ENVELOPE is funded under the HORIZON-JU-SNS-2023 call, specifically under the topic HORIZON-JU-SNS-2023-STREAM-D-01-01. It is classified as a HORIZON JU Innovation Action and is managed by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU). The project runs for 36 months, from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026.
ENVELOPE builds on the expertise and advancements of two preceding SNS Stream C projects — 6G-BRICKS and 6G-SANDBOX — together with the operational insights gained from managing large-scale trials and open-call projects through the SNS Stream D project FIDAL.
Its objective is to establish a unified experimentation framework geared towards achieving the stringent Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Value Indicators (KVIs) that characterise Beyond 5G (B5G) systems.
Initially, the experimentation framework and primary innovations developed within the project are validated in laboratory settings owned by key consortium members, including ICCS, LINKS, TNO, ISI and NCSRD. Following successful in-lab validation, ENVELOPE validates its Use Cases (UCs) through large-scale trials across the three designated trial sites in Italy, the Netherlands and Greece. These trials bring together European telecom operators, technology vendors and vehicle providers/OEMs. At the Dutch trial site, they are further strengthened by advanced teleoperation and digital-twin capabilities — contributed by consortium partners V-tron, HAN University of Applied Sciences and Roboauto — reflecting ENVELOPE’s focus on connected and automated mobility in real-world conditions.
ENVELOPE advances the capabilities of cellular communications — 5G-Advanced and beyond — to support a wide range of vertical use cases, with a particular focus on CAM and ITS services, while promoting modularity, efficiency and reusability across different vertical domains. The three designated trial sites serve as test beds for CAM services and beyond, implementing functionalities tailored to CAM services and advanced exposure capabilities.
The ENVELOPE architecture is designed to serve as an envelope that can accommodate and support any type of vertical service. It provides interfaces that expose network capabilities to verticals, feed vertical information back to the network, and enable verticals to dynamically request and modify certain network aspects in an open, transparent and semi-automated manner.
The ENVELOPE consortium counts 25 partners from 11 European countries. ICCS is the coordinator of the Project
