6G Hubs

Germany and Europe must play a key role in shaping 6G, develop the technological basis early, and protect it under patent law, thus laying the foundations for becoming an essential player on the global market with innovative and internationally competitive products in this vital technology.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the establishment of research hubs for research into the future technology 6G. Around 50 research partners from science and industry are involved in four 6G hubs and laying the foundations for the 6G research initiative launched by the BMBF in Germany.

The institutes cooperating in the FMD are significantly involved in three of the four research hubs: 6G-RIC, 6GEM and Open6GHub.

6G-RIC

The 6G Research and Innovation Cluster (6G-RIC) hub aims to develop mobile communications systems with open interfaces across all technological boundaries. In addition to the actual technology development, the focus is on setting up an efficient test infrastructure. The test infrastructure should enable new technology components to be tested under realistic and open conditions to accelerate direct utilization and support the development of a new ecosystem in the medium term.

Participating institutes:  
Fraunhofer HHI (Project coordination), FBH, IHP, Fraunhofer IZM, IIS, IAF

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6GEM

The 6G research hub for open, efficient, and secure mobile radio systems (6GEM) is developing a holistic 6G system - from hardware to software - that offers a flexible network infrastructure. The aim is to guarantee resilient, adaptive system operation with extremely low latency and maximum reliability. These newly developed technologies will enable future-oriented applications such as safe road traffic, port logistics, intralogistics, rescue robotics, and the digital operating room using digital twins.

Participating institutes:  
Fraunhofer FHR and IMS

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Open6GHub

The Open 6G Hub is designing a comprehensive 6G system that meets the requirements of users and society after 2030. The aim is to contribute to a global 6G harmonization process and standard in the European context that considers German interests in terms of social priorities and strengthens the competitiveness of companies and technological sovereignty as well as the position of Germany and Europe in the international competition for 6G.

Participating institutes:
IHP, Fraunhofer IAF, Fraunhofer FOKUS

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