5G coverage along transport corridors – Works
Summary
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
Call
Detailed Call Description
This topic targets actions that support investments in challenging areas, where market forces alone will not deliver 5G services with the necessary quality of service, and focus on the provision of such connectivity along key European transport paths including, but not limited to, the indicative list of 5G corridors.
Applicants may apply for grants for works, including studies, related to project costs covering the following categories:
- Deployment of passive network elements including civil works, e.g. ducts, dark fibre, 5G radio station, mast and pylons.
- Deployment and installation of active network elements, e.g. antennae, storage and computing capabilities such as network controllers, routers, switch, exchanges, edge MEC/node etc.
- Deployment and installation of specific track side devices (e.g. road, rail) for connected and automated mobility use cases, such as sensors, cameras etc. for traffic monitoring purposes, including connected road-side units.
- Preparatory works, including network planning.
(further details in the call document)
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rates fixed in the Grant Agreement (maximum 50% for the costs of studies, maximum 70% for the costs of works in outermost regions, and maximum 30% for all other costs categories (‘project funding rate’).
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€100,000,000Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
Call Opening Date
12/01/2022Call Closing Date
22/03/2022National Contact Point(s)
Department of Electronic Communications – State Department for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
https://bit.ly/39IYcFZ
286 Strovolou Avenue, Strovolos
Correspondence Address: PO Box 24647, 1302 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22814854/22814846
Fax: +357 22321925
Electr. Address: info.dec@dec.dmrid.gov.cy
Contact person:
Mr. Nikos Ioannou
Electronic Communications Officer
Telephone: +357 22814875
Fax: +357 22321925
Electr. Address: nioannou@dec.dmrid.gov.cy
(Publish Date: 12/01/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Health and Digital Executive Agency: