6G-SANDBOX Announces Large-Scale RIS Trials in 2026! The announcement was first made today by Carles Navarro Manchón (Keysight Technologies) during WSA2025, at the closing of his keynote speech “Overview of past and future 6G Technologies trials.” For more details, read the full Press Release and read all the relevant infromation here
he 6G-SANDBOX project is proud to welcome the ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications as a partner in advancing the future of 6G connectivity – across Europe and into space! ESA brings unique expertise and hardware, developed under its Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity Strategic Programme Line of the ARTES programme, strengthening our large-scale testbed infrastructure.
Together, we aim to:
ESA and 6G-SANDBOX project are inviting research groups, companies and operators engaged in NTN R&D to participate in the upcoming trials. For details, reach out to email 5G@esa.int or go to https://6g-sandbox.eu/6g-sandbox-large-scale-ntn-experimentation/ .
Learn more about our collaboration with ESA here.
In June 2025, a Journal paper was issued in IEEE Network.
This study compares the performance of three multipath protocols:
• Multi-connection Tactile Internet Protocol (MTIP)
• Multipath TCP (MPTCP)
• Multipath QUIC (MPQUIC)
The tests were conducted using the 6G-SANDBOX hashtagMalaga platform, leveraging its advanced multi connectivity capabilities.
You may read it here https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11050396
The 6G-SANDBOX Newsletter, Issue 10, is released and all the latest news including our successful EuCNC 2025 & 6G Summit participation are there!
You may read it here
At EuCNC & 6G Summit, Filip Ivanovic from Keysight Technologies) presented the 6G-SANDBOX paper “Developing Adaptive Calibration and Benchmarking Methods for 6G Performance Measurement”, building on insights from Deliverable 5.3 ‘Intermediate Report on KPI and KVI Validation’.
This paper explores the development of an Adaptive Calibration methodology, which can be used to provide context to results in the 6G space so that to ensure platform agnosticism. Exemplary results of its application in the 6G-SANDBOX project, exploiting four (4) different and geographically dispersed experimentation platforms, are presented hereby.
You may read the paper in ZENODO here
You may read the Deliverable here
The paper “Developing Adaptive Calibration and Benchmarking Methods for 6G Performance Measurement – Implementation and Conclusions from 6G-SANDBOX” presented by Filip Ivanovic (Keysight) at EuCNC 2025 & 6G Summit during the OPE1 – Measurements and Management of 5G/6G Networks session, is directly derived from insights in the 6G-SANDBOX Deliverable 5.3: Intermediate Report on KPI and KVI Validation. In 6G, the use of virtualized and Service-Based Architectures (SBA) makes performance results harder to interpret compared to previous generations. To ensure meaningful experimentation, unbiased by the limitations of specific B5G/6G platforms, 6G-SANDBOX developed an Adaptive Calibration methodology. This approach enables platform-agnostic performance assessment and has been validated across four geographically distributed testbeds.
You may read the paper here => https://zenodo.org/records/15826459
You may read the 6G-SANDBOX deliverable here => https://6g-sandbox.eu/dissemination/deliverables/
We invite you to join us, on the 3rd of July, for an exciting webinar hosted by Siradel, winner of Open Call 1 with the Rayplicate Project.
The webinar is entitled “Advanced Simulation and Testing Solutions for B5G/6G Enabling Technologies”
What to expect:
Just a few days to go — secure your spot now here
You may watch the RAYPLICATE demo video here
In the context of the IEEE NFV-SDN 2025 which will take place on 10–12 November 2025 in Athens, Greece, the 6G-SANDBOX project, co-organises Workshop 3: 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 – 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟲𝗚 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
📰 We invite you to submit your paper by 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (firm)
For more info you may go: https://nfvsdn2025.ieee-nfvsdn.org/sites/nfvsdn2025.ieee-nfvsdn.org/files/WS3.pdf
and here => https://nfvsdn2025.ieee-nfvsdn.org/authors/call-workshops-and-special-sessions-papers
REACT-6G is an extension of the 6G-SANDBOX testbed designed to provide a complete closed loop for intelligent 6G network functionalities. REACT-6G integrates advanced RAN equipment, interfaces, a near real-time Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC), and ML-powered xApps to enable intelligent, energy-efficient resource allocation in realistic 6G deployments.
Key features delivered by REACT-6G include:
1. Fully operational O-RAN compliant RAN components, including a high-performance server hosting RIC/CU and Open5GS core as virtual machines.
2. An O-RAN compliant Distributed Unit (DU) connected via high-speed 10G interfaces to existing RUs (Liteon and Benetel).
3. Two ML-assisted xApps for energy-efficient power control and data-rate maximization of RUs.
4. A Conflict Manager within the RIC that resolves conflicts between xApps based on configurable policies.
You may watch the full demonstration video here
The 6G-SANDBOX project is heading to EuCNC 2025 & 6G Summit, participating in a dynamic line-up of activities — including a dedicated demo booth!
Discover all the details in our official Press Release here.
6G-SANDBOX has received funding from the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101096328
