6G Devices

Expected Outcome:The primary outcome of this work is a widely endorsed European roadmap outlining options based on device complexity, target markets, and connectivity capabilities, accompanied by a strategy to revitalize European industrial capabilities in 5G/6G devices, which:• Address in priority part of the end device market, notably that related to vertical specific use-cases with the objective of generating huge downstream production volumes, beyond the sole infrastructure segment.• Support the telecom industry, through evidence-based recommendations and requirements, towards the provision of end-to-end capabilities serving key vertical markets with comprehensive EU offers across the value chain.• Support to the SNS JU and the EC to define and implement measures aiming at strengthening the position of Europe’s industry in the global 6G devices value chain.• Support the microelectronics industry through evidence-based recommendations and requirements on how to achieve the volumes it needs from an economic perspective.• Support the emergence of a complete European device-network ecosystem fuelling the deployment of 5G SA solutions towards 6G, as examples like 5G Redcap come with SA connectivity requirements.• Identify key and priority vertical use cases which could be early adopters of such device capabilities, in particular looking into novel 6G potential markets. These use-cases will have to be characterized in terms of key device requirements (storage, processing, connectivity, intelligence).• Federate European relevant actors around a device initiative that could be implemented during the next R&I framework programme in the context of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union (EU).• Identify the main/critical issues and milestones for success such as technology, experimental facilities, open technology test platforms, integration in vertical business models as a function of the target device, connectivity options and use cases re