6G-life: Turning Reseach into Impact
6G Communication as the Key
In order to significantly drive forward transformative changes in the economy, administration, and everyday life, we need appropriate technologies that can meet these challenges. We are tackling them with 6G communication.
Digitization
Communication technologies such as 6G form the basis for more efficient processes, less bureaucracy, and new business opportunities.
Shared Prosperity
Development of cost-effective and reliable technologies that enable the use of robotics in large-scale industry, skilled trades, care, and the home. To enable all social classes to participate in prosperity.
Resilience
to secure critical infrastructure such as government agencies, businesses, and hospitals.
Robotics
6G communication networks are capable of enabling cost-effective and efficient collaborative robot systems to address emerging challenges through transformative capabilities.
The Digital Infrastructure Architects
“We build our own digital nervous system”
The 6G-life transfer hub is driving technological sovereignty for Europe’s future telecommunications. By developing transparent, open, and resilient connectivity, we ensure critical digital infrastructure remains trustworthy, secure, and independent of closed third-party systems
Digital Infrastructure Framework
Hardware Independence
Developing sovereign 6G core networks using open standards and open-source software stacks, leveraging platforms like OpenAirinterface for full control over infrastructure.
Startups as Sovereignty Instruments
The launchhub42 incubator is framed as a geopolitical necessity. By creating successful deep-tech companies locally, we keep both technology and human capital within Europe.
Post-Shannon Theory
Positioning as rule-setters rather than rule-takers, investing heavily in theoretical foundations that could define the next generation of communication standards globally.
Supply Chain Control
Explicitly rejecting dependency on external vendors by developing alternatives in cryptography (quantum-safe), software (open RAN), and hardware (DECT-NR alternatives).
Four Pillars of Technological Sovereignty
I. Communication Architecture
We are developing a sovereign European 6G core network based on open standards and open-source software like OpenAirinterface. This ensures Europe maintains full control and independence over it digital infrastructure without relying on US or Chinese vendors.
II. Hardware and Sensors
We are building robust alternatives in quantum-safe cryptography and specialized hardware to create resilient, vendor-independent supply chains. This safeguards our digital future by reducing reliance on external suppliers and proprietary technologies.
III. AI and Computing
We are developing in-network computing and distributed intelligence systems on open-source software like open RAN. By driving research into post-Shannon theory, we are actively setting the standard for next-generation communication networks.
IV. Applications
Through our launchhub42 incubator, our target is to found 30+ deep-tech startups between 2026 and 2030 to keep critical technology and top talent within Europe. This initiative strengthens European technological sovereignty as a key geopolitical priority.
Trust Through Expertise: Voices from Research, Industry & Innovation
”Digital sovereignty describes the ability to make conscious decisions about the use of technologies and the extent to which one becomes dependent on manufacturers. The basis for this is having a choice. The young companies that have emerged from the 6G Life consortium ensure that technically outstanding communication and UX solutions can be offered from Germany.
Thomas HöscheleCEO of the startup Campus Genius
”The German government's clear emphasis on the importance of technological sovereignty for prosperity and social resilience reinforces our research aspirations. We will continue to advance on the path to technological sovereignty, doing so in a sustainable and reliable way, with the clear goal of translating cutting-edge research into innovations even faster. The foundation for this is being laid by projects such as the 6G-life transfer hub and the CeTI cluster of excellence, with immersive, intelligent networks and real-world high-tech applications made in Germany.
Frank FitzekCoordinator of 6G-life
Shape Germany’s technological future with us:
6G-life is a call for strategic partnership. Government, research, and industry – together for technological sovereignty.