5G-PPP

Test and Measurement Forum
2025-04-29 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The Free Virtual Event, Test and Measurement Forum – A new era of testing for next-gen networks: AI, 5G Advanced, Open RAN & NTNs will take place on 29 April.
6G-IA Executive Director, Alexandros Kaloxylos, will be among the speakers.
Agenda and additional information are available here.
“As the demands on the telco network continue to grow, with new services and devices to support, increased data throughput and traffic, it’s vital that networks are optimized to deliver on QoS and QoE.
Join RCR Wireless News’ Test and Measurement Forum on 29 April to discuss the challenges and pressures of fast network validation and deployment, and the latest innovation in testing next- gen networks – from lab and manufacturing testing, to field testing and service assurance.”
Registration is available here.

16th ITS European Congress in Seville, Spain - 19 to 21 May 2025
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-21
Welcome to the 16th ITS European Congress in Seville

The flagship 2025 event for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Europe, uniting experts from mobility, technology, and policy to advance key European mobility and sustainability initiatives. The 16th ITS European Congress, to be hosted in Seville, Spain, from 19 to 21 May 2025. The event is set to be Europe’s key platform for intelligent and sustainable mobility in 2025. Organised by ERTICO – ITS Europe and hosted with national and regional Spanish authorities, the Congress will bring together 3,500+ experts, innovators, and decision-makers.
With the theme of ‘Clean, resilient and connected mobility’, the ITS European Congress will demonstrate how digitalisation and sustainability go hand in hand. ITS will be crucial in shaping the mobility services of the future. By advancing the digital, connected, and automated aspects of transport, ITS can help meet the challenges of reducing emissions, strengthening the overall transport system, and aligning with societal needs and expectations.
At its core, the Technical Programme offers over 100 expert-led sessions exploring new ideas and breakthrough solutions. Alongside, the High-Level Programme features senior leaders from the European Commission, ESA, Spanish and Finnish Transport Ministries, and others shaping Europe’s transport future. Attendees can also explore an exhibition of 100+ exhibitors, live demos, and technical visits showcasing Seville’s smart mobility in action. Spanish innovation takes centre stage with a national pavilion led by ICEX and over 20 pioneering companies. The vibrant social programme includes the iconic ITS Dinner at the Casino de la Exposición – an unforgettable night of culture, connection, and celebration.
Don’t miss out – Early Bird registration is open until 18 April
Programme of the event is available here.
Registration is available here.

PSCE 2025 Spring Conference on 21-22 May 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden
2025-05-21 - 2025-05-22
We are pleased to announce that the next PSCE Conference will be held on 21-22 May 2025 in Gothenburg (Sweden).
Event Topics:

Total Defence Concept
The Nordic Cross Border Communication Project
AI applications for Public Safety
6G4Society Workshop: “Beyond 5G technology for Public Safety: Bridging Innovation & Societal Values” (more detailed information will be provided soon)
European Critical Communication System (EUCCS) Updates

Detailed Information on the Conference and the registration form can be found at THIS LINK.

Call to SNS Projects
During the Conference, we are welcoming SNS JU projects that are developing PPDR-relevant solutions. More specifically, we offer two formats:

A poster session (a poster area for the two days of the event + a 5-minute pitch at the start of the conference).

TARGET: projects addressing the PPDR vertical

A 20-minute presentation as part of the Conference agenda.

TARGET: Projects addressing specifically the topic of AI for Public Safety
For more information and to discuss your participation, you can reach out to: secretariat@psc-europe.eu

EuCNC & 6G SUMMIT 2025 in Poznan, Poland – 3 to 6 June 2025
2025-06-03 - 2025-06-06
The 2025 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC, in its 34th edition of a series, supported by the European Commission; the 6G Summit, in its 7h edition, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP) and supported by the European Commission. The conference addresses various aspects of Beyond 5G/6G communications systems and networks. It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years close to 900 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world, to present and discuss the latest results, and an exhibition with more than 50 exhibitors, for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes.
The conference program will include:

