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EUCNC and 6G Summit 2023

Pioneering research

Welcome to our booth and speaker slots!

Jun 06, 2023 09:00
to Jun 09, 2023 14:00 (CET)
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (Mässans Gata/Korsvägen, 412 94 Göteborg)

EUCNC focuses on all aspects of telecommunications ranging from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G exploration and future communications systems and networks, including experimentation and testbeds, and applications and services. Ericsson is the Diamond patron and present with a 20 sqm booth, keynote speaker and many exciting panels and sessions.

Thank you for joining us at the 2023 EuCNC & 6G Summit in Gothenburg! We are excited to co-host this year’s conference, which combines two of Europe’s premier events in communication networks: the European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) and the 6G Summit.

At the EuCNC & 6G Summit, we advocate for global dialogue and collaboration to develop mobile communications standards. The road to 6G extends beyond mobile communications technology and spans the entire value chain, from components and devices to AI, Cloud, and security. The 6G era will be driven by four important factors: trustworthy systems, sustainability, accelerated automation and digitalisation, and limitless connectivity. Each generation of mobile communications technology has moved beyond the sole purpose of increasing connectivity to prioritising the creation of essential infrastructure, energy efficiency, and positive societal impact. Our goal is to design mobile communications technology and systems that prioritise the well-being of both humanity and the planet.

We hope you enjoy the conference and your stay in Gothenburg. Let’s work together to shape the future of our connected world!

Keynote

Magnus Frodigh

6G – Connecting a cyber-physical world

Wednesday, June 07
9:45-10:30
Kongresshallen 

Magnus Frodigh
Vice President and Head of Ericsson Research 

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Demos

Meet us in booth #H01:12!

Powering our world with harvested ambient energy

Zero-energy devices in 6G networks

Imagine a future where batteries never have to be recharged or replaced. Sound too good to be true? Perhaps not.

Connecting countless devices wirelessly without external power supplies is an integral key of our 6G vision of connecting a cyber-physical world. With Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston we are exploring radio hardware technology components to realize this. In the work MIT have used Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a material to realize an ultra-efficient radio energy harvester in combination with a silicon low energy radio transceiver based on backscattered communication. We have connected the zero energy device to more than thousand pressure sensors integrated into a knitted sweater to make predictions of the current activities of the bearer of the clothes.

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Satellite orbiting earth

5G Non-Terrestrial Networks

Integration of non-terrestrial and terrestrial (cellular) networks is a potential solution for CSP to provide mobile coverage everywhere. 5G connectivity via Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites is expected to include coverage in extreme geographies or remote areas where terrestrial coverage is absent.   

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Holographic communications

Ericsson Holographic Communication enabled by 5G APIs

Holographic communication is cutting edge technology powered by edge and cloud computing, which enables real-time 3D experiences with consumer grade devices on today’s 5G network pioneered by Ericsson.

Holographic Communication enables several use-cases, such as getting in touch with loved ones, e-health, or influencers.

The demo shows a live holographic calling experience, showcasing a hologram of a person represented on an augmented reality device. 

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network services Digitalizing sites

Digital twin of 6G network

We show a demo of a prototype 6G RAN system, consisting of a 6G Baseband stack and a Digital Twin of the radios and the propagation environment.

You will see a 3D model of an outdoor environment in Kista, Sweden. The position of the device (represented by a walking person) is changed. While walking around in the 3D world, the system shows changes in KPIs (throughput, latency, BLER).

The demo is realized by connecting the 6G baseband part of Ericsson’s 6G testbed to a digital representation (Digital Twin) of the radio and the propagation environment. The Digital Twin acts as a very accurate channel emulator, which is a true representation of the specific environment (in this case a part of Kista). Beyond the immediate take-away (live experience of a 6G RAN), there are a number of deeper take-aways: A digital twin is a powerful tool for fast turnarounds in RAN design, e.g. testing and optimizing a new feature, including (pre-)training of AI-based algorithms. When combined with a 3D model of a customer network, it can be used for virtual feature introduction and comparison.

picking robots

Multi-robot exploration

Find this demo in the Lobby area of Svenska mässan.

Experience collaborative robots mapping their surroundings over a wireless network. 

Connected intelligent machines that collaborate to achieve a common goal is a key use case for the next generation mobile networks. In this demo, multiple small and scalable robots are collaborating through a connected network to explore and map an unknown environment. The robots are equipped with simple sensors and rely on a fast and reliable ubiquitous connection to perform their task collaboratively, where the decision making and calculations are done remotely. Multiple robots provide higher fault tolerance, and with a centralized control scheme all calculations and processing can be outsourced to cloud computing to enable a cheap and scalable system. 

