SNS OPS

Brief description

The SNS OPS project supports the Smart Networks Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) operations to facilitate the activities of the European SNS Initiative, as outlined in the SNS contractual EU Partnership. This includes:

• Support for the European Partnership for SNS and the related organisation through cross-SNS projects coordination.
• Organisation of the SNS as a coherent programme with clear links to the 6G Infrastructure Association and the EC via the partnership board and the JU Office and their strategic policies.
• Maximised output and exploitation of SNS projects results in key domains (e.g., standardisation, spectrum) through managed cooperation between projects on horizontal issues.
• Inter-JU coordination and joint actions.

SNS OPS also orchestrates and organises strategic activities to capture and promote the European view on 6G, the achievements of the 6G SNS and will start the process of monitoring the development and impact of these results on the evolution of 6G in Europe over the period of life of the 6G SNS initiative. This work also looks to the future and consider what additional actions are necessary to maintain the European momentum and leadership in 6G and facilitate the uptake of 6G by the European vertical sectors.
 

Our Role

Within SNS-OPS, Trust-IT drives engagement across various vertical sectors by leveraging complementary domains and peer partnerships, like IoT, cloud and edge computing, AI, and CCAM, to define synergies and align priorities. Most significantly, it supports the SNS JU pre-standardisation roadmap through the online Standards Tracker, a single-entry point for vertical sectors and SNS JU projects, showcasing inputs and helping navigate the evolving landscape. The tracker is used in impact reports featuring infographics on stakeholder profiling, covering groups, sectors, organizational types, roles, and locations. Finally, it supports the work on 6G network KPIs and KVIs and the impact analyses. 
 

Impact

• Enhancement of 6G SNS Vision
• Measurable Programme Progress and KPIs/KVIs
• Maintaining the holistic view of progress on implementing SNS and 6G in Europe
• Widespread dissemination of European achievements
• Growing the 6G SNS constituency
• Supporting early exploitation of results
• Supporting relevant SDGs and Policies 

Results

• Support for the Smart Networks Services (SNS) institutionalised European partnership and cross-SNS projects coordination.
• A Europe-wide platform addressing the communication network technologies and systems in the context of 6G global developments.
• Identification of strategic research and innovation orientations, coordination of R&I results/initiatives at EU scale including Member State-level initiatives, organisation of Europe's contribution to standards, and the identification of international cooperation priorities across key regions.
• Organisation of the SNS as a coherent programme with clear links to the 6G Infrastructure Association and the EC via the partnership board and the JU Office and their strategic policies.
• Common technical papers showing the work and consensus of the SNS projects.
• Maximised output and exploitation of SNS project results in key domains
• Inter JU coordination and joint actions
• Periodic update of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for SNS
• A yearly achievements report

Funding

SNS OPS has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101095811