The 5G-BEAM project is co-funded by the European Union under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme and is managed by the HADEA Agency.
The 5G-BEAM project aims to ensure continuous, high-performance 5G connectivity (700 and 3700 MHz bands) along the entire Brenner Corridor, one of the main cross-border sections of the TEN networks, covering over 400 km of network from Modena, Italy, to Kufstein, Austria, up to the German border.
It involves two main areas of intervention over the next three years. The first, in Italy, involves the creation of a Standalone (SA) 5G network with edge computing capabilities along the motorway from Modena to the Brenner Pass. The second, in Austria, involves the installation of passive 5G SA-ready infrastructure to support the evolution of connected mobility, in order to ensure network continuity from Brenner to Kufstein and up to the German border.
On both sections, the aim is to prepare the infrastructure for future CCAM (Connected and Automated Mobility) solutions.
INWIT is one of the industrial partners in the project and is collaborating with TIM, under the coordination of Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A., on activities on the Italian side, which include:
Upgrade to 5G of equipment installed on INWIT towers along the motorway route and construction of four new towers.
5G enablement of nine motorway tunnels in Trentino-Alto Adige using DAS infrastructure and repeaters.
Advanced 5G coverage in areas with the highest traffic concentration, including toll booths and service areas.
The initiative is being carried out by a consortium led by Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A., which includes INWIT, TIM, the National Research Centre for Sustainable Mobility MOST (with the University of Naples Federico II) and Optimus Tower as infrastructure partner for the Austrian side.
