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IMAGINE-B5G

IMAGINE-B5G, a Horizon Europe Smart Network and Services (SNS) Project, aims to implement an advanced, accessible, secure, and programmable end-to-end (E2E) 5G platform for large-scale trials and pilots in Europe by leveraging the best breed of B5G features.

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    Funding

    HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022 Type of Action: HORIZON-JU-IA Work Programme: SNS-D-01-01 (Stream D - Large Scale Trials and Pilots) GA Number: 101096452

    Duration

    3 years 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

    Vertical alignment / Department

    Future Networks / Strategic Partnership Office

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    Overview

    The evolution of mobile telecoms networks Beyond-5G creates a tremendous opportunity for Europe to establish leadership in innovation by addressing the requirements of use case from PPDR, smart agriculture, media, eHealth, education, transportation, logistics, Industry 4.0, and energy sectors.

    The IMAGINE-B5G project aims to create an advanced and accessible end-to-end (E2E) 5G platform for Large-Scale Trials and Pilots, providing a set of B5G applications, enabled by the integration of advanced 5G disrupting technologies. The project will support 3GPP Rel-17 and beyond features which are crucial for implementation of private networks under real-life operational conditions to enable advanced 5G services which are driven by the industrial needs and requirements of a wide variety of verticals.

    The functionalities built into the B5G platform will enable these advanced 5G vertical applications to be demonstrated at scale and will allow the project to identify and validate new 5G KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and KVIs (Key Value Indicators) across three different but equally fundamental domains – societal, application and management. All KPIs and KVIs will be verified as relevant to the use cases supported, through demonstration of their importance to end-to-end large-scale trials and pilots.

    Implementation

    IMAGINE-B5G brings together four advanced 5G experimental facilities, in Norway, Spain, Portugal and France. These facilities will capitalise on previous 5G-PPP infrastructure (ICT-17) and vertical trial projects (ICT-19) reusing the platform components and extending the existing capabilities of these facilities.

    This will ensure a successful implementation of SNS-D-01-01 (Stream D – Large Scale Trials and Pilots) goals and expected outcomes. The IMAGINE-B5G strategy to achieve this is built up implementation of the latest 5G Rel-16 technology enablers. The project is envisioned to become an incubator, facilitating technology innovations and a diverse set of advanced 5G applications, services and ecosystem developments.

    The project will run three open calls for Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) with a budget of over 4 million euros available for third party participants. SETU is part of the Administration management team of the FSTP programme of the IMAGINE-B5G project.

    Key Objectives

    • To identify KPIs and KVIs and define novel business models in the context of advanced 5G vertical use cases.
    • To build a secure, large-scale end-to-end advanced 5G facility to on-board innovative vertical use cases.
    • To develop well-defined APIs towards 3rd parties and developers with the aim of creating an open testbed.
    • To develop open-source advanced 5G tools and modules.
    • To attract innovative partners for the platform validation and vertical use case on-boarding.
    • To perform advanced 5G large-scale trials, pilots and showcases with verticals.
    • To validate the IMAGINE-B5G platform and core technologies across application, management, and societal domains.