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Workshops

Synergies between communication, localization, and sensing towards 6G

9:00-10:30/11:00-12:30/14:00-15:30/16:00-17:30, Room G4

Ericsson speaker:

Erik Dahlman
Senior Expert, Radio access 

Keynote on "integrated sensing and communication" in Session 3 – From Hexa-X to Hexa-X II

About the workshop

 

Exploring the Intersection of 6G and Artificial Intelligence: Unleashing the Potential of Next-Gen Technologies

9:00-10:30/11:00-12:30, Room J2

Neiva Linder
Research leader, network management and automation

“AI@EDGE Network Architecture and Automation of Future Telecom network”

About the workshop

 

The 6G series workshop by Hexa-X and Hexa-X-II

9:00-10:30/11:00-12:30/14:00-15:30/16:00-17:30, Room G3

About the workshop

Ericsson speakers Session 1 – 6G system vision:

Erik Dahlman
Senior Expert, Radio access 

Keynote "Ericsson's view on 6G" 

Hamed Farhadi
Senior Researcher, Radio, and Technical lead Hexa-X-I

"Hexa-X: Overview of 6G radio enablers"

Patrik Rugeland
Master Researcher, Networks, and Technical lead Hexa-X-II

"Hexa-X-II: Draft foundation for 6G system design2

 

Ericsson speakers Session 2 – 6G and sustainability

Host Patrik Rugeland

Pernilla Bergmark
Principal Researcher Sustainability

"Enhancing standardized methodologies for assessing indirect effects to explore impacts of future systems"

 

Ericsson speakers Session 3 – 6G architecture

Mårten Ericson
Senior Researcher, Networks

"Hexa-X/Hexa-X-II: 6G E2E architecture, architectural components and enablers"

Joachim Sachs
Senior Expert, Industrial mobile networks

"DETERMINISTIC6G – a 6G architecture for deterministic communication"

 

Ericsson speakers Session 4 – Connecting intelligence 

Host Hamed Farhadi
Senior Researcher, Radio, and Technical lead Hexa-X-I

Neiva Linder
Research leader, network management and automation

"AI@Edge – Intelligent network architecture"

Hamed Farhadi

Panel chair: "AI and 6G: opportunities and challenges"

 

Future deterministic programmable networks for 6G

14:00-15:30/16:00-17:30, Room G2

Workshop introduction: Dhruvin Patel
Senior Researcher, Networks, and Project lead Deterministic6G

Dr. Afif Osseiran
vice-chair 5G-ACIA

Keynote "5G-ACIA:learnings on 5G for industries”

About the workshop

 

Measuring societal value impact in 6G with KVIs

14:00-15:30/16:00-17:30, Room J2

Gustav Wikström
Research Leader, Networks

"6G-IA Vision SNVC – What are KVIs and how to use them?"

About the workshop

Opening Session

8:30-9:45, Kongresshallen

Welcome address

Magnus Frodigh
Vice President & Head of Research, Ericsson & Conference General Co-Chair

About the session

 

Keynote

6G – Connecting a cyber-physical world

9:45-10:30, Kongresshallen

Magnus Frodigh
Vice President & Head of Research, Ericsson

 

Panels

Dialogue with Industry Leaders

17:30-18:30, Kongresshallen

Magnus Frodigh
Vice President & Head of Research, Ericsson

About the panel

 

Careers in Practicing and Research Engineering

16:00-17:30, Kongresshallen

Anki Ljung
Head of Talent Acquisition

About the panel

 

Sessions

Dependable wireless communication systems and deterministic 6G communication

16:00-17:30, Room G3

Co-chair: Dhruvin Patel
Senior Researcher, Networks, and Project lead Deterministic6G

Patrik Rugeland
Technical manager Hexa-X-II and former technical manager Hexa-X

"Invited talk: “6G for critical use cases – learnings in Hexa-X /Hexa-X-II”

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Panel

Sustainability challenges and opportunities for 6G

14:00-15:30, Kongresshallen

Pernilla Bergmark
Principal Researcher Sustainability

About the panel

 

Convened session

The path to 6G standardisation

11:00-12:30, Room G1

Dr. Afif Osseiran
Director of Industry Engagements & Research, and Vice chair of 5GACIA

Invited talk "How to bring vertical industries into standardisation from the onset"

About the session

 

Special sessions

6G Architecture – European View

11:00-12:30, Room H1

Chair: Patrik Rugeland
Master Researcher Networks and Technical lead Hexa-X-II

Ericsson speakers:

Patrik Rugeland

Mårten Ericson
Senior Researcher, Networks

"6G Architectural Pillars and Technology Enablers"

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Security and trust – key enablers for 6G

11:00-12:30, Room G4

Chair: Fredrik Tillman
Research manager, Integrated Radio Systems

Ericsson speakers:

Patrik Ekdahl
Research leader, Platform security

"Secure enclave challenges for telco"

Anastasia Grebenyuk
Senior Researcher, Device baseband

"Radio fingerprint using ML algorithms"

About the session

 

6G Industry Projects in the German 6G Program

16:00-17:30, Room Kongresshallen

Sertan Hastürkoglu

Kristoffer Andersson

About the session

Panels

Research Challenges and Opportunities in 6G

11:00-12:30, Kongresshallen

Erik Dahlman

Senior Expert, Radio Access

About the panel

 

 

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