5G-IANA will organise two Open Calls during the implementation of the project for the involvement and engagement of “third parties” with the 5G-IANA “Automotive Open Experimental Platform (AOEP)” the project is developing.

The first Open Call – 5G-IANA Open Call #1- has been launched on 22^nd February 2023. The program starts in June 2023 and ends in October 2023. Applications are already open and can be submitted here until 22^nd of May 2023.

5G-IANA Open Call #1 timeline:

• Application period: 22^nd February-22^nd May 2023
• Evaluation period: 22^nd May-31^st May 2023
• Pre-testing phase: June-July 2023
• Validation & testing phase: July-October 2023
• Reporting period: November 2023
• Award phase: December 2023

The project is calling for SMEs and start-ups from Europe to apply to the program that will allow them to run their automotive network applications on top of the platform provided by the 5G-IANA project making use of 5G connectivity. The 5G-IANA consortium will support its participants to develop and integrate their innovative idea using the 5G-IANA platform, facilitating in parallel the developed Repository of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs).

A “User Guide for Applicants” has been issued by the project where it provides all the information about the Open Call, including the detailed description of the conditions and procedures for applying. The document is available for download here.

Finally, the project organises an Info Day on March 14th to inform potential applicants about the Open Call. Participants will get the opportunity to learn more about the 5G-IANA project, the offerings of the 5G-IANA experimental platform, the deployment of Network Applications and the Open Call application procedure for SMEs and Start-Ups. Registration is already available here .

On 16th January 2023, 5G-IANA project participated at the 5G-PPP SME Working Group periodic meeting with the aim of introducing 5G-IANA’s upcoming Open Call opportunity for SMEs in the automotive sector.

5G-IANA project is about to officially announce the launch of the project’s first Open call and this meeting has represented a great opportunity to start reaching the SME’s ecosystem. 5G-IANA’s Deputy Coordinator, Eirini Liotou, provided an overview of the project and presented the Open Call and the available opportunities for SMEs and start-ups in the automotive sector.

The 5G-IANA Open Calls will take place in two phases: the first one between February and May 2023, and the second one between December23 and March 24, coinciding with the finalisation of the integration processes in the two development phases.

The full presentation is available here. Stay tuned for the official announcement of Open Call 1!

ISO Technical Committee 204 on “Intelligent Transport Systems” has established the new Working Group 20 (WG20) that will focus on “Big Data and Artificial Intelligence supporting ITS” and will work on Intelligent Transport Systems specific use cases.

This Working Group has launched a call for contribution to obtain appropriate ITS specific and AI and/or Big Data relevant input(s) for this standardisation work. Collected inputs will be published in the ISO technical report TR 12786 titled “Intelligent transport systems — Big data and artificial intelligence supporting intelligent transport systems — Use cases”.

In the framework of this call, 5G-IANA project has contributed by proposing a use case named “Federated Learning for Distributed Predictive QoS in ITS”. The goal of the distributed Predictive QoS use case is to derive an up-to-date view of the network status of connected vehicles in ITS and draw predictions with respect to the connectivity performance of these. The result of this use case will support the deployment of advanced ITS services such as cooperative connected automated mobility (CCAM), that rely on underlying connectivity capabilities.

5G-IANA was presented at the IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN 2022) that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 28–30 November.

Our project was presented by our Coordinator ICCS-NTUA during the session “Invited talks on Research Projects”, held on the second day of the Conference, on Tuesday 29th November. Dr Vasilis Sourlas presented the ongoing 5G-IANA standardisation activities and potential contributions to standardisation bodies like ISO TC204, ETSI ISG MEC, and ETSI TC ITS, among others.

All information about this event is available on the website https://cscn2022.ieee-cscn.org/. 

On November 23^rd– 24^th the 5G-IANA consortium physically met again for a two-day Plenary Meeting and was warmly welcomed to the city of Torino by our partner LINKS Foundation – Fondazione LINKS.

On the first day of the meeting, Work Package Leaders presented to the Consortium the work already addressed, the current status of the activities and the roadmap for the upcoming months. The second day was time to review the project’s seven Use Cases, the testbeds, and the plan for the engagement of third parties.

Furthermore, the consortium had the great opportunity to take part at the demos performed by our Italian partners: LINKS Foundation – Fondazione LINKS presented to the consortium the On-Board Unit (OBU) and Road-Side Unit (RSU) they have specifically developed for the project, while Bylogix introduced to the Consortium the car that will be used on Use Case 2 of the project.

Very fruitful discussions took place during the presentations that provided excellent feedback and resulted in specific actions towards project planning and execution.

Thank you to all 5G-IANA partners and a special thanks to LINKS for your warm hosting!