6G-SANDBOX at EuCNC 2024 and 6G SUMMIT

The conclusion of the EuCNC & 6G Summit marks a significant milestone for us. We extend our deepest gratitude for this flagship event, which not only provided us with a stage to showcase our project, but also facilitated invaluable exchanges of ideas with individuals boasting remarkable academic and professional backgrounds. Our partners had a full agenda with high participation in workshops, special sessions, panel discussion and with paper contribution. Moreover, 6G-SANDBOX booth, had a demo booth where the following demos took place:

💡 𝟲𝗚 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗖𝗔𝗦 (𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴) 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, in collaboration with Universidad de Málaga, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), IS-Wireless, Keysight Technologies, Siradel, National Sun Yat-Sen University.

💡 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗥𝗜𝗦𝘀) 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)(工業技術研究院, 工研院).

💡 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻, in collaboration with Universidad de Málaga, Keysight Technologies and Siradel.

💡 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝗚 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘄𝗹, in collaboration with Nokia.

Moreover, announcements for the 3rd Open Call and the 6G-SANDBOX were made! Stay Tuned!

EuCNC 2024 & 6G Summit – Conference paper presentation

On the 5th of June and in the context of the OPE2 – 5G, 6G, and Future Wireless Networks at EuCNC 2024 & 6G Summit, our Technical Coordinator, Pedro Merino Gomez, Universidad de Málaga, presented the paper entitled ‘On-demand Trial Networks over 6G-SANDBOX infrastructure’ and also announced the 1st release of the 6G-SANDBOX Toolkit!

EuCNC 2024 & 6G SUMMIT Kicks off tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day! The EuCNC & 6G Summit kicks off, and our partners will be actively participating, showcasing our project through various workshops, special sessions, panel discussions, and demos. Additionally, we have some exciting announcements to share! Below, few words about the Special Sessions we are participating on the 4th of June!

💡Special Session 1: David Artuñedo from Telefónica will present “AI for the cloud continuum: an operator´s perspective”.

💡Special Session 2: Michael Dieudonne, our Project Coordinator, from Keysight Technologies will present 6G Sandbox project in the context of the Session 1: SNS Collaboration Projects sharing.

💡Special Session 6:
🔎 David Artuñedo from Telefónica, will present the abstract paper ‘Implementation aspects and evolution path of OpenCAPIF within ETSI’.

🔎 Dimitris Tsolkas, from Fogus Innovations and Services P.C. will present the abstract paper ‘The Role of API Management on Enabling the Concept of Trial Networks’.

For more info: https://www.eucnc.eu/

EuCNC & 6G SUMMIT – Workshop 1

EuCNC & 6G Summit is just around the corner. 6G-SANDBOX will actively participate in various workshops and special sessions! In this context, Prof. Ari Pouttu, from University of Oulu, will talk about 6G-SANDBOX project during Workshop 1. For more details => https://www.eucnc.eu/programme/workshops/workshop-1/

IEEE CAMAD 2024 – Call for Papers

In the context of IEEE CAMAD 2024, which will be held in Athens, Greece, on the 21st-23rd October 2024, 6G-SANDBOX, in collaboration with 10 other projects, organizes a Workshop entitled ‘𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟲𝗚 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.’ and invites researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to submit their original contributions. For more information => https://camad2024.ieee-camad.org/1st-workshop-advancements-research-infrastructures-adaptive-frameworks-and-global-architectural

4th Plenary Meeting in Brussels

The 4th Plenary Meeting, which began on May 22nd and concluded on the 24th, covered all 6 Work Packages and key aspects fostering fruitful discussions that advanced the project and led to decisions. To commemorate the event, the traditional group photo was taken, capturing the spirit of collaboration and progress. We are excited to reunite and engage in fruitful discussions about the project’s advancement!

6G-SANDBOX Publications in EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024

Two conference papers entitled “A Proof of Concept Implementation of an AI-assisted User-Centric 6G Network” and ‘‘On-demand Trial Networks over 6G-SANDBOX infrastructure’ were accepted at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024!

More news soon, so stay tuned!

5G-PPP and SNS-JU News are out!

5G-PPP NEWSFLASH, prepared by the 6GStart project, is available at  https://5g-ppp.eu/newsflash-april-2024/

5G-PPP NEWSLETTER, prepared by the 6GStart project, is available at  https://5g-ppp.eu/newsletter-33-april-2024/

SNS JU NEWSFLASH prepared by the SNS OPS project is available at https://smart-networks.europa.eu/sns-ju-april-2024-newsflash/

SNS JU NEWSLETTER prepared by the SNS OPS project is available at  https://smart-networks.europa.eu/sns-ju-april-2024-newsletter/

6G-SANDBOX 2nd OPEN CALL STATISTICS

During the Open Call Period (submission deadline 28th of February), we received 33 Proposals in total.

For the OPTION 1 – New infrastructures and functionalities (extensions) we received 21 proposals, 20 were eligible and 3 were accepted (success rate 15%). For OPTION 2 – Innovative experiments, we received 12 proposals, and 9 of them were accepted (success rate 75%).

The proposals we received were from the following countries (graph 1 and 2) and from the following types of organizations (graph 3 and 4):

The accepted proposals for Experiments are from the following countries and types of organization visible in pie charts 1 and 2. Additionally, the OC 2 Winners for Extensions are depicted accordingly in pie charts 3 and 4.