5G-MOBIX: The Greece–Turkey Cross–Border Corridor 5G Deployment and Use Cases Results

Abstract

5G becomes a key enabler for Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM), due to its unprecedented performance characteristics. For CAM services extending across national borders, the crossing between two countries is still challenging, as it is extremely hard to guarantee the connectivity service and application session continuity when Handing Over (HO) from one Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to the other. 5G-MOBIX sets out to investigate service assurance aspects and perform large-scale field trials on real Cross-Border Crossing (CBC). This paper presents the Greece-Turkey CBC 5G Deployment, discussing the roaming options in relation to technology capabilities, limitations and optimisations, and then summarises the key results from the extensive trials on four use cases that have been selected to be investigated in the GR-TR CBC.