450 MHz Alliance had its semi-annual summit in Berlin, June 12-13, 2018. The two-day event was hosted by our members: Alliander and 450connect. First time, we combined the traditional General Assembly (GA) on 12 July with Utility Day hosted by the 450MHz Alliance (450A) on 13th July, and a joint networking event.

Attendance in the GA was very strong with more than 50 participants, including representatives from seventeen member companies.  Several guest companies approached us after the event with positive feedback and considering joining the Alliance.  This time we organized the General Assembly according to a new set up consisting of keynotes and panel discussions on key topics such as mobile broadband, mission critical and utility applications which worked well.  There were no shortage in attractive, differentiated and volume generating use cases for LTE450 and more vendors take serious interest in LTE450.

The Utility Day was attended by almost 100 participants, including representatives from 20 European DSOs.  DSOs from Austrian, German and Dutch DSOs presented case studies, followed by information for newcomers on LTE450 covering standardization & regulation, technology, ecosystem, use cases and applications.  Interest from DSOs to use/deploy LTE450 has been strong and growing.

We invite you to attend our next semi-annual event in Hong Kong on the 22nd of October 2018. Please check back frequently for further updates.

For presentations from the Berlin event, membership details and any other information, please send your inquiry to info@450alliance.org.