The Governing Council of the University of Granada yesterday (May 23, 2025) approved the launch of our singular laboratory, WIN-NET-LAB, specialized in 5G/6G mobile networks applied to industrial environments. The laboratory will be directed by Jorge Navarro-Ortiz and Juan Jose Ramos-Munoz, and is based on experience from research projects such as 5G-CITY, TRUE-5G, 6G-INSPIRE, 5G-CLARITY, and 6G-CHRONOS, as well as the infrastructure project 6GNETWORKS-LAB. Congratulations! More info here and here.

Our colleague Oscar has been chosen by the students as the honorary mentor for the graduating class in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering. He was chosen for his commitment and dedication over these years. Congratulations, Oscar!

CanalUGR is reporting on our leadership in the 6G-CHRONOS project! Read it here. "The University of Granada (UGR), in collaboration with prominent partners such as Telefónica, Safran, and Neutroon, leads the 6G-CHRONOS project, an initiative financed by the European Union through the NextGenerationEU program. This project has aimed at the use of Advanced 5G and 6G networks for industrial connectivity, contributing to the digital transformation of industry, also known as Industry 4.0."

After nearly three years of collaboration, we held the final plenary meeting of the 6G-CHRONOS project with our colleagues from Telefonica, Safran, and Neutroon. During the meeting, we presented the key achievements, including a prototype of a TSN network integrated with a 5G system, which successfully meets the QoS requirements for Industry 4.0 applications. Additionally, the prototype features network exposure capabilities, enabling third parties (e.g., industry stakeholders) to configure their private networks using high-level policies. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all parties involved in the project for making it a success!

After an intense and meritorious career, our colleague Pablo Ameigeiras yesterday (July 16, 2024) became a full professor in the area of Telematics Engineering, Department of Signal Theory, Telematics, and Communications at the University of Granada. Congratulations!!!

Our colleagues Juan Jose Ramos and Pablo Munoz have participated in the follow-up meeting of the TelecoRenta project, aimed at promoting the telecommunications studies. Together with the colleagues from UPV/EHU, we are responsible for realizing and coordinating different activities to promote female vocations and improving the percentages of women who study telecommunications, where the gender gap is very high. The meeting took place in the Menendez Pelayo International University (UIMP), Cuenca (July 2024).

Our predoctoral students, Julia Caleya, Felix Delgado and Pablo Rodriguez have participated in the Summer School on advanced topics in 5G/6G Communication that was held in the Menendez Pelayo International University (UIMP), Cuenca. The main objective of this summer school is to offer Master's Degree students the possibility of learning the latest advances in 5G/6G communications from prestigious professionals who are experts in these topics from both the industry and the academic field.

The 6G-LoRaGRAN platform, developed within the 6G-LoRaGRAN project (part of the 6G-SANDBOX European project) is up and running! This platform will enable external researchers to perform experiments with a real LoRaWAN testbed integrated with the 5G cores from the 6G-SANDBOX pilot sites. You can check the platform here or contact the 6G-LoRaGRAN administrator.

Our past TRUE-5G project has been evaluated as very satisfactory (highest possible mark)! Thanks to the consortium members (UPC, UC3M and UPV/EHU) for this successful collaboration, which continues in our new 6G-INSPIRE project!

Our colleague Pablo Munoz has contributed to the dissemination paper "La Gestion de Redes 5G/6G y la Inteligencia Artificial" (5G/6G networks management and Artificial Intelligence), which is published in BIT (magazine of the Spanish Official Association of Telecommunications Engineers). Congratulations!!! The full issue can be downloaded from here.

We have been granted this project in the 1st 6G-SANDBOX Open Call for New Infrastructures and Functionalities (part of the European project 6G-SANDBOX). According to the 6G-SANDBOX 1st OPEN CALL WINNERS, only 7 out of 36 projects were granted, from which we submitted one of the 2 Spanish proposals (out of 12) that were granted and the only one from an academic institution. This project will allow us to continue working on the integration of LoRaWAN and 6G!

We have been granted this project from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. The project is coordinated with UPC, UC3M and UPV/EHU. This funding will allow us to continue our research on 6G!

Our colleagues Jorge and Juanjo have contributed to the book Towards Sustainable and Trustworthy 6G: Challenges, Enablers, and Architectural Design, which contains the critical challenges and enablers for 6G from the research done in 5G PPP Phase 3 projects on 5G & Beyond and 6G (including 5G-CLARITY). Congratulations!

We have been granted this project from the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. This funding (632 KEuro) will allow us to continue working on 6G. Stay tuned!

Our colleagues Juan Manuel Lopez Soler (leader of WiMuNet) and Eduardo Ros (Professor of the Department of Computer Engineering, Automation and Robotics) have been interviewed by the EFE Agency about the use of artificial intelligence and its progressive implementation in disruptive technologies such as 5G and robotics. Congratulations! More info here.

Our colleague Jose Antonio Ordonez Lucena has defended his Ph.D. Thesis entitled "Management and Orchestration of Network Slicing in Public-Private 5G Networks" on the 6th of October, which was supervised by Prof. Pablo Ameigeiras. The evaluation committee was made up of Prof. Antonio de la Oliva (UC3M), Dr. Pilar Andres (Nokia Bell Labs, Denmark), and Prof. Jorge Navarro (UGR). Congratulations!

Our colleague Oscar Adamuz-Hinojosa has defended his Ph.D. Thesis entitled "Network Slicing Management for 5G Radio Access Networks" on the 29th of April, which was supervised by Prof. Pablo Ameigeiras and Prof. Juan M. Lopez-Soler. The evaluation committee was made up of Prof. Gabriel Macia (UGR), Prof. Navid Nikaein (EURECOM), Prof. Albert Banchs (UC3M), Dr. Costas Samdanis (Nokia), and Prof. Luz Garcia (UGR). Congratulations!

The public interest manifestation submitted by the WiMuNet team has been granted 1 MEuro, thanks to its H2020 European Project 5G-CLARITY, which has been funded by the 5G PPP initiative. This funding will allow us to continue our research on 5G and 6G networks. Stay tuned! More info here.

We have been granted this project from the Andalusian Regional Government. This funding will allow us to continue working on LoRaWAN. Stay tuned!

We are looking for original contributions on topics concerning planning, optimization, configuration, and fault management related to 5G and beyond RANs for the Special Issue of Electronics (Q2) "Radio Access Network Planning and Management". More information here. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 Dec. 2021.

Our members Pablo Ameigeiras, Juan J. Ramos-Munoz and Jose Ordonez have been awarded the Excellence Research Award from the University of Granada. Congratulations!!! More information here.

We are looking for original contributions on topics related to 5G and LPWAN technologies applied to the Internet of Things for the Special Issue of Electronics (Q2) "5G and Low Power Wide Area Networks for the IoT". More information here. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 Jan. 2022.

We are looking for original contributions on topics related to advances in the development, testing, practical implementations, and modeling of smart ecosystems for 5G and beyond, formed by a set of new procedures, algorithms, technologies, and mathematical tools for advanced system configuration and automation that leads to the zero-touch paradigm. More information here. Deadline is 15 Nov. 2021.

One of our members, Felix Delgado, is part of a multidisciplinary student team classified in the top 10 innovative solutions of the 3rd edition of the Vodafone Campus Lab (more information here). Congrats, Felix!!!