By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent
The 2024 ITS European Regional Conference will take place April 15-16 in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the Conference is Our Path Towards Next Generation Mobile Networks in Europe: 5G and Beyond, according to information available from the ITS website.
Across Europe, 5G is being rolled out by mobile operators. 5G has been heralded as a transformational technology, with its improved characteristics over previous generations of mobile technologies giving rise to numerous and varied uses and significant socio-economic benefits. The transformational nature of 5G has been widely recognised by politicians. Within the European Union, for example, 5G is at the heart of the bloc’s ‘Digital Decade’ initiative that aims by 2030 to transform the digital skills of its citizens and how citizens and businesses use digital technologies.
But as these networks are rolled out and services launched, questions have emerged on multiple fronts. Among them, how can mobile operators generate revenue from 5G? Will other players in the market grab all the value that it promises to create? With its advanced capabilities and performance characteristics, to what extent will 5G replace or complement WiFi? And how dependent are the benefits of 5G on its integration with other technologies such as AI, cloud computing, etc?
For all individuals wishing to attend this Conference, ITS advises as follow:
First, all ITS members in-good-standing are eligible to receive a significant discount relative to non-ITS members in the registration fees they are required to pay.
Second, ITS is currently offering students, new members, existing members and long-time (10+ years) members the lowest promotional rates for new membership and membership renewal in more than a decade. The promotional ITS membership rates for new and renewing members are so low, in fact, that the total cost for a non-ITS member to (i) purchase an ITS membership and (ii) pay the Conference registration fee applicable to ITS members in-good-standing is less than the cost of Conference registration alone for non-ITS members.
It follows that non-ITS members interested in attending this Conference are strongly encouraged to purchase an ITS membership before registering.
An ITS membership can be purchased at the following link: https://www.itsworld.org/its-membership-promotion/
Online registration for the Conference should be available on the Conference website (https://itseurope.org/2024/) very soon.
