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News & Events​ 5GPP SME Working Group November 2021 Meeting Summary: 15/11/2021 Participants from 5G-EPICENTRE: Eneko Atxutegi (Nemergent) Summary: The meeting provided updates on various streams of the SNS Partnership and key discussions on future directions. Key Points: Progress status of the SNS Partnership implementation and work program was presented by Nicola. Streams Overview: Stream A: Focus on 5G evolution and the impact of current architectures. Stream B: Emphasized research foundation for 6G. Stream C: Highlighted experimental infrastructures of 6G, aiming to provide pre-6G experimental infrastructure. Stream D: Discussed large-scale trials and pilots with verticals, with a proposed 20% SME funding allocation, particularly in this stream. Proposal for SME Membership Fee: Proposed a membership fee of 4500 EUR for SMEs to sustain the 6G-IA and contribute to the SNS office, potentially increasing to 6k. To be determined. Feedback from Horizon Europe Calls: Shared opinions on proposal structures, page limitations, and formatting challenges. Feedback from Joint Workshop: Noted a 30% increase in participants compared to the average. Proposal for New Workshop on Components for 6G: Proposed by Jacques, aiming to showcase the work of SME WG members already engaged in the field. Discussion on “The EU Needs an Effective Digital Markets Act”: No immediate action required based on the discussions.

News & Events​ 5G EPICENTRE at IEEE MeditCom A virtual workshop on 5G experimentation facilities, vertical trials and cross-testbed service orchestration will be held in the framework of IEEE MeditCom, a hybrid conference which will take place in Athens 7-10 September 2021. The workshop is organised by 5G-EPICENTRE in conjunction with 5GMediaHUB , an ICT-41 project funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme. The workshop will revolve around the state of the art as well as existing and future challenges in cross-site 5G testbed unification. The workshop will cover topics such as use cases for testbed federation and federated 5G architectures for experimentation and KPI validation, to name but a few. Learn more about the workshop here. Register for the conference here.

News & Events​ 5G EPICENTRE Project contributed to the European 5G Annual Journal that is now released! 5G EPICENTRE Project contributed to the #European #5G #Annual #Journal that is now released! The project is comprehensively presented in pages 104-105 of the Journal and it is one of the 52 active projects featured! You can download the Journal at: https://lnkd.in/dCrXCcy

News & Events​ RedZinc conducted a 5G wearable video demonstration at the University of Malaga RedZinc conducted a 5G wearable video demonstration at the University of Malaga as part of the 5G-epicentre project of which @Airbus is the prime contractor. We demonstrated a wearable video solution for remote medical education.

News & Events​ The 5G-EPICENTRE Project is accepted for presentation at the 2021 EuCNC & 6G Summit-VAP! The 5G-EPICENTRE Project is accepted for presentation at the 2021 EuCNC & 6G Summit-VAP! Project partners co-authored the paper titled Cloud-Native 5G Infrastructure and Network Applications for Public Protection and Disaster Relief. More on the paper’s publication and on the Summit to follow!

News & Events​ 5G experimentation infrastructures for PPDR We would like to invite you to participate in a survey for the elicitation of requirements for 5G experimentation infrastructures for PPDR use case innovations for the 5G-EPICENTRE project. Please use the following link to take the survey and submit your responses

News & Events​ IEEE MeditCom – 5G experimentation facilities CALL FOR PAPERS for the jointly organized workshop on 5G experimentation facilities, vertical trials and cross testbed service orchestration. The workshop is jointly organized by two @5GPPP projects 5GMediaHUB Project and 5G EPICENTRE Project. The workshop will be held in the framework of IEEE MeditCom, which will be a hybrid online conference.

News & Events​ Smart Networks and Services Partnership to Help Lead Europe into 6G Read the exciting article titled “Smart Networks and Services Partnership to Help Lead Europe into 6G” 

News & Events​ 5GPP SME Working Group March 2021 Meeting Summary: 01/03/2021 Participants from 5G-EPICENTRE: Eneko Atxutegi (Nemergent) Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the SNS partnership update delivered by Nicola. Two meetings with the EC regarding the program’s evolution were highlighted, indicating ongoing discussions with no major milestones achieved yet. However, progress is underway. For further details, refer to the Press Release. Key Points: 21.95% of the funding allocated for SMEs. 65% of SMEs participated in at least one project, with the remaining 35% involved in two or more projects. Presentation of ICT-42 5G-RECORDS.

News & Events​ WEBINAR Invitation “New 5G Core Technologies Innovation Projects” WEBINAR: “New 5G Core Technologies Innovation Projects” will take place on Tuesday February 16. This webinar is to present the 8 new 5G Core Technologies projects joining the 5G-PPP to accelerate innovation in the development and take up of 5G. The webinar is free and you can register via: https://lnkd.in/ess4ncP . Once registered, a link to connect will be sent.