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

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

  • M1

    Project fully operational

    Month 3

  • M2

    Completed analysis of 5G gaps and 6G added values in the IoT ecosystem

    Month 3

  • M3

    Established communication, dissemination, and data management plans

    Month 4

  • M4

    Achieved early definition of and consensus on Project Use Cases, KPI/KVI requirements, and Omni-IoT platform components

    Month 6

  • M5

    Achieved first design of Omni-IoT platform components

    Month 12

  • M6

    Achieved first implementation/evaluation of Omni-IoT platform components

    Month 17

  • M7

    Finalised Project status report, including initial exploitation plan

    Month 18

  • M8

    Achieved final consensus on Project Use Cases, KPI/KVI requirements, as well as on the Omni-IoT platform

    Month 20

  • M9

    Achieved final design of Omni-IoT platform components

    Month 29

  • M10

    Achieved final implementation/evaluation of Omni-IoT platform components

    Month 35

  • M11

    Final Project closure report, including after project exploitation plan

    Month 36