Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure
Funds pilot projects using AI, XR/AR, and virtual worlds on secure, open European telco-edge-cloud platforms to drive innovation in sectors like mobility, energy, health, and manufacturing.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: March 18, 2027 | March 17, 2027
Funding Amounts: Total budget €38 million; indicative grant size ~€19 million per project; project duration typically 36-48 months.
Summary: Funds demand-driven pilot projects that integrate advanced applications (AI, virtual worlds, XR/AR) with secure, open European telco-edge-cloud infrastructure in key sectors.
Key Information: Strict eligibility: only entities from EU, specified associated countries, and not controlled by non-eligible countries may participate.
Description
This grant supports the design, development, and demonstration of demand-side pilot projects that integrate domain-specific applications and services with the emerging European Connected, Collaborative, Computing (3C) telco-edge-cloud infrastructure. The pilots are expected to leverage advanced networking features, open orchestration platforms, and innovative technologies such as AI, virtual worlds, and XR/AR.
Key objectives include:
- Enabling sector-specific pilots (e.g., smart mobility, energy, health, manufacturing) that validate open orchestration platforms across the telco-cloud-edge continuum.
- Enhancing security and privacy, including quantum-resistant solutions.
- Ensuring service continuity across multi-cloud and inter-domain deployments.
- Fostering an ecosystem involving SMEs and start-ups for innovation and commercialization.
- Demonstrating practical, sustainable, and high-performance digital solutions with robust data governance and interoperability with European data spaces.
Proposals should detail robust data governance models, interoperability mechanisms, and demonstrate replicability and commercial potential.
