Proposals

 The Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research Partnership Funds (THRPF) Call

Updated: 5th March 2024

NB: This call is now live – details on how to apply can be found below.

Introduction

EPSRC and DSIT have funded three future Telecoms Hubs and provided additional resources to bring them together in a federated structure, which will help deliver the six core areas identified in the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy. This structure brings together three existent EPSRC funded future telecoms platforms with new connecting infrastructure (JOINER). The three Hubs are:

  1. Communications Hub for Empowering Distributed clouD computing Applications and Research (CHEDDAR)
  2. PlaTform DrIving The UltimAte CoNnectivity (TITAN)
  3. Hub in All Spectrum Connectivity (HASC)

The Hubs are geared to address research challenges in three broad areas, namely, network-of-networks, wireless and wired spectrum and telco cloud & next generation computing for telecommunication. Additionally, as part of federated telecoms hub a Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research (JOINER) is also being developed to support collaborative experimentation and experimentation at scale across the Hubs’ research ecosystem and beyond.

Call Overview

TITAN, HASC, and CHEDDAR have been allocated a £4m in total (£1.33m each (at 80% fEC)) to build joint work between members of the Hubs and new partners across the UK landscape to expand the research programme in alignment with the hubs’ objectives and to showcase first 6G trials and experiments.

Scope

We particularly encourage projects that:

  1. Involve industrial partners, preferably as an active partner
  2. Bring in new expertise and institutions, not currently part of the Hubs
  3. Showcase early 6G experiments and trials using local Hub institutional facilities
  4. Make use of the JOINER infrastructure to enable collaborative research and drive national 6G pilots and other Hub institution facilities

To see full details of the call, see the call document below:

Link to Call Document

To submit an application, please use the links below:

To apply for a project with CHEDDAR: https://submit.link/2jb

To apply for a project with HASC: https://submit.link/2vD

To apply for a project with TITAN: https://submit.link/2vC

Deadline

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 17th April at 09.00 (UK time)

Contact

Email: cheddarcommshub@imperial.ac.uk

Address

AESE Research Group, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ

The CHEDDAR Communications Hub is supported by substantial investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, and the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology.