The Project
Funding, Work Packages & Deliverables PIONEERS-6G is funded under the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) within the Horizon Europe framework programme.
Grant Agreement: No. 101293242
Call: HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01
Topic: HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01-STREAM-B-01-02
Type: RIA (Research & Innovation Action)
Duration: 1 May 2026 – 30 April 2029 (36 months)
EU Grant: €2,981,991
Work Packages
WP1 covers all management activities related to execution of the project, including contractual, administrative, financial, and technical aspects, as well as communication across the consortium and towards the EC.
Lead: TID
WP2 grounds all technical work by connecting the 6G-compliant IoT platform to application-specific requirements. It identifies 5G/5G-A shortcomings, defines use cases and measurable KPIs/KVIs, and specifies the Omni-IoT platform architecture.
Lead: CNIT
WP3 delivers the design of all Omni-IoT platform components across Device, RAN, and CN domains, organised in two development cycles – individual component design followed by cross-domain integration.
Lead: RINICOM
WP4 implements and evaluates Omni-IoT components in four dedicated Proofs-of-Concept, using a combination of system modelling, simulation, emulation, and real-world lab testing.
Lead: ENVOLVE
WP5 maximises the impact of project results across research, standardisation, open-source, and industry communities, while developing sustainable business models and exploitation strategies.
Work Packages interactions
Key Milestones
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M1
Project fully operational
Month 3
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M2
Completed analysis of 5G gaps and 6G added values in the IoT ecosystem
Month 3
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M3
Established communication, dissemination, and data management plans
Month 4
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M4
Achieved early definition of and consensus on Project Use Cases, KPI/KVI requirements, and Omni-IoT platform components
Month 6
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M5
Achieved first design of Omni-IoT platform components
Month 12
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M6
Achieved first implementation/evaluation of Omni-IoT platform components
Month 17
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M7
Finalised Project status report, including initial exploitation plan
Month 18
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M8
Achieved final consensus on Project Use Cases, KPI/KVI requirements, as well as on the Omni-IoT platform
Month 20
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M9
Achieved final design of Omni-IoT platform components
Month 29
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M10
Achieved final implementation/evaluation of Omni-IoT platform components
Month 35
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M11
Final Project closure report, including after project exploitation plan
Month 36