Research

6G-SANDBOX brings a complete and modular facility for the European experimentation ecosystem which is expected to support for the next decade technology and research validation processes needed in the pathway towards 6G. The target is to technologies and research advances, that span over the entire service provisioning chain, and refer to user/data, control and management planes. In this direction, 6G-SANDBOX introduces the concept of Trial Networks, which refers to fully configurable, manageable, and controlled end-to-end networks, composed of both digital and physical nodes. As part of the 6G-SANDBOX approach, an API framework is foreseen for enabling communication among the various layers of the facility, ii) between the facility and the experimenters, as well as iii) for the interfacing with other facilities. As such, the 6G-SANDBOX API Framework will be designed and developed, where its security and authentication principles will be based on the ETSI SDG OpenCAPIF implementation.

The ENVELOPE project (SNS call 2, Stream D) is a Horizon Europe project that aims to advance and open up the reference 5G advanced architecture and transform it into a vertical-oriented one. It builds on the success of previous Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM)-related and SNS projects and it will deliver 3 large scale Beyond 5G (B5G) trial sites in Italy, Netherlands and Greece. ENVELOPE aims to support CAM vertical services and beyond, with advanced exposure capabilities and functionalities tailored to the services’ needs. In some of the ENVELOPE use cases, those exposure capabilities will utilize OpenCAPIF as API manager when the vertical-oriented services are hosted in untrusted domains. The use of OpenCAPIF will be showcased in the Greek Trial Site.

AMAZING-6G introduces 14 innovative use cases across Healthcare, Public Safety, Energy, and Transport, tested in large-scale trials across Europe. Key technology enablers span Communications, Compute-as-a-Service, AI, IoT, and localization, with security as a core consideration. These trials validate B5G/6G capabilities and explore the role of IoT, AR, and AI in driving next-gen connectivity and innovation. AMAZING-6G leverages OpenCAPIF to enable standardized, secure, and interoperable exposure of network and computing APIs across its trials, thus facilitating dynamic interaction between vertical applications and underlying 6G infrastructure components.

FIDAL is one of the 4 projects that are implementing large-scale SNS trials and pilots focusing on verticals with high economic and societal impact. By allowing industry players to perform advanced technological and business validation in large-scale field trials, FIDAL is contributing to cultivating the ground to future 6G technology.

IMAGINE-B5G aims to create an advanced and accessible end-to-end 5G platform for Large-Scale Trials and Pilots, providing a set of beyond 5G applications, enabled by the integration of advanced 5G disrupting technologies. The project brings together four advanced 5G experimental facilities, in Norway, Spain, Portugal and France. The project will support advanced 3GPP features which are crucial for implementation of private networks under real-life operational conditions to enable advanced 5G services which are driven by the industrial needs and requirements of a wide variety of verticals.

ORIGAMI sets forth an ambitious update of the mobile network architectural model via the introduction of three architectural innovations aimed to removing critical barriers for 6g services to flourish: Global Service-based Architecture (GSBA), Zero-Trust Exposure Layer (ZTL), and Compute Continuum Layer (CCL).

SAFE-6G aims to establish a native, user-centric AI/ML cognitive trustworthiness framework. This framework is designed to facilitate the delivery of future 6G critical services sustainably, ensuring safety, security, privacy, reliability, and resilience.

SUNRISE-6G provides a scalable, open and standards-compliant approach to experimentation and vertical application deployment in a pan-European Federation of 6G infrastructures.

The 6GDIFERENTE project aims to design and implement a scalable, low-cost, and future-proof mobile communications infrastructure that enables advanced wireless technologies, high-mobility scenarios, and efficient experimentation.

NaaS-6G (Network as a Service) is a UNICO 5G Innovation project aimed at defining, implementing, and validating the necessary models to support the deployment and operation of future telecommunications networks (5G+ and 6G).