Worldsensing has been selected as a Consortium member to provide research and development services in 6G technologies within the framework of the project 6G-OASIS coordinated by the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC).
The project “6G-OASIS: Open intelligent framework for 6G networks and intelligent services” aims to deliver a fully open and secured radio access network (RAN) framework with control programmability powered by an AI environment that third-parties can capitalise on to build their applications for vertical industries.
Throughout the three-year duration of the project, blockchain, deep learning and AI technologies will be utilised to enhance the security of network systems, while contributing to the continued growth of the Spanish research and innovation ecosystem in the field of 6G technologies.
Part of the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan
Due to its innovative approach, the 6G-OASIS project was chosen to be part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of Spain (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, PRTR) funded by the Next Generation EU programme.
The Spain Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan (PRTR), designed to leverage the EU Next Generation fund, has been allocated a substantial sum of 140,000 million euros, which will be disbursed to Spain by 2026. A significant portion of these funds, a quarter to be precise, will be directed towards enhancing and strengthening the Spanish business and industrial ecosystem through different programmes. Numerous initiatives are specifically targeted at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the objective of improving their digital capabilities and promoting energy efficiency, in line with the European Union’s green and digital transition objectives.
In particular within R&D&I projects in the information and communications technology sector, grants are aimed at technologies related to telecommunications (5G, 6G, openRAN, edge computing, satellite, quantum communications networks, 5G cybersecurity, etc.) and digital infrastructures, including those activities that are close to the market and have a high potential for transformation and impact both sectorially and intersectorially.
Fostering Europe role in future systems generation
Each successive generation of mobile communications goes beyond a simple increase in speed or performance, bringing new and unique service capabilities. In the coming years, 5G technology and standards will evolve as 5G deployment progresses. 5G technology is expected to progress into new “standalone” 5G core networks that are cyber-secure and enable industrial applications such as Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) and Industry 5.0. These applications are the first step towards the digitisation and greening of our entire economy.
Advanced 5G infrastructures are also an important starting point for 6G technologies in Europe. Market studies estimate that the potential growth in economic activity from 5G and 6G networks and services is expected to reach 3 trillion euro by 2030. The complete digitisation of the industry, the need to integrate technological and commercial enablers, and mainly the need to address European and global challenges across the entire value chain, create the basis for new research and innovation targets: the design of advanced 5G and 6G networks.
6G systems will move us from Gigabit to Terabit capacities and sub-millisecond response times. This will enable new applications, such as real-time automation or extended reality sensing (“Internet of Senses”), which collect data for a digital twin of the physical world.
As part of the overarching goal to bolster Europe’s digital autonomy in the field of advanced digital services and for the future generation of systems (6G), these grants are specifically targeted at increasing the leadership of Spanish research groups in 5G, and to be a benchmark in the technological development of 6G.