Objective of the 5G for Smart Communities initiative is to accelerate 5G coverage across Europe, with a focus on underserved rural and low-connectivity regions.
Promoting Safe, Fair and Enjoyable Mobility in the Urban Environment aims to increase the safety of vulnerable citizens and improve accessibility in the city.
Agreements signed at the recent 5G Techritory open up the opportunity for companies, academia and the public sector to engage in the development new technologies.
The 5G testbed at the Bikernieki race track in Riga imitates cross-border connectivity, which is crucial for testing connected and automated mobility innovations before implementing them in Europe.
The solution collects data via a plug-and-play traffic light camera, which uses computer vision technology to determine if a car has run a red light at an intersection.
The Baltic Sea digital twin is expected to provide a simulated environment where it will be possible to model the effects that human activity has on the sea.
The testbed is part of the 5G-Routes international effort to ensure cross-border automated mobility and has demonstrated its first use case with a teleoperated vehicle simulation.
As government agencies and businesses get back to work, technology companies Cradlepoint and Rigado join forces to provide a flexible IoT-based safe workplace solution.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.
Initially launched in the Latvian capital of Riga, the platform claims to allow cities to roll out ride-sharing programmes in 20 days without a huge investment in IT.