R&I group

Mobile Wireless Internet

The Mobile Wireless Internet (MWI) research group focuses on two main domains: i) 6G architecture, and ii) Intelligent transportation Systems (ITS). Regarding 6G architecture, MWI develops cutting-edge research in the areas of: i) NTN, ii) O-RAN, and iii) APIs to support vertical services. In the ITS domain, MWI focuses on: i) development of cooperative CCAM strategies leveraging ETSI-G5 protocol stacks, and ii) development of Vehicular Digital Twins that assist road operators in applying smart traffic management strategies.

Research lines

The Software Defined Wireless Networks (SDWN) research line works on 6G architectural concepts, including NTN, O-RAN and Network APIs. In the NTN domain, the group has developed Store & Forward mechanisms for NB-IoT networks with discontinuous feeder links. In the O-RAN domain, the group has focused on developing AI/ML mechanisms enabling MNOs to control the QoS and energy consumption trade-offs. In the domain of Network APIs, the group has developed a rate recommendation API for XR services and a predictive QoS API for teleoperated driving services.
The Vehicular Communications (V2X) is working on the development of cooperative applications based on the ETSI-G5 protocol stack and on the development of vehicular digital twins (VDTs). Regarding ETSI-G5 protocols, the group has open-sourced FlexStack, a Python-based stack developed in-house over the last years. Regarding VDTs, the group has developed a recommendation engine, which assists road operators in making traffic management decisions to mitigate traffic jams due to accidents on the road, or to reduce the impact of a pollution event.

Innovation lines

NTN – designing custom solutions in space and ground segment to integrate 5G features in satellite systems
Private 5G networks
5G for defense applications

Technologies

RAN stacks: OpenAirInterface, srs and Amarisoft
5GCores: open5gs and magma
ORAN RICs
Network management: Netconf/YANG
Simulation tools: ns3 and SUMO
V2X stacks: FlexStack (own), Cohda, Commsignia
Modems and SDKs: Quectel (5G and V2X), Qualcomm Telematics SDK
Linux Networking Stack

Group leader

Daniel Camps

Areas

Smart Networks & Services 5G/6G Space Communications

Mobile Wireless Internet

Projects

Mobile Wireless Internet

Publications

Energy-aware Joint Orchestration of 5G and Robots: Experimental Testbed and Field Validation

M. Groshev, L. Zanzi, C. Delgado, X. Li, A. d. l. Oliva and X. Costa-Pérez, “Energy-Aware Joint Orchestration of 5G and Robots: Experimental Testbed and Field Validation,” in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 3046-3059, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2025.3555126. keywords: {Robots;Robot kinematics;5G mobile communication;Robot sensing systems;Sensors;Resource management;Real-time systems;Energy consumption;Testing;Peer-to-peer computing;5G;orchestration;robotics;optimization;offloading;energy efficient},

Quantum Computing in the RAN with Qu4Fec: Closing Gaps Towards Quantum-based FEC processors

Nikolaos Apostolakis, Marta Sierra-Obea, Marco Gramaglia, Jose A. Ayala-Romero, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, Marco Fiore, Albert Banchs, and Xavier Costa-Perez. 2025. Quantum Computing in the RAN with Qu4Fec: Closing Gaps Towards Quantum-based FEC processors. Proc. ACM Meas. Anal. Comput. Syst. 9, 2, Article 36 (June 2025), 25 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3727128

Curved Apertures for Customized Wave Trajectories: Beyond Flat Aperture Limitations

J. M. Canals, F. Devoti, V. Sciancalepore, M. D. Renzo and X. Costa-Pérez, “Curved Apertures for Customized Wave Trajectories: Beyond Flat Aperture Limitations,” in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2025).

Mobile Wireless Internet