European Smart Networks and Services JU awards €22m for 6G projects

The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has selected five projects to receive €22 million in funding to advance 6G technology development. The initiative aims to transition research into market-ready products and services, addressing intensified global competition in next-generation communications.

The selected projects include:

• 6G-AID: Focused on establishing a European data foundation for AI-native 6G networks. • Hemes-6G: Aiming to connect eight testbeds across the European Union through a shared platform for large-scale research. • EUnicon-6G: Exploring connectivity for devices beyond smartphones, including industrial, energy, and medical applications. • EU-India-6G-Bridge: Strengthening collaboration between European and Indian researchers, companies, and standardization bodies. • SNS Impact: Supporting the coordination and industrial diffusion of results across the various projects.

SNS JU Executive Director Erzsebet Fitori stated that the funding will provide industry with better access to the data, testbeds, and partnerships necessary to shape the technologies and standards that will define the future of connectivity.