European regulators meet in Belgrade for roaming in the Western Balkans and 5G networks
The meeting is attended by more than 30 countries and discusses, among other topics, the security of using 5G networks and the elimination of roaming in the Western Balkans.
“There should be no roaming charges in the region from the middle of next year, and the next step is to discuss the complete abolition of roaming between EU countries and our region, first at the political level and then at the expert level,” the director said. of RATEL in front of Tanjug.
“The process of reducing the price of roaming in the European Union took almost 10 years to get to a situation of non-roaming between EU countries,” explained Tintor, who recalled that Serbia, following the European methodology for the elimination of roaming between countries, EU member states reached an agreement on price roaming – first lower and then canceled in the region.
The country chaired by BEREC this year is Sweden, and the chairman of the organization and the director of the Swedish Electronic Regulatory Agency, Dan Sjöblom, told Tanjug that they support the initiative to end roaming in the region as well as between the region and the EU.
“We are aware of the initiative that is present in the economies of the Western Balkans. Of course, at this time we cannot give you the exact dates, but we support each other and go in that direction, “said Dan Sjöblom.
Representatives of participating countries at the Belgrade meeting say one of the most important topics to discuss over the next two days is the issue of information security on 5G networks, as this technology is being introduced in many countries, including Serbia.
“These are the future networks that we expect in Serbia next year. A large number of people will communicate through these networks, but more importantly, a large number of devices will communicate between networks, and this is one of the innovations that 5G networks bring – device communication, ”explains the RATEL director.
He stressed that it is important for service providers and users using them to comply with all requirements of the profession and regulators in order to avoid adverse situations.
Today, RATEL has signed a co-operation agreement with the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Belgium (BIPT), which, according to Tintor, will further enhance co-operation and exchange of experience with its Belgian counterparts, the country presiding over BEREC next year.
After Norway in 2015, this is the second time the organization’s meetings have hosted a non-EU country.
Topics to be discussed during the two-day session include a report on comparative data on international roaming in the Western Balkans, the Guidelines for High-Capacity Networks, and the Guidelines on Internet Quality Parameters for End-Users.
