Large-scale pilots for supply end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities for Telco Edge Cloud deployments, as a basis for Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks) (RIA)
Funds one large-scale pilot up to EUR 75 million to build and test an open, multi-vendor telco edge cloud infrastructure across Europe.
A single Research and Innovation Action proposal is funded under a single-stage deadline, and the Commission awards this topic's entire EUR 75 million budget to that one project rather than splitting it across several grants. The winning consortium must coordinate directly with the separately funded Open Internet Stack action and its supporting Coordination and Support Action, feeding results betw…
The Commission wants a single large-scale pilot that researches and validates the integration of device, network, edge and cloud computing resources into an open, interoperable ‘Telco Edge Cloud’, bringing together operators, cloud/edge suppliers, system integrators and AI specialists. It expects the pilot to develop open orchestration platforms, use AI to manage resources, and demonstrate results through small-scale industry demos.
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