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Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (00:05):
Joining me now is András Váradi of Commsignia. András, thanks very much for talking with telecom tv. Can I start by asking you to tell me a bit more about Commsignia for our telecom viewers and also how you sit within the connected mobility ecosystem?
András Váradi, Commsignia (00:24):
Sure, sure. Commsignia is the V2X company, a V2X company. We are basically the protocol implementers. We have been working more than 10 years now to realize this connectivity layer, this glue layer. So when you are talking about connected mobility and cars, talking to each other, talking to the infrastructure, we are the enabling technology company allowing to do so. We implemented all the open standards that are there in Europe as well as in the US and in China.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (00:56):
And what's your involvement with 5G, aa and why do you participate in the 5G aas week here in Berlin?
András Váradi, Commsignia (01:02):
Yeah, I mean, 5G is the place to be. It brings together the automotive companies, the automotive suppliers, the automotive industry with the telecom industry, with the mobile network operators and their wires.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (01:17):
So you mentioned you're enabling the protocol, you're connecting this. How does that work? Actually? Can you talk us through your solution?
András Váradi, Commsignia (01:24):
Yeah, sure. So these are open standards designed by ETSI and by China, SAE SA in the US. And we are implementing those. You can imagine that similar as Bluetooth. So Bluetooth is the best technology for peripherals and audio, and there is a Bluetooth stack behind every Bluetooth product. So for traffic connectivity, for traffic safety, there is a similar technology, a dedicated, similar technology that was designed for this particular case. And that's what we call V2X, and that's what our company implements.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (01:58):
So who is it you work with? Is it the automotive OEMs, is it telecom operators?
András Váradi, Commsignia (02:03):
Yeah, so we are the glue layer. We want to be the one that is connecting everyone with everyone. So we are providing solutions to each and every supplier. We have roadside units for the infrastructure. We have onboard units for aftermarket devices, but we are also there in mass production deals with the OEMs. So when they want to introduce V2X into a new fleet of cars, we are their software providers.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (02:28):
Now, V2X is emerging rapidly. There's a lot of work going on to develop V2X. What might we see in the coming years? How is this sector evolving?
András Váradi, Commsignia (02:39):
Right now what we see is that we have emerging the short range, the VC5 solution, which is very good for low latency, very good for functional safety. And in parallel we see the cellular connectivity, the normal 4G, 5G uplink connectivity, the UU, when you're using classical cellular connectivity. And they are also working to, that can also be used for informative safety for early warnings. And we see both of them rising at the same time. One of them having a really good penetration rate. Already a lot of millions and millions and millions and devices already have them. You just need to add traffic safety to them. Why we have this dedicated technology with short range, which will enable in the end functional safety and cars braking based on this information.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (03:28):
And final question for you. What's required from the industry, whether that's the automotive, the mobility industry, or the telecoms industry? What do we need to do collectively to make all this happen?
András Váradi, Commsignia (03:38):
Yeah, we need to invest more into connectivity and we need to invest more into connected mobility because automated cars and real traffic safety cannot be done without connectivity. There are no self-driving cars that will be efficient after some point. Safety cannot be improved anymore with sensors only traffic efficiency cannot be improved without connectivity. So we just need to take this extra step. We need to connect traffic with each other in order to increase safety after a point and increase efficiency after a point. It's
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (04:12):
Very interesting. András, thank you very much for joining us today. Thank you so much.
Joining me now is András Váradi of Commsignia. András, thanks very much for talking with telecom tv. Can I start by asking you to tell me a bit more about Commsignia for our telecom viewers and also how you sit within the connected mobility ecosystem?
András Váradi, Commsignia (00:24):
Sure, sure. Commsignia is the V2X company, a V2X company. We are basically the protocol implementers. We have been working more than 10 years now to realize this connectivity layer, this glue layer. So when you are talking about connected mobility and cars, talking to each other, talking to the infrastructure, we are the enabling technology company allowing to do so. We implemented all the open standards that are there in Europe as well as in the US and in China.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (00:56):
And what's your involvement with 5G, aa and why do you participate in the 5G aas week here in Berlin?
András Váradi, Commsignia (01:02):
Yeah, I mean, 5G is the place to be. It brings together the automotive companies, the automotive suppliers, the automotive industry with the telecom industry, with the mobile network operators and their wires.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (01:17):
So you mentioned you're enabling the protocol, you're connecting this. How does that work? Actually? Can you talk us through your solution?
András Váradi, Commsignia (01:24):
Yeah, sure. So these are open standards designed by ETSI and by China, SAE SA in the US. And we are implementing those. You can imagine that similar as Bluetooth. So Bluetooth is the best technology for peripherals and audio, and there is a Bluetooth stack behind every Bluetooth product. So for traffic connectivity, for traffic safety, there is a similar technology, a dedicated, similar technology that was designed for this particular case. And that's what we call V2X, and that's what our company implements.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (01:58):
So who is it you work with? Is it the automotive OEMs, is it telecom operators?
András Váradi, Commsignia (02:03):
Yeah, so we are the glue layer. We want to be the one that is connecting everyone with everyone. So we are providing solutions to each and every supplier. We have roadside units for the infrastructure. We have onboard units for aftermarket devices, but we are also there in mass production deals with the OEMs. So when they want to introduce V2X into a new fleet of cars, we are their software providers.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (02:28):
Now, V2X is emerging rapidly. There's a lot of work going on to develop V2X. What might we see in the coming years? How is this sector evolving?
András Váradi, Commsignia (02:39):
Right now what we see is that we have emerging the short range, the VC5 solution, which is very good for low latency, very good for functional safety. And in parallel we see the cellular connectivity, the normal 4G, 5G uplink connectivity, the UU, when you're using classical cellular connectivity. And they are also working to, that can also be used for informative safety for early warnings. And we see both of them rising at the same time. One of them having a really good penetration rate. Already a lot of millions and millions and millions and devices already have them. You just need to add traffic safety to them. Why we have this dedicated technology with short range, which will enable in the end functional safety and cars braking based on this information.
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (03:28):
And final question for you. What's required from the industry, whether that's the automotive, the mobility industry, or the telecoms industry? What do we need to do collectively to make all this happen?
András Váradi, Commsignia (03:38):
Yeah, we need to invest more into connectivity and we need to invest more into connected mobility because automated cars and real traffic safety cannot be done without connectivity. There are no self-driving cars that will be efficient after some point. Safety cannot be improved anymore with sensors only traffic efficiency cannot be improved without connectivity. So we just need to take this extra step. We need to connect traffic with each other in order to increase safety after a point and increase efficiency after a point. It's
Guy Daniels, TelecomTV (04:12):
Very interesting. András, thank you very much for joining us today. Thank you so much.
Please note that video transcripts are provided for reference only – content may vary from the published video or contain inaccuracies.
András Váradi, Director of Research, Commsignia
András Váradi highlights the work Commsignia is undertaking for the connected mobility sector, focusing on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology that enables communication between vehicles and infrastructure. He explains how Commsignia implements open standards for traffic safety and discusses the need for increased investment in connectivity to enhance safety and efficiency in automated vehicles via the evolving V2X market.
Recorded October 2024
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