Open Research Infrastructures & Toolkits for 6G OpenRIT6G Initiative
OpenRIT-6G Mission
The international OpenRIT-6G initiative is supporting the vision of an “open 6G for all” by providing an open forum connecting worldwide the leading global experts in building open, vendor-independent, modular, customizable software toolkits and the related testbed infrastructures to enable the establishment of local open 6G ecosystems and the education and development of the needed experts for the digital transformation. For this, the initiative organizes workshops and summer schools around the globe to demonstrate the available technologies and to meet the experts.
Upcoming Events
Related Projects
DIGITAFRICA
Towards a comprehensive Pan-African Research Infrastructure in Digital Sciences
DIGITAfrica is a collaborative initiative to design a pan-African research infrastructure in digital sciences. The project aims to strengthen research and innovation capacities, foster partnerships between Africa and Europe, and drive digital transformation to address societal challenges.
Open6GNet
Facilitating Research and Learning Towards 6G Mobile Networks
Open6GNet focuses on connecting the unconnected, as outlined in the IMT-2030 vision, by leveraging accessible, low-cost, open-source technologies and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. The aim is to enable ecosystem players from academia and industry to create self-sovereign, customized end-to-end networks for diverse application domains.
Past Events
6G Berlin Conference 2025
1 – 3 JUNE 2025
BERLIN, GERMANY
This year marks the beginning of the actual 6G standardisation process, with initial decisions being made about how 6G will serve as the backbone of our future highly connected, digitized society.
The Berlin 6G Conference 2025 provided guidance in this context by bringing together international experts from various fields.
The presentations addressed topics including:
What can citizens expect from 6G? How will our world change through 6G? How can 6G help us achieve our sustainability goals? What contribution can 6G make to the protection of our critical infrastructures? What is the current status of standardization? What has already been decided, and what can we expect? What contributions can Germany and Europe make to the success of 6G?
SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School 2025
25-27 JUNE 2025
PORTO, PORTUGAL
Hands-On 6G: Accelerating Innovation through Open Architectures and Advanced Testbeds
Building upon the successful legacy of previous editions in Volos (2022), Oulu (2023), and Lipari (2024), the SLICES-RI Summer School returned in 2025 with an exciting new edition in Porto, Portugal. This year’s event was jointly organised by the CONVERGE project, reflecting a joint effort to advance research and education in next-generation networks.
The SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School continued its tradition of combining high-level academic content with practical, hands-on training. The program featured keynotes, tutorials, technical lectures, and interactive workshops, offering participants a comprehensive experience across both theoretical and experimental domains.
Open6GNet Workshop
25-27 JUNE 2025
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Open Source 6G Networks for Connecting the Unconnected
Open6GNet focuses on connecting the unconnected, as outlined in the IMT-2030 vision, by leveraging accessible, low-cost, open-source technologies and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. The aim is to enable ecosystem players from academia and industry to create self-sovereign, customized end-to-end networks for diverse application domains. These networks will be based on a rapidly growing suite of open, modular 5G and 6G components and related toolkits
DIGITAfrica Launch
24-25 April 2025
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Supporting and spearheading Digital Sciences and Research Infrastructure in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the inaugural DIGITAfrica Workshop, bringing together over 60 participants, both onsite and online for two days of collaborative dialogue, training, and technical demonstration. The event marked the official inperson launch of the DIGITAfrica project and was co-organised by UCT and Sorbonne University, with support from the SLICES-RI and SoBigData initiatives.
