Imagine a city where the internet isn't just in a few big towers, but spread across thousands of tiny, invisible points that all work together perfectly. These points don't just send data; they act like a giant radar and a set of chemical sensors to feel the environment. It's like giving the city a digital nervous system that can see, smell, and communicate simultaneously using the same hardware.
Current 6G visions require massive densification of radio units, but installing fiber optics to every unit is too expensive. Additionally, using separate hardware for communication and sensing increases power consumption and device size.
Integrated circuits and antenna components for 10-15GHz operation, including full-duplex synchronization circuits and frequency-modulated arrays for spatial superesolution.
If you are a network provider dealing with high urban traffic and expensive fiber optic installation — this project developed hardware enablers for cell-free deployments that allow synchronization over the air. This reduces the need for fiber access at every single radio unit, lowering deployment costs.
If you are a robot manufacturer dealing with the need for precise environment mapping and connectivity — this project developed integrated sensing and communication chips. This allows robots to use the same hardware for radar-like sensing and high-speed data transfer in the 10-15GHz range.
If you are a tech firm dealing with urban population densification and the need for real-time environmental monitoring — this project developed antenna estates with integrated physical and chemical sensors. This enables a 'full internet of sense' to monitor city health and localization without adding extra hardware.
The project focuses on low complexity, low cost, and low power consumption hardware. By enabling over-the-air synchronization, it reduces the reliance on expensive optical fiber access for every radio unit.
Based on available project data, the project aims to create a 'reference design' for future 6G distributed radios, which serves as a blueprint for industrial scaling.
Based on available project data, the project is currently in the execution phase (2024-2026) and focuses on producing enablers in the form of integrated circuits and antenna technology.
The project develops dynamic IF and antenna filtering to ensure efficient spectrum coexistence in the targeted 10-15GHz range.
The project period runs from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31, suggesting that final hardware enablers will be ready by the end of 2026.
The consortium is well-balanced for hardware translation, consisting of 10 partners across 8 countries. With a 30% industry ratio (3 industrial partners, including 3 SMEs), there is a clear bridge between the 3 universities and 3 research centers and the commercial market, ensuring that the integrated circuit designs are grounded in industrial needs.
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