Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)

🚨 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟰) The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future framework for Joint Undertakings (JUs). 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗝𝗨 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 — public authorities, industry, SMEs, start-ups, research organisations, universities and policy actors — 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀. The consultation will feed into the upcoming 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝘁 and the future design of Treaty-based European Partnerships, with the aim of making them more strategic, coherent and impactful across the entire innovation chain. 🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼: gather evidence, experience and views from stakeholders on the role and functioning of Treaty-based European Partnerships under Horizon Europe; collect suggestions on how Joint Undertakings could be improved to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness. The results will help the European Commission address identified challenges and assess possible solutions in the preparation of the future initiative. 📝 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gbNsvc_e 📝 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://lnkd.in/e7BXmkJm 📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 (𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲) If you are active in the JU ecosystem, this is the moment to make your voice heard. 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association #SNSJU #6G #HorizonEurope #JointUndertakings #DigitaleEU

🔐 Privacy is the top concern for future connectivity The 6G4Society citizen survey reveals that 64% of respondents rank privacy as their main priority when considering future connectivity, particularly in relation to sensing technologies, data ownership, and the use of data for AI training. 🔎 These concerns are understandable. With 6G, networks become more deeply embedded in everyday life, making it easier to collect, analyse, and combine data in new ways that bring opportunities but also risks. For 6G to earn people’s trust, it needs to be designed with privacy at its core. SNS JU projects are already leading the way, for example: 🛟 ΜΑRE_EUProject is building an intelligent, adaptive security system for 6G networks that protects user privacy while stopping cyber threats. Like a digital immune system, it monitors the network, learns from attacks, and adjusts defenses without exposing personal data, ensuring sensitive information (such as location or health data) remains safe and anonymized. 🛡️ RIGOUROUS uses AI to defend 6G services from cyberattacks by detecting and isolating threats without accessing unnecessary personal data. It acts like a smart alarm system that respects privacy: it only uses the data strictly needed for security, without tracking or storing sensitive user information. Other SNS JU projects — including HORSE Project, ELASTIC Project, ROBUST-6G, SNS iTrust6G Project, 6G-Cloud, Natwork Project — are also contributing to a more secure, trustworthy and privacy-aware 6G ecosystem. 📄 For more insights, explore the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association White Paper: https://lnkd.in/g4pBp4dF #SNSJU #6G #6G4Society #Connectivity #Innovation #DigitalEU #Privacy #Security

🧑🌾 Smart, Sustainable Industry & Farming From airports to mango farms, one thing keeps them greener and smarter: radio spectrum 3 trials in the SNS JU Trials & Pilots Brochure n°2 show how AI and advanced 5G are making transport industry and farming smarter and more sustainable: ✈️ Smart Airport (TrialsNet) brought thermal cameras, AI passenger-flow analytics and a humanoid service robot to Athens International Airport. Over six months: 42.9 ms latency, 100% reliability, a 4.3/5 passenger satisfaction score, and more than ten thousand passenger interactions handled. 🌱 Precision Agriculture (6G-PATH) ran 3 concurrent network slices at a Spanish farm (4K drone video, low-latency drone control, and soil sensors) all isolated. AI spotted plant stress, counted fruit and predicted irrigation needs in near real time, with drone control under 15 ms. 📡 Upper 6 GHz Proof of Concept (Imagine-B5G) tested the 6,425–7,125 MHz band Europe sees as essential for 6G, proving it can deliver over 1.5 Gbps on existing infrastructure. Efficient spectrum management underpins Europe’s digital connectivity and competitiveness. 📘 Explore more Trials & Pilots from SNS JU projects here: https://lnkd.in/gs8NGePW #SmartIndustry #PrecisionAgriculture #Spectrum #AI #6G #SNSJU #DigitalSovereignty

🤖 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗡𝗦 𝗝𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. #6G will only be trusted if it's built to withstand attack — not just detect it. 🦾 In this edition, we explore how #SNSJU projects are turning that principle into practice: from AI-driven threat orchestration to user-centric protection frameworks, portable secure execution, and dependable deterministic communication. 📬 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗡𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. #Security #Trust #DigitalEU #5G

🌳 What should shape the future of 6G? For many citizens, the answer is clear: climate 🪸 According to the 6G4Society citizen survey, 4 in 10 people say climate change should be the leading issue shaping the development of future technologies. 🍀 Within SNS JU-funded projects, reducing the environmental impact of advanced connectivity networks and services is built into the design from the outset. For example: 🔸CENTRIC Project is using Artificial Intelligence to adapt network operations in real time, reducing the energy use and CO₂ emissions. 🔸Project EXIGENCE helps reduce the overall energy consumption and carbon footprint of ICT service delivery by better measuring, optimising, and incentivising ICT service consumers to use resources responsibly. 🔸SUSTAIN-6G Project — the sustainability lighthouse of the SNS JU for end-to-end 6G networks — uses ultra-low-power sensors to detect anomalies and activate cameras and drones only when needed. This helps speed up responses to wildfires and other incidents, while keeping energy use low. 👏Together, 6G4Society, CENTRIC Project, SNS BeGREEN Project, 6Green Project, 6G-TWIN, Coalesce Capital, and IN2CCAM — spanning both SNS JU and other Horizon Europe programmes — co-signed an open letter calling for greener 6G through energy-efficient design, renewables, AI optimisation, and cross-sector collaboration. 📖 Read the open letter here: https://lnkd.in/e_CVf9dP Follow us for more on 6G4Society! #SNSJU #6G #6G4Society #Connectivity #Innovation #DigitalEU #XR

