Ploce Port

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.