Connectivity provides the “spark” for innovation in Tampere

In 2018, Tampere was the first city in Finland to make a telephone call using 5G technology. Together with its key partner Nokia, the city had a year earlier begun to develop and explore new kinds of connectivity with 5G.

“Now, we're working with Nokia and Qualcomm to take a look at 5G+ millimetre wave connectivity,” says Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director at the City of Tampere. “It’s providing us a much better chance to really enhance XR [extended reality] and other additional features where even standard 5G technology isn't sufficient.”

The city wants to become a leader in the metaverse, or 'cityverse', with connectivity being the key element to achieving that, and is working with t...