Imagine if every phone company in Europe shared one giant, virtual laboratory to test new tech instead of everyone building their own. This project creates a digital 'plug-and-play' system where developers can rent space and tools to try out 6G features across different countries. It's like a shared cloud for the future of wireless internet, making it faster and cheaper to launch new apps.
Developing 6G technology is currently too expensive and fragmented because every company must build its own testing hardware. There is no unified way to test apps across different national networks.
An open-source federation tool for network resources, a Tenant Web Portal for remote testing, and a 6G library containing RAN components and Digital Twins.
If you are an MNO dealing with the high cost of building isolated 6G testbeds — this project developed an open-source federation tool that allows you to share infrastructure with other operators. This reduces redundant spending and speeds up the rollout of 6G services.
If you are a developer dealing with the difficulty of testing apps across different network environments — this project developed a Tenant Web Portal that acts as a single entry point. You can now deploy and test your 6G applications across a pan-European facility without needing your own hardware.
If you are an AI provider dealing with limited datasets for network optimization — this project developed a Federated AI plane. This allows you to scale up your AI models using shared data and compute resources from 12 different countries.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not mentioned, but the project focuses on an open-source federation framework and a 'Testing as a Service' (TaaS) model.
Yes, the project is designed as a 'massively scalable internet-like architecture' and currently federates resources across 12 countries.
The project specifically delivers an 'Open-Source federation framework' and open-source implementations of standards, suggesting a permissive licensing model for the core tools.
It is 3GPP compliant and aligns with GSMA and CAMARA initiatives to ensure it works with current industry standards.
The project period runs from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31, indicating the facility will be fully developed by the end of 2026.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with a 54% industry ratio comprising 15 companies, including 7 SMEs. This strong industrial presence, spanning 12 countries, suggests that the resulting tools are being built for real-world operator needs rather than purely academic curiosity.
Contact ATHINA Research Center in Greece for partnership inquiries.
Contact us to identify which 6G enablers in the SUNRISE library fit your product roadmap.
