SNS experimental infrastructure
Funds one project to run the SNS JU's shared 6G experimental infrastructure for Phase 3, validating technologies from earlier SNS Stream B projects.
This is a single-stage Horizon Europe JU Research and Innovation Action, with one grant expected, capped at EUR 8,000,000 from an EUR 8,000,000 topic budget. The maximum length for a full proposal is 70 pages for RIAs and IAs under Streams B and C. High-risk suppliers of mobile network communication equipment, and any entity they own or control, cannot participate as beneficiaries, affiliated enti…
This topic wants an evolvable experimental infrastructure representative of a full 6G system, able to validate technologies across six areas — AI-driven architecture, radio/signal processing, optical networking, edge-cloud computing, network/service security, and terrestrial-satellite unification — and open to outside experimenters (without their own project budget). It should integrate technologies carried over from earlier SNS Stream B projects and align with evolving standards.
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