The EConoM project aims to research how the application of key technologies such as 5G campus networks, edge computing, artificial intelligence and digital twins can make automated processes on (large) construction sites more efficient and cost-effective in the future. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV), Fraunhofer FOKUS is one of 8 project partners.

The 6G-TakeOff project is working on an uniform 3D communications network, in which flying network nodes provide functionalities together with terrestrial network components dynamically and according to demand. Fraunhofer FOKUS is currently developing an Organic Open6GCore, and will test its capabilities in various use cases together with industry partners.

The 6G-Sandbox project aims to provide an open pan-European test environment for 6G experimentation and validation of 5G-Advanced and 6G capabilities. Companies and organizations can conduct trials on four experimental platforms. Fraunhofer FOKUS is part of the project and provides a test environment in Berlin.

The goal of CampusOS is to build a modular ecosystem for open 5G campus networks based on open radio technologies and interoperable network components. This is intended to enable vendor independence and more competition as well as innovation in order to strengthen the digital sovereignty of companies in Germany.

The 6G Research and Innovation Cluster (6G-RIC) will develop the essential key technologies of future 6G communication systems. In addition to the actual technology development, the focus will be on setting up a powerful test infrastructure. For the 6G-RIC, FOKUS will practically test and analyze the management of a distributed RAN functionality as well as innovative network management and data layer functions.

In the Open6GHub, an organic 6G core network is being researched and developed, in which the highest requirements for reliability and flexibility in particular are taken into account. FOKUS is one of the project partners and involved in designing the essential components for an organic, distributed 6G core network and integrating them into the emerging test environments.

With the SENTINEL lighthouse project, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is launching a lead project to develop key technologies for the upcoming 6G mobile communications standard. The focus is on terahertz technologies and solutions for flexible networks. Fraunhofer FOKUS, as well as four other Fraunhofer institutes, are involved in SENTINEL.

The ALADIN project aims to ensure safer forest firefighting in the future employing demand-oriented 5G networking of emergency forces and response resources. As a first step, a nomadic, i.e. local and temporary, network is being set up at the Schönhagen airfield in Brandenburg. The network will then be used as a basis for controlling unmanned response equipment and monitoring and securing the site of operations.

The use of new technological approaches, such as the digital twin, can optimize the maintenance process of gas turbines in power plants. Fraunhofer FOKUS provides new approaches for the expansion of the communication infrastructure in connection with Digital Twins.

The increasing networking of the value chain in the course of digitalization requires further development of networking software in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT). For this purpose, the FAMOUS project combines the research expertise of the University of Augsburg, ifak, the Fraunhofer Institutes IPK and FOKUS with the competencies of the companies Endress+Hauser, Lenze, and Bosch.

Vertical demos over Common large scale field Trials for Rail, energy and media Industries

The Digitising European Industry (DEI) strategy aims to reinforce EU's competitiveness in digital technologies and ensure that any industry in Europe, big or small, wherever situated and in any sector can fully benefit from digital innovations. One pillar of the strategy is to setup a pan-European network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH), to broadly foster and disseminate digital innovation.