Markoja

The kick-off conference to mark the start of “Enhancing public services of Ploče Port Authority via implementing 5G connectivity”, a project carried out by Ploče Port Authority and the company Markoja, enabling the Port of Ploče to become Croatia’s first smart 5G port, took place today at Ploče Community Center.

The European Union has announced the selection of ten new projects to receive €50 million in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) program. This funding, focusing on ‘5G for Smart Communities,’ covers several notable private 5G initiatives, including the first smart 5G port in Croatia.

The project “Enhancing public services of Ploce Port Authority via implementing 5G connectivity” carried out by the Port Authority of Ploče and Markoja has been selected by the European Commission for co-financing in the amount of 958,125 euros under the second round of CEF Digital call for the deployment of a secure, protected, and sustainable 5G network in the Member States.

In a significant move to enhance digital connectivity across the EU, the European Commission has approved funding for 42 projects out of 69 proposals in the second round of calls under the Connecting Europe Facility program.

The innovative wooden communication tower has sprung up in Slavonia, marking the beginning of a revolution in terms of eco-friendly telecom infrastructure in the Republic of Croatia.

The allocation for the frequency spectrum for mobile communication services in the Republic of Croatia has been completed, both at the national and county level.

The tender procedure for the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3600 MHz frequency bands starts in January.

We talked with Dean Čizmar, PhD, a professor at the Polytechnic of Zagreb about wooden constructions, the ecological future in Croatia, and the efficient reduction of the carbon footprint.

Major investments are expected in the field of broadband and 5G infrastructure in the next couple of years. The most prominent among them will be telecommunication towers.