What’s new at Eurescom?
SNS JU project OPTI-6G starts
In January 2024 a new SNS JU funded project was started, called OPTI-6G (Grant Agreement number: 101139292). OPTI-6G develops an optical 6G cell free networks for significantly improved indoor communications. In addition to improved connectivity OPTI-6G will use the developed technology for the very accurate measurement of position and orientation of end user equipment. Advancements provided by OPTI-6G will be showcased in a proof-of-concept demonstrator.
The OPTI-6G project brings together a selected small, but multi-disciplinary team of research institutions and industries – including Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France; RunEL NGMT Ltd from Israel; Oledcomm SAS from France and Brunel University London from the UK under the leadership of Eurescom GmbH – to realise its ambitious goals. The project is scheduled to conclude at the end of 2026.
The start of the ESA 6G SmartSat project
Eurescom started the ESA 6G SmartSat project together with its subcontractors Airbus Germany GmbH, Deutsche Telekom AG and Fraunhofer FOKUS in January 2024. 6G SmartSat focuses on beyond 5G/6G networking architectures for multi-layered non-terrestrial networks and smart satellites. In this context the project considers the concurrent trends of 5G and beyond 5G NTN, mega-constellations, re-purposable payloads and the concept of multi-layer non-terrestrial networks (ML-NTN), and will assess viable alternatives. The project is planned to conclude in the middle of 2025.
Horizon Europe INPACE project
As part of a large consortium under the leadership of G.A.C. Group France, Eurescom started a new Horizon Europe support action INPACE – Indo-Pacific-European Hub for Digital Partnerships: Trusted Digital Technologies for Sustainable Well-Being, Grant Agreement number 101135568, in January 2024. The mission of INPACE is to actively support the implementation of the EC Digital Partnerships with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore, and the cooperation with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council, by creating a sustainable and interactive multi-stakeholder Indo-Pacific European Hub.
INPACE covers a very wide range of technology domains, within which Eurescom is specifically responsible for the 5G and beyond and the cybersecurity domains, as well as the Digital Partnership with Japan, in collaboration with professor Akihiro Nakao from University of Tokyo. INPACE is scheduled to run for three and half years.
Further information
- OPTI-6G project website – https://opti-6g.sns-ju.eu/
- Eurescom website – https://www.eurescom.eu/
- INPACE project website – https://www.inpacehub.eu/
