Why us?

Built on top of more than 20 years of experience, our research activities have forged into a targeted process to deliver relevant research results in a timely and resource aware manner. Through the accompanying toolkits, we provide the means for easy implementation, evaluation and demonstration of novel features using comprehensive, realistic, and intuitive testbeds.

We offer a core network implementation that combines key aspects of the foreseen 6G core networks with modern IT best practices. This creates a system that combines quick integration of 6G oriented features while leveraging the benefits of software-only implementations.

Concentrating on usability, the Open6GCore network environment includes the required observability and control tools for an easy deployment and experimentation, reducing the learning curve specific to these complex ecosystem and making the end-to-end system experimentation manageable. 

As part of an applied research organization, our team stands for providing systematic technology advancements to meet the specific needs of the R&D market. We adapt flexibly to global R&D requirements, gathered from our industry partners, including network operators, equipment providers, use case owners, integrators and standardization organizations.

To be relevant for the market and to provide cutting-edge results, our research activities are dimensioned for technology and innovation quality, market appropriateness and future proofness. We provide an appropriate know-how and practical implementation for:

  • Initial demonstrations of novel technologies and customization to specific use cases, motivating into an intuitive manner the need for research and for technology adoption
  • Developing novel ideas, design, and specifications through critical literature assessment and extensive experience in network environments including RAN and core network, transport networks and backhaul, network management etc.
  • Identifying technology gaps and selecting future research paths based on the standardization trends with the highest impact future systems.
  • Novel concepts development and applying them to new architecture designs, IPR, standardization items, and implementation paths.
  • Prototyping in real environments, enabling an easy implementation, evaluation and demonstrator in almost complete operator testbeds, thereby increasing trust in new technologies and fostering innovation
  • Ensuring integration and interoperability through trials and validations with flexible, customizable software implementations with standard-based interfaces
  • Developing product prototypes and supporting product marketing activities through small-scale practical end-to-end systems for product demonstrations and pre-sales operations. 

Fraunhofer FOKUS Evolution of Toolkits
Fraunhofer FOKUS Evolution of Toolkits Fraunhofer FOKUS