ENABLE 6G concludes with key innovations in AI, Privacy, and Network efficiency opening up 6G capabilities
Monday 19th of May, 2025, Madrid, Spain – The NextGeneration EU-backed partnership.
Led by IMDEA Networks Institute with partners Telefónica, NEC Europe, BluSpecs and PI Lighting, the: MAP-6G and RISC-6G, sub-projects delivered 20 innovative assets, each contributing to critical advancements in areas such as network intelligence, energy efficiency, localisation and privacy-preserving analytics.
The research set out to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing next-generation networks, including network capacity limitations, energy efficiency demands, and the imperative for robust data privacy. Enable 6G has firmly positioned Spain at the forefront of international efforts to develop private, secure and resilient network infrastructures. The insights and technologies developed through Enable 6G will continue to support the digital transformation of society, ensuring future networks are more intelligent, efficient, and secure.
From high-resolution localisation techniques to AI-driven network optimisation, the project generated a broad range of outputs that included a real-world testing platform designed to improve localisation accuracy in 5G networks, and wireless sensing algorithms capable of enabling real-time monitoring in applications such as precision agriculture. Additionally, the project developed optimised federated learning (FL) methods for 6G, supporting privacy-preserving and distributed machine learning at the network edge. It also explored advancements in radio antennas and MIMO technologies, which have the potential to significantly enhance spectral efficiency and network scalability. These innovations collectively demonstrate Enable 6G’s broad technical impact.
One highlight is AIChronoLens, a novel explainable AI (xAI) tool designed to enhance the interpretability of machine learning models used in time-series forecasting for mobile networks. With AI/ML models increasingly integrated into network resource management, AIChronoLens helps bridge the trust gap by making these models more transparent and understandable. AIChronoLens can distinguish between design flaws and data-driven prediction errors, enabling developers to improve model accuracy and reliability at superior performance when benchmarked against the current state-of-the-art models.
As the project concludes, Enable 6G leaves behind a strong legacy of scientific advancement and collaborative innovation. Its contributions not only strengthen Spain’s leadership in European R&D for 6G but also provide essential tools and methodologies to inform the next phase of wireless infrastructure development.
The insights and technologies developed through Enable 6G will continue to support the digital transformation of society, ensuring future networks are more intelligent, efficient, and secure.
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About Enable 6G
ENABLE-6G project funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation in the framework of the Spanish government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), an in collaboration with by IMDEA Networks Institute and supported by key partners including Telefónica, NEC Europe, BluSpecs and PI Lighting dedicated to oversee the future technology requirements of the European UNICO-5G projects: MAP-6G and RISC-6G. The project aims to address the challenges that face future 6G networks including increased connectivity, higher performance demands, advanced object and environment detection, and communication.
With the development of 5G driving edge computing, researchers are already looking to the future of 6G. The ENABLE 6G project is crucial due to challenges in capacity, energy efficiency, latency, data security, and privacy. 6G networks must be more adaptable, intelligent, and energy-efficient while providing stronger security and privacy measures. Precise mapping and sensing, data privacy, and security are major concerns for both 5G and future 6G deployments. The ENABLE-6G project’s main objectives include advanced privacy protection and reducing the energy footprint per device.
Learn more about the project here https://enable6g.eu/