Objective
The evolution toward 6G networks requires fundamental architectural innovations that can simultaneously lower costs, improve sustainability, and enable new services. The current landscape remains fragmented, often energy intensive, and heavily dependent on proprietary solutions, limiting the ability of operators to meet future performance, resilience, and sovereignty requirements.
PROSPERO addresses these challenges by proposing a Uniform, Integrated and Simplified (UIS) 6G architecture that unifies connectivity, intelligence and sustainability within a coherent framework. The project is framed around three operator driven business cases: lowering Total Cost of Ownership, enabling new revenue sources, and reinforcing network resiliency. To achieve these objectives, PROSPERO introduces five strategic paradigms: architectural simplification to reduce fragmentation and deployment costs; global operations that enable trusted collaboration across multiple stakeholders; native integration of AI for automation and novel services; sustainability by design through energy aware mechanisms and resource efficient programming; and seamless management frameworks for resources, functions and AI models across heterogeneous domains.
These paradigms are translated into concrete solutions that will be designed and validated through targeted Proof of Concepts to demonstrate both technical feasibility and operator relevance. By following this approach, PROSPERO contributes to the expected impacts of the program: the UIS architecture reduces reliance on proprietary technologies and strengthens European sovereignty. Energy efficiency and resource optimization support the green transition. AI enabled orchestration across cloud, edge and operator environments fosters new business models and vertical applications. Finally, alignment with standardization activities ensures European leadership through a validated blueprint for future 6G networks.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
MAIN PROGRAMME
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HORIZON.2.4.2 - Key Digital Technologies
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Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
28050 MADRID
Spain
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