Thanasis Staveris, Secretary General of Communication, Ministry of Digital Governance
Christodoulos Protopapas, CEO Hellas Sat
Sergio Oliveira Vela, Vice President Mediterranean Region, NOKIA
Athanasios Exarchos, President & CEO, Vantage Towers
Coordinator: Costas Ketsietzis, Journalist, Capital.gr
Changes in the licensing of mobile communications antennas are being prepared by the Ministry of Digital Government, with the aim of simplifying and speeding up the process but without discounting the existing criteria, according to what was recently stated by Secretary General of Telecommunications and Posts Athanasios Fave of Delphi.
With the main goal of exploiting the potential of the fifth generation (5G) networks, the ways in which the installation of the base stations will be simplified are designed, in order to reduce the time required for the licensing without, however, differentiating the criteria that apply today. which are also among the strictest in Europe. According to Mr. Staveris, the new regulatory framework is already in the final stage and there will be announcements relatively soon.
“We managed to be one of the first countries in Europe to provide the spectrum for the development of 5G networks and now we are going one step further by simplifying licensing. The next step is to help develop the relevant applications through infrastructure projects, such as “5G corridors”, ie creating an ecosystem of applications for highways “, the Secretary General of Telecommunications and Posts pointed out.
According to Mr. Staveris, both the RRF projects and the Phaistos Fund, a government initiative, which was welcomed in Europe as an best practice for the utilization of the new generation of networks, are expected to contribute to the development of the 5G application ecosystem. However, according to him, we should not stay at the Phaistos fund and other public interventions. “Apart from the Phaistos Fund, the private sector should also be activated, finding ways to utilize 5G through applications that focus on social sectors such as health, or sectors critical to the country’s economy, such as tourism and shipping.” he stated.
As pointed out, both Mr. Staveris and the other speakers of the panel (Mr. Athanasios Exarch, President of Vantage Towers, Mr. Christodoulos Protopappas, CEO of Hellas Sat and Mr. Sergio Solivera, Vice President Mediterranean Region of NOKIA) should to take into account the continuity and challenges posed by the development of 5G networks. These include the slow pace of adoption and development of 5G technology in Europe compared to the US and China – Japan, as Mr. Exarchos pointed out, the willingness of providers to invest in infrastructure regardless of costs, according to Mr. Protopapas and the lack of qualified staff according to Mr. Staveris.
Source: Capital

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