The Open6GHub+ project was officially launched on January 1, 2026. The aim is to systematically transfer key findings from 6G research into applications, standardization, and market launch. TU Darmstadt is participating with research topics in the field of resilience and experts from emergenCITY.

Open6GHub+ is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) and is part of the German 6G program. The project, which continues the work of the successfully completed predecessor project Open6Ghub, responds specifically to changing social and geopolitical conditions, in particular the increased need for technological sovereignty, resilient critical infrastructures, and trustworthy digital systems.

Implementing the potential of AI

One of Open6GHub+’s main areas of focus is the comprehensive integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into 6G. In addition, Open6GHub+ addresses the integration of non-terrestrial networks into future mobile communications architectures. Close cooperation with industry, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, public authorities, and other public actors is a key strategic element in this context.

The project spokesperson at TU Darmstadt is Professor Anja Klein, head of the Communication Technology Group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and member of the emergenCITY board of directors. Also involved are emergenCITY coordinator Professor Matthias Hollick (Secure Mobile Networks), emergenCITY PI Professor Vahid Jamali (Resilient Communication Systems), Professor Marius Pesavento (Communication Engineering Systems), and emergenCITY PI Professor Björn Scheuermann (Communication Networks).

About Open6GHub+

The Open6GHub+ consortium brings together leading research institutions in the fields of communications technology, artificial intelligence, and systems integration: the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), the University of Bremen, and the University of Stuttgart. With a clear focus on transfer and close ties to industry, standardization, and national 6G structures, Open6GHub+ makes an important contribution to strengthening the national and European 6G ecosystem.

More information in the full press release.