Keynotes
Panels
Regular sessions (papers from open call, to be submitted for uploading to IEEE Xplore)
Special and Convened sessions, with papers on specific topics
Workshops, with papers and presentations on specific topics
Poster sessions (extended abstracts from open call addressing the latest results)
Tutorials
Demos and exhibitions, with pitches

Key dates:

26 Jan. 2025 – Deadline for submission of papers for regular oral sessions
26 Jan. 2025 – Deadline for submission of proposals for workshops, special sessions and tutorials
07 Mar. 2025 – Deadline for submission of extended abstracts for posters
07 Mar. 2025 – Notification of acceptance of workshops, special sessions and tutorials
28 Mar. 2025 – Deadline for submission of proposals for exhibitions
01 Apr. 2025 – Notification of acceptance of papers and extended abstracts
11 Apr. 2025 – Deadline for final papers for all sessions and workshops
18 Apr. 2025 – Deadline for authors registration
25 Apr. 2025 – Draft programme available

Steering Committee Chairs
Luis M. Correia, IST – U. Lisbon, PT (Chair)
Pavlos Fournogerakis, SNS JU, BE (Vice-Chair)
Matti Latva-aho, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI (Vice-Chair)
Technical Programme Co-Chairs
Hanna Bogucka, PUT, PL
Pawel Kryszkiewicz, PUT, PL
Ari Pouttu, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Track Co-Chairs
PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals
Tony Quek, SUTD, SG
Eduard Jorswieck, TU Braunschweig, DE
Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia Bell Labs, FI
WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks
Zheng Chang, UESTC, CN
Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, NTUA, GR
Eva Lagunas, U. Luxembourg, LU
NET – Network Softwarisation
Toktam Mahmoodi, KCL, UK
Sinem Coreli, Koc University, TR
Konstantin Mikhaylov, U. Oulu, FI
AIU – Applications, IoT, Use cases
Periklis Chatzimisios, IHU, GR- UNM, USA
Margot Deruyck, U. Ghent-IMEC, BE
Hirozumi Yamaguchi, U. Osaka, JP
OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights
Leon Wong, Rakuten Mobile, JP
Florian Kaltenberger, Eurecom, FR
Jerzy Domżał, AGH, PL
AI4C – AI/ML Solutions for Communications
Katarzyna Kosek-Szott, AGH, PL
Michele Polese, Northeastern University, USA
Haris Gačanin, RWTH Aachen, DE
SAQ – Security Aspects and Quantum Communications
Vishnu Ram, Consultant (ITU), IN
Piotr Rydlichowski, PSNC, PL
Marco Chiani, UNIBO, IT
CMA – Components, Microelectronics, Photonics & Antennas
Qin Wang, RISE, SE
Izzat Darwazeh, UCL, UK
Sudhir Dixit, IISc, IN
NVS – Next-Generation Visions & Sustainability
Marja Matinmikko-Blue, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Jaap van de Beek, LTU, SE
Volker Ziegler, Nokia Bell Labs, DE
Panels Co-Chairs
Hamed Ahmadi, U. York, UK
Christina Lessi, OTE, GR
Special Sessions Co-Chairs
Alexander Wyglinski, WPI, USA
Xueli An, Huawei, DE
Sławomir Ambroziak, PG, PL
Workshops Co-Chairs
Ana García Armada, UC3M, ES
Salvatore D’Oro, Northeastern U., USA
Aydin Sezgin, RUB, DE
Tutorials Co-Chairs
Piotr Zwierzykowski, PUT, PL
Markku Juntti, U. Oulu, FI
Sławomir Stańczak, TU Berlin, DE
Patronage Co-Chairs
Krzysztof Cichoń, PUT, PL
Jordi Mongay Batalla, PW, PL
Slawomir Ambroziak, PG, PL
Esa Posio, U. Oulu, FI
Exhibitions Co-Chairs
Marcin Rodziewicz, PUT, PL
Michael Dieudonne, Keysight, BE
IEEE ComSoc Liaison
Stefano Bregni, POLIMI, IT
COST Liaison
Ralph Stübner, COST, BE
URSI Liaison
Sana Salous, Durham U., UK
EurAAP Liaison
Jose Molina Garcia Pardo, U. Cartagena, ES

Digitalisation & Connectivity: Techritory 2025 set for Riga, Latvia
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-23
On 22–23 October 2025, the ATTA Centre in Riga, Latvia, will host Techritory 2025, a leading European forum on digitalisation and connectivity. Under the theme “Connected Futures through Digital Paths”, the event will gather over 600 speakers and guests from industry, research, policy, and innovation. Topics include 6G and 5G, quantum, AI, defence connectivity, sustainable data centres, digital identity, non-terrestrial networks, drone applications, data security, and maritime autonomy.

