ETSIT-UPM and the Madrid City Council boost 5G development with the deployment of the Stand-Alone 5GMADnet private network.

20/05/2025

Funded by the UNICO I+D Programme of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function and by the European Union’s NextGeneration EU/PRTR, ETSIT has deployed, within its 5G Laboratory, a private 5G SA network operating in the 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. Designed and installed by TELÉFONICA MÓVILES using ERICSSON technology, this private network—whose PLMN code is 5GMADnet—is the first fully operational private “live” network deployed in millimetre‐wave bands in Spain. It has been conceived as a flexible experimental infrastructure to enable the validation of new technologies and solutions for 5G networks and future generations. Tests in the millimetre‐wave bands will evaluate performance in high‐density environments and demanding use cases, such as connectivity in urban areas, as well as pilots for high‐bit‐rate scenarios (1 Gb/s uplink) like distributed production of digital content and intelligent video fusion in extended‐reality settings, and for use cases requiring minimal latency, such as vehicular mobility applications and drone operations.

This initiative represents an important step in the digital transformation of Madrid Capital Digital and its 5G agenda for applying advanced 5G technologies in the urban corridors that the City Council will deploy to implement pre-competitive and pre-commercial use cases at the municipal level. Moreover, the use of the millimetre-wave band within the 5GMADnet environment will enable experimentation with advanced configurations, such as integrating Edge Computing to reduce latency in time-sensitive applications.

The development of these trials strengthens the collaboration between UPM and the Madrid City Council, aligning with the city’s strategy to establish itself as a benchmark in digital transformation and advanced connectivity. These initiatives not only promote knowledge transfer but also position Madrid as a key hub in the evolution of mobile networks in Spain and Europe, reinforcing its leadership in technological innovation and urban digitalisation.

Field measurements at 26 GHz

Field testing at 26 GHz outdoors

Field measurements at 3.5 GHz, where 5GMADnet is already visible as an operational network

Source: https://5g.madrid.es/2025/02/28/la-etsit-upm-y-el-ayuntamiento-de-madrid-impulsan-el-desarrollo-del-5g-con-el-despliegue-de-la-red-privada-stand-alone-5gmadnet/, originally published in its original source on 28 of February 2025