A highlight of the event was the visit of SAFE-6G Project Officer Odysseas Pyrovolakis to the project’s exhibition booth. During his visit, consortium partners presented a live demonstration of the SAFE-6G solutions, showcasing the project’s latest technological developments and achievements. The demonstration provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the progress made so far, exchange valuable feedback, and explore the impact of SAFE-6G innovations on the future of secure, sustainable, and AI-native 6G networks.
SAFE-6G had a strong presence at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026, held in Málaga, Spain, from 2–5 June 2026, contributing to a wide range of technical workshops, special sessions, panel discussions, demonstrations, and scientific presentations addressing the future of secure, sustainable, and AI-native 6G networks.
The project actively contributed to several workshops through presentations delivered by Harilaos Koumaras, covering key topics such as security in 6G networks, AI-native data platforms, DataOps and MLOps frameworks, dataset generation and curation, operational sustainability, and the convergence of research, software, and standardization towards AI-native network architectures.
SAFE-6G also presented its latest research results through the paper entitled “An Open-Source CAMARA UE Location API Implementation over 3GPP NEF for AI-Native Crowd Assessment in 6G Networks”, highlighting innovative approaches for leveraging network exposure capabilities in future intelligent communication systems.
Beyond technical presentations, SAFE-6G participated in several high-level discussions and special sessions, including The SME Factor in Europe’s Sovereignty, The Value Approach of 6G: The Role of Key Value Indicators in Design and Societal Impact, and Architecture Advancements towards 6G: Pre-Standardization, Key Technology Enablers, and Facing Challenges. These sessions provided valuable opportunities to exchange insights with industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and standardization experts shaping the future European 6G ecosystem.
Visitors also had the opportunity to engage directly with the project team at the SAFE-6G exhibition booth (#62), where live demonstrations showcased the project’s latest innovations and technological achievements.
The event provided an excellent platform to disseminate SAFE-6G results, strengthen collaboration with the wider research and innovation community, and contribute to ongoing discussions on secure, sustainable, and AI-native 6G networks.
This paper advances user-centric Artificial Intelligence (AI) frameworks for reliability in fifth-generation and beyond (B5G) networks by examining their use in high-demand services such as video streaming. The proposed framework can leverage multi-layer monitoring across the edge–cloud continuum, application-layer metrics, and 5G core performance data to evaluate reliability through Quality of Experience (QoE) optimization. Results demonstrate that improved frame delivery can be achieved via dynamic resource prediction and proactive resource allocation. The study validates the framework’s scalability in dynamic workload conditions, emphasizing its role in mission-critical video services.
Our technical manager, Harilaos Koumaras, during his presentation at 6G-VERSUS field trials, presented the B5G Athens experimentation platform and highlighted the importance of SAFE-6G in its evolution. The B5G/6G Athens experimentation platform is an advanced large-scale experimental facility integrating both Beyond 5G (B5G) network infrastructure and an orchestrated computing continuum built and managed using the aerOS Meta-OS. The platform spans two locations within the metropolitan area of Athens—OTE Academy campus and NCSR Demokritos campus—interconnected via dedicated 10G dark fiber links, forming two fully operational experimental networks.
Our coordination team participated in Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026, held from 21–23 April in Brussels, where we represented SAFE-6G at the Eclipse booth. OCX is a flagship annual gathering organized by the Eclipse Foundation, bringing together developers, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to explore the latest advancements in open-source technologies. The event featured a rich program of keynote talks, technical sessions, and collaborative workshops focused on topics such as cloud-native infrastructure, edge computing, IoT, and next-generation connectivity. As a project leveraging Eclipse aeriOS—building on Horizon Europe’s aerOS—SAFE-6G showcased how open-source ecosystems can play a crucial role in enabling secure, trustworthy, and resilient 6G systems. Our presence at OCX fostered valuable exchanges with the broader community, highlighting the importance of collaboration and transparency in shaping the future of digital infrastructure.