Co-creation events
Three co-creation sessions, organised with the SNS CO-OP project and the 6G-IA, will focus on inclusion and monetisation in next-generation technologies:

WiTaR in Focus: Advancing Research and Pre-Standardisation Synergies in Emerging Technologies (22 October, 11:00–12:30).
Shaping the future of connectivity requires more than innovation — it calls for collaboration between research, standardisation, and inclusivity.At this year’s Techritory Forum, the 6G-IA Working Groups Women in Telecommunications and Research (WiTaR) and Pre-Standardisation, with support from the SNS CO-OP project, bring together experts to bridge the gap between R&D and standards in 6G.
The session will open with a video message from Erzsébet Fitori, Executive Director of SNS JU, highlighting the importance of inclusive research and standardisation in Europe’s digital future.
This interactive session invites researchers, innovators, policymakers, and diversity advocates to contribute, know challenges, and co-create solutions. Together, we will identify gaps, share experiences, and build pathways toward an inclusive, impactful 6G ecosystem.
Speakers include Pooja Mohnani (Eurescom), Veronica Vutto (Trust-IT Services), Rute C. Sofia (5G+/6G ETF), and Prachi Sachdeva (TNO), with a panel moderated by Uwe Herzog (Eurescom).

Integrated Sensing and Communications in SNS Trials and Pilots: Pathway to Monetisation of 6G Networks (22 October, 14:00–17:00). Organised by the 6G-IA Trials WG and Vertical Task Force Chairs, the event will explore how ISAC can create value in areas such as infrastructure monitoring, smart manufacturing, and autonomous mobility. It will feature SNS-funded projects, EC representatives, ETSI experts, and industry leaders, with a panel on aligning standards, trials, and markets.

A European Cloud: Myth or Reality? (22 October, 11:00–12:30). This session will explore the role of cloud computing in Europe’s digital transformation, focusing on sovereignty, sustainability, and innovation for 6G. It will present key initiatives such as 3C Networks, highlight perspectives from open-source communities, operators and telecom players, and discuss business opportunities and regulatory needs for strengthening Europe’s cloud ecosystem.

Stage contributions
6G-IA and SNS JU experts will also join high-level stage discussions:

European Leadership in Key Digital Sectors: Driving FP10 to Success (23 October, 10:30-11:20)
This panel will bring together technology leaders from telecoms, cloud, AI, and microelectronics, alongside European Commission representatives, to address opportunities and threats for research and innovation beyond 2030. The debate will cover:

digital sectors expected to dominate in 2030+ (6G, AI, cloud/edge, chips, satellite);
areas where Europe already leads and how to maintain this position;
weaker sectors and actions needed to strengthen them;
the role of these technologies in Europe’s 6G roadmap;
strategic investments required over the next five years.

In Defence of 5G (22 October, 17:00-17:50) debating 5G’s perceived underdelivery, monetisation challenges, and the potential of 5G Advanced and private networks.
The session will also explore whether Europe’s investment culture is too risk-averse, how to enable AI-driven and deep-tech startups, and how funding landscapes differ between developed and emerging markets.
Speakers include Colin Willcock, 6G-IA Board Chair, alongside leading analysts and industry experts.
Digital Innovation Funding (22 October, 17:00-17:50), debating between official representatives, will try to understand what funding mechanisms are currently available to support digital innovation, and how accessible they are to startups and growth-stage companies. But also, if Europe’s investment culture is too risk-averse to support the creation of global tech giants, and how the mindset can be send? This session will also deep into the current funding models prepared for AI-driven startups and deep tech, or if these require entirely new financial instruments.
Erzsébet Fitori will participate in this Techritory Stage Session on Digital Innovation Funding, discussing mechanisms that support digital innovation and the accessibility of funding for startups and growth-stage companies.

