use of economic resources, in line with the two companies' commitment to sustainability "concluded the CEO by Inwit.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/5g-ecco-perche-inwit-strattona-un-po-il-governo-sul-pnrr/ on Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:15:17 +0000.