The role of European trials in developing resilient 6G networks and bridging the gap between research and large-scale deployment was a key focus of I-SENSE/ICCS participation in Techritory Forum 2026 in Riga, Latvia.
Xenofon Vasilakos represented the European 6G-VERSUS project at the collaboration event “6G Trials for Resilient Europe: From SNS Pilots to FP10 Pre-deployment.” His participation included a presentation of the project’s pilot results and contributions to discussions on the future of European 6G experimentation.
In his presentation, “Towards Resilient 6G Networks: Evidence and Lessons from the 6G-VERSUS Trials and Pilots,” Xenofon Vasilakos presented evidence and lessons learned from the project’s six pilots, examining how Beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G technologies can support network resilience across diverse real-world environments.
The presentation highlighted several technological mechanisms, including coverage extension, multi-connectivity, adaptive Quality of Service (QoS), network programmability, edge intelligence and energy-aware operation.
It also addressed lessons learned from technology integration and field trials, contributing to recommendations for incorporating resilience into the design of future 6G systems.
I-SENSE/ICCS’s technical contribution to 6G-VERSUS
I-SENSE/ICCS plays an important role in the project by contributing to the coordination of its technical direction and aligning the common reference architecture with pilot requirements, technology integration and experimentation across heterogeneous environments.
This technical work connects the development of individual technologies with their integration and evaluation across the project’s different pilots. The experience gained through field trials provides a basis for technical assessment and for shaping recommendations for next-generation networks.
From European pilots to FP10 pre-deployment
Xenofon Vasilakos also participated in the panel discussion “6G for a Resilient and Competitive Europe: From Innovation to Strategic and Economic Impact,” alongside representatives from European research, industry and the wider 6G ecosystem.
The discussion explored how Europe can translate research and pilot results into technologies with practical and economic value. It also addressed priorities for experimental infrastructures, large-scale trials and the transition towards pre-deployment under the future FP10 programme.
The experience gained through 6G-VERSUS and other European trials will be essential in shaping the next phase of 6G development, as Europe moves from experimentation towards large-scale trials and pre-deployment under FP10.
