- The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is investing in European 6G R&D projects
- It has just identified 16 projects that, between them, will receive €127m in funding
- The SNS JU has now awarded more than €500m in funding to date
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), a partnership jointly led by the European Commission (EC) and the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), has awarded €127m in funding to 16 projects that are focused on 6G (or ‘beyond 5G’), taking the total amount awarded to date by the SNS JU to €507m.
The latest funding round, the third awarded by the SNS JU, will provide working capital to so-called Phase 3 projects that “aim to offer breakthrough innovations, develop experimental platforms, and conduct large-scale trials, driving world-class research and shaping the world’s digitally connected future.” Its previous funding rounds were in October 2023 (€130m to 27 Phase 2 projects) and in October 2022 (€250m to 35 Phase 1 projects).
For Phase 3, the European body received proposals from 1,874 applicants from 33 European countries. The 16 successful projects will “support 301 beneficiaries from 25 countries in developing and deploying next-generation network infrastructure, platforms, and services,” the SNS JU noted in this announcement.
