Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 8111: Cost-Efficient Network Planning for the Cross-Border Baltic Corridor & mdash;A Study

Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 8111: Cost-Efficient Network Planning for the Cross-Border Baltic Corridor—A Study Sensors doi: 10.3390/s23198111 Authors: Osama Elgarhy Muhammad Mahtab Alam Anet Tammets Priit Roosipuu Guntis Ancāns Guntars Saidāns Jurijs Tutovs Klāvs Saliņš Aleksandrs Vērdiņš Māris Aleksandrovs Arnis Peršēvics Dainis Zariņš Mart Uusmaa Ove Uhtlik Priit Soom Performing 5G coverage planning across borders introduces real-life challenges related to legalities, intercountry agreements, and binding documents. This work provides RF network modelling exercise results to provide uninterrupted 5G coverage to the Via Baltica and Rail Baltica transport corridors crossing Estonia and Latvia and on the border with Lithuania, as well as the Tallinn–Tartu–Valga and Valka–Valga roads (Latvia–Estonia), capable of cross-border 5G services. The study starts by identifying and interviewing stakeholders from different sectors of operation in the Baltic states and Europe and then provides an overview of some of the main legal acts and documents regulating the electronic communications sector in the Baltic states and Europe. Furthermore, 5G network requirements are proposed. In addition, the necessary and existing passive and active infrastructure is described, including spectrum management-related analysis, where the RF bands 700 MHz and 3500 MHz are analysed. Finally, covera...
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