Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure (IA)
EU Funding & Tenders Portal HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
| Funder | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Status | forthcoming |
| Opens | 17 Nov 2026 |
| Deadline | 18 Mar 2027 — 139 days |
| Action | HORIZON Innovation Actions |
| Official page | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunit… |
| Last checked | 2026-10-30 06:02:40+00:00 |
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| Instrument | HORIZON-IA |
|---|---|
| Stages | single-stage |
| EU contribution | €19.0m per project |
| Projects expected | 2, sharing €38.0m |
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Scope
Expected Outcome: Demand-side driven validation of open orchestration platforms across the telco-cloud edge continuum unlocking notably the transformative value of AI for European businesses, driving business growth in multiple industries strategic for Europe. Enabling the path towards sustainability and competitiveness of key vertical sectors in the EU, exploiting the innovative features of 3C/ telco-edge-cloud, including network features such as API (Application Program Interface) aggregation, slicing, automation, latency, security, ISAC (Integrated Sensing and Communication), reconfigurability, to significantly improve quality of service, resilience, sustainability and other performance parameters of digital communications. The demand pilots will have a clear sector relevance, with one pilot addressing the future of smart mobility including the automotive sector. A vibrant ecosystem around 3C/telco-edge-cloud infrastructure, targeting SMEs and start-ups to develop innovative services and new business models validation and marketplace exploitation strategies, as well as paths to commercialization or replicability. Scope: The term “Connected, Collaborative, Computing (3C) Network” refers to a telco-edge-cloud, secure multi-provider and multi-technology, communication system that hosts network functions and workloads for and beyond connectivity (e.g. 6G, AI Storage/Compute, networking, Security ISAC , and any other application or capability) as a service (aaS). Key features of the 3C/ telco-edge-cloud network include programmability, fast service creation, security and privacy, mobility, and service continuity across inter-domain deployments. 3C/ telco-edge-cloud networks enable innovative use cases for an EU Digital Market that integrate communication, collaboration and computing capabilities in competitive and sustainable business models that will reinforce EU competitiveness and contribute to digital sovereignty, in particular through the use of Open Internet Stack components. Resulting solutions should be available for use in the public sector (for instance for justice systems). The 3C Network large-scale pilot funded under topic HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-08: Large-scale pilots for supply end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities for Telco Edge Cloud deployments, as a basis for Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks) (RIA) is setting up end-to-end integrated infrastructures and platforms, bringing together players from different segments of the connectivity and compute value chain …
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