Overview of SNS Calls 4 &5
SNS JU announced €116 million in funding to 20 selected projects, under the SNS JU Work programme 2025 as part of the SNS JU investment into European 6G research and innovation.
This latest investment forms part of the €630 million EU public funding from Horizon Europe that has been allocated in phases since 2021 and expands the SNS JU portfolio to 100 projects.
STREAM B
Stream B covers research for revolutionary and evolutionary technology advancements, in preparation for 6G and revolutionary and evolutionary advancements including IoT, devices and software. This Stream targets both low-medium TRLs leveraging WP 2024 with the objective of delivering innovative solutions towards real-life networks in a short to medium-term period and also low TRL targeting forthcoming 6G / disruptive technologies in a long-term period. The Stream contains the Topics dedicated to wireless communication and signal processing, communication infrastructure technologies and devices, and reliable services and smart security.
This stream is divided in 5 sub-sections for a total of 15 projects: 6G-CATS, 6G-NTN2 Nexus, 6G-OPTICON, Agentic6G, IoT-ZERO, MAGIC-6G, MULTIPLY-6G, OPTIMUS-6G, PIONEERS-6G, PROSPERO, QUEST 6G, SHARC, SIXG
STREAM C
Stream C focuses on SNS Enablers and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) used to further develop and consolidate experimental infrastructure(s), in support of the various phases of the SNS JU. Stream C developments in WP 2025 has a particular focus on 6G Telco Cloud and service platform, using Open-Source technologies and addressing longer term parts of the 3C Networks orientations.
This will be the role of the SOVEREIGN-6G project.
STREAM D
Stream D targets SNS Trials and Pilots with Verticals, including the required infrastructure. The aim is to explore and demonstrate technologies and advanced applications and services for the vertical domains. SNS R&I WP 2025 Stream D projects are expected to mostly rely on SNS Phase 1, and early Phase 2 (Call 2023 and Call 2024) technologies and especially the infrastructures being developed from Stream C projects. The Stream D projects are also expected to use results from other HE calls (e.g., Cluster 4) or results on 6G from national initiatives. The goal is to further incorporate innovative 6G functionalities.
These 4 projects will be 6G-CARE, 6G-Holonet, GENIUS, and PRIME-6G.
