Projects of the Prototype Development and Systems Integration Group

Co-funded by the Joint Federal Scheme for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures (GRW) and supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

5G Berlin project page

Duration: January 2018 - December 2028

Read more

5G is considered the broadband mobile technology of the next decade and offers the opportunity to significantly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of critical operations in the field of public protection and disaster relief (PPDR). As part of the 5G-EPICENTRE project, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is providing an open end-to-end experimentation platform to test hardware and software solutions for PPDR applications.

Funded by the "Horizon 2020 für Forschung und Innovation" program of the European Union.

5G-EPICENTRE project page

Duration: December 2020 - June 2024

6G-RIC is an interdisciplinary and coordinated collaboration linking a total of 32 research groups from 20 universities and research institutions supported by over 60 associate partners from science, industry and the public sector.

6G-RIC is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the “Souverän. Digital. Vernetzt.” research program.

6G-RIC project page

Duration: August 2021 - July 2025

Read more

CampusOS aims to support the development of an ecosystem for 5G campus networks based on open and modular radio technologies and interoperable network components. This is intended to enable vendor independence and more competition and innovation in order to strengthen the digital sovereignty of companies in Germany.

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)

CampusOS project page

Duration: January 2022 - December 2024

Read more

MassIMO "Cell Free Massive MIMO Systems" researches the scientific and technical fundamentals of massive MIMO technology as the basis for new 6G network architectures. As part of this project, the Heinrich Hertz Institute is working in close cooperation with the project partners on the development of a 6G radio unit for the FR3 frequency band.

Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

MassIMO project page

Duration: July 2022 - June 2025

As part of the "digital hospital" project (ThiemCB5G), the Carl-Thiem-Klinikum in Cottbus is being used as an example to conceptually investigate the extent to which medical care can be significantly improved in rural areas through the use of 5G technologies, such as 5G campus networks.

Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)

Duration: December 2021 - December 2024