🩺 Connected Health & Emergency Care The most powerful uses of advanced networks are not always the most visible. They can hide behind a nurse, a scanner and a 3D printer serving a remote village. 2 trials in the SNS JU Trials & Pilots Brochure n°2 show what AI-enabled 5G and early 6G mean for healthcare when distance is the obstacle: 🩹 Bioprinted Patch (6G-PATH) followed a nurse to a patient's home in a remote area: she scans a chronic wound, AI-driven analytics model it in 2D and 3D, she video-calls a specialist for guidance, and prints a personalised hydrogel patch tailored to its exact shape, all over a small 5G micro-network running from her vehicle. A clinical pilot began in a Berlin nursing home in December 2025. 🚑 Mass Casualty Incident (TrialsNet) connected first responders' wearables, AI-assisted triage and robotic video into one live dashboard during simulated large-scale emergencies in Athens and Madrid, with 99.999% service availability and location accuracy within 2 metres. Beyond the tech, the impact is human: wound patients reported a better quality of life and greater safety without leaving home, while emergency responders rated the triage system above 4/5 on trust and usability, meaning faster, better-prioritised care exactly when minutes count.  These are some examples of what European-built infrastructure can bring to personalised care and coordinated crisis response, reaching people and places at the right moment. 📘 To find out more, read the full results: https://lnkd.in/gs8NGePW #ConnectedHealth #eHealth #AI #6G #SNSJU #DigitalSovereignty

🌟 The SNS JU July Newsflash is out! 🙌 In this edition, you’ll find: 📍SNS JU Annual Activity Report 25 📍The European Commission consultation on the future of JUs 📍SNS JU appoints 16 members to its Stakeholders Group As always, the Newsflash brings you fresh insights and opportunities you won’t want to miss. 💡 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 https://lnkd.in/g32EWVwu 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association EU Digital & Tech #SNSJU #Innovation #NewsLetter #6G #5G #DigitalEU #Tech

What if a Formula 1 legend's life, a rural classroom, a factory inspection, and a phone call all had something in common? All four just became immersive… over 5G and early 6G. 4 trials in the SNS JU Trials & Pilots Brochure n°2 show how advanced connectivity is reshaping how we experience culture, learn, work and connect: 🏎️ Remember Ascari (TrialsNet) brought motorsport history to life in a Turin museum. Visitors collaborated on a virtual F1 pit stop, nearly 4,000 took part, 96% wanted to return, 80% learned something new. 🎓 XR Rural Schools (6G-PATH) delivered extended-reality lessons to two rural Romanian schools at the same quality an urban classroom gets - a direct step toward closing Europe's digital divide. 🔬 SCANNER (Imagine-B5G) let specialists in different locations inspect the same micrometre-precise digital twin of an industrial part together, in real time, under 25 ms latency. 📞 6G-XR made a holographic call straight from a normal phone dialler (no extra app) by routing it through the call infrastructure operators already use, at a steady 41–42 ms. Whether it's a rural classroom, a museum visitor of any generation, or a standard phone dialler, the thread is the same: closing the distance between people and high-quality digital experiences, built in Europe, on Europe's terms. 📘 Read how it was done: https://lnkd.in/gs8NGePW #SNSJU #5G #6G #DigitalEU #Tech

🤖 As advanced connectivity evolves, the focus often falls on smarter systems and faster networks. Yet behind the technology, another story is emerging, one told by citizens themselves. Insights from the SNS JU project 6G4Society citizen survey suggest that alongside performance and innovation, something just as vital is at stake: the human experience. 🧑🤝🧑 Among the key benefits people associate with 6G are: 😉 automation that simplifies work 🔐 improved safety and reliability ⌛ seamless digital experiences that reduce daily friction This people-centred perspective is already being explored through SNS JU projects. Here is a glimpse:  🔸6G-XR trialled holographic calls directly from a standard phone dialler, making communication feel more natural over distance.. 🔸In the Italian city of Turin,TrialsNet, created an immersive mixed-reality museum experience at the MAUTO - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, turning a visit into a shared story across generations. 🔸6G-PATH brought immersive learning tools to rural schools in 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶 and Sita Buzăului (Romania), helping make digital opportunities more accessible. Find out what EU citizens think about 6G: https://lnkd.in/gne-JgSe Stay tuned for more 6G for society highlights. #SNSJU #6G #6G4Society #Connectivity #Innovation #DigitalEU #XR

🚀 𝗦𝗡𝗦 𝗝𝗨 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗘𝗠 - 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🤝The seventh SNS JU Call for proposals is live on the 𝗘𝗨 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹. With €𝟭𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, this call addresses the critical need for European-designed microelectronics (Front-End Module – FEM) strengthening synergies with the Chips Joint Undertaking and reducing dependency on non-European semiconductor technologies that underpin next-generation networks. ✅ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 26 May 2026 🔥 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 03 Sept 2026 at 17:00 CEST 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eUsak-B5 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association European Commission EU Digital & Tech #SNSJU #Connectivity #Innovation #Research #5G #6G #HorizonEurope