Participation
Participation in co-creation events is free of charge via the Techritory 2025 registration page. Selected sessions will also be streamed live on live.techritory.com.

IEEE - 6th Workshop on ‘‘Emerging Topics in 6G Communications’’
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-12
Workshop co-chairs
• Ruiqi (Richie) Liu – ZTE Corporation, China
• Nizar Zorba – Qatar University, Qatar
• Ana Garcia Armada – Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
• Wei Zhang – The University of New South Wales, Australia
Main contact

richie.leo@zte.com.cn

Important Dates

Paper submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Sept. 1, 2025
Camera-ready papers & registration: Oct 1, 2025

Submission link

https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34067&track=132189

Scope
5G networks and devices are now a reality with wide deployment and spread among population, but the demand for advanced data services as well as beyond-communication services is still booming, and will soon need for a new generation for wireless/cellular communication, the 6G. It will be a new standard that not only provides high data rates, extremely low delay, large connection density, but also will enable the integrated sensing and communications as well as AI-native designs. Novel beyond-communication usage scenarios and use cases are envisaged to be supported, and thus more computation and communication resources may be consumed, where their optimization is a must.
6G communications will bring new challenges due to their sensitivity to scenario conditions, thereby requiring highly adaptive techniques that will adapt fast, in order to guarantee a satisfactory delay. Spectrum and resources management will be crucial within 6G to account for the extremely heterogeneous scenario. The network complexity will also be unprecedented, due to the very diverse applications such as ultra-low latency requirements for critical vehicular communications, the growing demand of high positioning accuracy for location-based services, and dense heterogeneous architectures. Several emerging topics are encountered within 6G and this workshop will focus on such emerging topics, and potential solutions will be presented. Researchers and engineers from academia and industry are invited to submit their recent research results and innovations.
Topics
We seek original work not currently under review by any other journal/magazine/conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

AI applications for 6G.
Novel signal processing techniques for 6G.
Smart antenna designs for 6G.
6G communications at the Terahertz band.
Advanced Full Duplex strategies for 6G.
Meta-surfaces implementation at 6G.
New Quality of Service (QoS) metrics for 6G.
Multiple Access schemes suitable for 6G.
Dynamic spectrum access/sharing at 6G band.
New network architectures in 6G.
Self-organising 6G-enabled IoT.
Interference management at 6G.
New security concepts within 6G.
6G Testbeds and Applications.
Spectrum regulatory for 6G bands.

Paper Submission
All final submissions of accepted papers must be written in English with a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages (10-point font), including figures. No more than one (1) additional printed page (10-point font) may be included in final submission,s and the extra page (the 7th page) will incur an over-length page charge of US$100. All final papers must be submitted to the IEEE Conference eXpress website.
For more information, please see IEEE Globecom 2025 official website: https://globecom2025.ieee-globecom.org/authors

EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 - Malaga, Spain
2026-06-02 - 2026-06-05
The 2026 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC, in its 35th edition of a series, supported by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, in its 8th edition, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area.
The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP) and supported by the European Commission.
The conference addresses various aspects of Beyond 5G/6G communications systems and networks. It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years close to 1000 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world, to present and discuss the latest results, and an exhibition with more than 50 exhibitors, for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes.
The conference program will include:

Keynotes
Panels
Regular sessions (papers from open call, to be submitted for uploading to IEEE Xplore)
Special and Convened sessions, with papers on specific topics
Workshops, with papers and presentations on specific topics
Poster sessions
Tutorials
Demos and exhibitions, with pitches
Awards in several categories (paper, poster, booth, demo, startup, thesis)

