Cellnex Telecom, an infrastructure-based wireless operator with coverage across Europe, has launched a partnership with an independent full-service engineering provider, Segula Technologies. The move is designed to expand Private 5G Network capabilities into the automotive industry in Germany. Segula Technologies, which operates globally, provides vehicle engineering and testing, while Cellnex Telecom is a specialist in 5G.
The collaboration opens a new direction for Cellnex to expand into the automotive sector with optimized private 5G network capabilities. Finland-based Edzcom Oy, a Cellnex company, which has deployed more than 40 private networks across Europe, will design, build and operate the private wireless network.
Segula Technologies, a global engineering group specializing in full-service solutions for major industrial sectors, will be deploying the Private 5G Network at automotive proving grounds located in Rodgau-Dudenhofen, Germany. “By leveraging the network capabilities, we can provide high performance and secure connectivity to our car manufacturing customers and Tier 1 suppliers,” Dr. Holger Jené, CEO of Segula Technologies in Germany.
Didier Pagnoux, Vice President, Electronics and Digital at Segula Technologies, noted that the automotive industry is undergoing two massively disruptive transformations – digitalization and vehicle electrification. “Vehicles are becoming the new smartphones and in response, car manufacturers will require new skill sets to stay competitive,” he said.
Private 5G network will provide automakers with the opportunity to develop autonomous driving and V2X functionality in a real environment that is secure and reliable, according to Oscar Pallarols, Global Commercial Director at Cellnex Telecom, in addition to future connectivity capabilities.
By J. Sharpe Smith, Inside Towers Technology Editor
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