A multi-operator wireless communication system is studied where each operator is equipped with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to enhance its communication quality. RISs controlled by different operators affect the system performance of one another due to the inherently rapid phase shift adjustments that occur on an independent basis. The system performance of such a communication scenario is analytically studied for the practical case where spatial correlation occurs at RIS of arbitrary size. The proposed framework is quite general since it is analyzed under Nakagami- channel fading conditions. Finally, the derived analytical results are verified via numerical and simulation trials as well as some new and useful engineering outcomes are revealed.
The Trust 6G-Net: Trust for Service-Oriented 6G Network Architecture workshop, co-sponsored by SNS projects including SAFE-6G, will take place at the IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarisation (NetSoft 2026) on 29 June 2026 in Berlin. The workshop explores emerging trends in 6G security, focusing on trust, AI-driven protection, zero-touch management, privacy-preserving architectures, and confidential computing. Bringing together researchers, industry experts, and SNS initiatives, it aims to address evolving cybersecurity challenges and showcase innovative solutions, prototypes, and validation activities shaping trustworthy 6G networks.
Vasilis Mavrikakis from INFOLYSiS presented the SAFE-6G project to undergraduate students at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens during a lecture on market research. The presentation introduced the project’s objectives and explained how market research is used to understand stakeholder needs, identify potential applications, and support the development of new technologies. Students gained insight into how research projects combine technological innovation with market analysis to guide future digital communication services.
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is looking to expand its pool of experts to evaluate project proposals and monitor ongoing projects in the field of beyond 5G, 6G technology and smart networks and services. This is your opportunity to contribute to shaping Europe’s digital future and advancing next-generation connectivity solutions.
Expert Profiles We’re Looking For We are particularly interested in professionals from:
Industry and telecommunications companies Research institutions and academia Network operators and service providers Innovation companies and technology start-ups Standardization bodies Public authorities and regulatory bodies The SNS JU is committed to promoting diversity and encourages applications from all qualified experts. We uphold a strict policy regarding conflicts of interest
Thematic expertise Especially for this 2026 Call, we welcome experts from diverse backgrounds with demonstrated expertise in:
5G and 6G
Telecommunications
Verticals industry applications
Microelectronics and Devices
AI and Data Science
Experiments and testbeds including validation of technologies such as:
AI driven a architecture
Wireless communication and ISAC
Optical networking
Security
Ubiquitous computing
Non-Terrestrial Networks
Other fields and Cross-cutting expertise
In addition to your thematic expertise, the following skills and experiences are very welcome and would be an additional asset:
Innovation Methodologies, Strategies and Management
SMEs, Research to Business and Standardisation, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Competitiveness and Growth Opportunities
Open science: open data, open source, interdisciplinary research
Ethics assessment of R&I projects
Financial management of R&I projects
Experience with integrating gender aspects into R&I
Your Role as an Expert
Selected experts will be involved in:
Evaluating project proposals applying for EU funding under the SNS JU Calls
Assessing technical, financial and innovation aspects of proposals
Monitoring the implementation of funded projects, reviewing deliverables and providing an assessment of the project’s progress
Contributing to the achievement of the SNS JU’s objectives in advancing European leadership in future networks technologies and services
The 2025 edition of the European SME Expertise in 5G & Beyond brochure is now online, offering an updated and comprehensive view of the organisations driving innovation across next-generation connectivity.
Developed by the NetworldEurope SME Working Group in collaboration with the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), this tenth edition continues to serve as a practical resource for industry, researchers, and policymakers looking for innovative SME partners in Europe.
Inside the 2025 edition, you will find:
More than 80 SME profiles highlighting expertise across 5G, advanced networking, and emerging communication technologies
Insights into SME roles, technical strengths, and contributions to Europe’s research and innovation landscape
A curated set of success stories showing real results delivered in major EU and global projects
An updated online SME catalogue for easy and efficient partner discovery
Explore the brochure to discover Europe’s SME capabilities in 5G and beyond
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