KEY DATES

23 Jan. 2026 – Deadline for submission of Papers for Regular Oral Sessions
23 Jan. 2026 – Deadline for submission of proposals for Workshops, Special Sessions and Tutorials
06 Mar. 2026 – Deadline for submission of Extended Abstracts for Posters
09 Mar. 2026 – Notification of acceptance of Workshops, Special Sessions and Tutorials
27 Mar. 2026 – Deadline for submission of proposals for Exhibitions, Demos and Booths
27 Mar. 2026 – Deadline for submission of applications for Ph.D. Theses and Startups
30 Mar. 2026 – Notification of acceptance of Papers and Extended Abstracts
10 Apr. 2026 – Deadline for final Papers for all sessions and Workshops
13 Apr. 2026 – Notification of acceptance of proposals for Exhibitions, Demos and Booths
17 Apr. 2026 – Deadline for Authors registration
27 Apr. 2026 – Draft Programme available

Steering Committee Chairs
Luis M. Correia, IST – U. Lisbon, PT (Chair)
Pavlos Fournogerakis, SNS JU, BE (Vice-Chair)
Matti Latva-aho, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI (Vice-Chair)
Technical Programme Co-Chairs
Pedro Merino-Gómez, U. Malaga, ES
Ivan Seskar, Rutgers U., US
Ari Pouttu, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Track Co-Chairs
PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals
Mikko Uusitalo, NOKIA, FI
Mari Carmen Aguayo-Torres, U. Malaga, ES
Aggelos Bletsas, Rutgers U., US
WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks
David Larrabeiti, UC3M, ES
Alessandro Vanelli, U. Bologna, IT
Chia-Pang Yen, ITRI, TW
NET – Network Softwarisation
Anna Brunstrom, Karlstad U., SE
Johann Marquez-Barja, imec-UAntwerp, BE
Paul Ruth, U. North Carolina, US
AIU – Applications, IoT, Use cases
Marc Emmelmann, Fraunhofer FOKUS, DE
Almudena Díaz, U. Malaga, ES
Tingjun Chen, Duke U., US
OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights
Spyros Denazis, U. Patras, GR
David Gomez-Barquero, U.P. Valencia, ES
Aloizio Da Silva, Virginia Tech, US
AI4C – AI/ML Solutions for Communications
Daniel Kilper, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Valerio Frascolla, Intel Deutschland GmbH, DE,
Jongwon Kim, GIST, KR
SAQ – Security Aspects and Quantum Communications
John Preuß Mattsson, Ericsson, SE
Javier Lopez, U. Malaga, ES
Vuk Marojevic, Mass. State U., US
NVS – Next-Generation Visions & Sustainability
Marja Matinmikko-Blue, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Christoph Schmelz, NOKIA, DE
Carlos E. Caicedo Bastidas – Syracuse U., US
CMA – Components, Microelectronics, Photonics & Antennas
Luís Manuel Pessoa, U. Porto – INESC TEC, PT
Nuutti Tervo, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Ashutosh Dutta, U. Johns Hopkins, US
Panels Co-Chairs
Håkon Lønsethagen, Telenor, NO
Özgü Alay, U. Oslo, NO
Special Sessions Co-Chairs
Čedomir Stefanović, AAU, DK
Nurul Huda Mahmood, U. Oulu – 6G Flagship, FI
Filipe Cardoso, Polytech. Inst. Setubal, PT
Workshops Co-Chairs
Diego López, Telefonica, ES
Germán Madueño, Keysight Technologies, ES
Beatriz Lorenzo, U. Mass. Amherst, US
Tutorials Co-Chairs
Paweł Sroka, PUT, PL
Mir Ghoraishi, Gigasys Solutions, UK
George Sklivanitis, Florida Atlantic U., US
Exhibitions Co-Chairs
David Artuñedo, Telefonica, ES
Michael Dieudonne, Keysight Technologies, BE
Pablo Herrera, U. Malaga, ES
IEEE ComSoc Liaison
Stefano Bregni, POLIMI, IT
COST Liaison
Ralph Stübner, COST, BE
URSI Liaison
Sana Salous, Durham U., UK
EurAAP Liaison
Jose Molina Garcia Pardo, U. Cartagena, ES
EURASIP Liaison
Eva Lagunas, U. Luxembourg, LU
