SMARTNESS s eng hens i s posi ion as
an inno a ion hub and inaugu a es 5G
S udio a Unicamp
Cen e suppo ed by FAPESP and E icsson expands expe imen a ion in as uc u e and
ein o ces B azil’s leade ship in 5G and 6G echnologies
App oaching i s hi d yea o ope a ion, he SMARTNESS 2030 Enginee ing Resea ch Cen e (CPE),
suppo ed by FAPESP and E icsson, has consolida ed i sel as one o B azil’s leading esea ch and
inno a ion hubs in 5G and 6G ne wo ks. To celeb a e his ajec o y and ma k he beginning o a new
phase o echnological expe imen a ion, he Cen e will inaugu a e he SMARTNESS S udio 5G
(SS5G) on Decembe 3, 2025, a 4:00 p.m., in he Cong ega ion Hall o he School o Elec ical
and Compu e Enginee ing (FEEC) a Unicamp, in Campinas, São Paulo.
Du ing he ce emony, a endees will be able o explo e he new SS5G labo a o y acili ies and
expe ience in e ac i e and imme si e demons a ions o esea ch conduc ed a he Cen e . The
p og am will ea u e expe imen s showcasing how ad ances in 5G echnologies and Edge
Compu ing can ans o m he way people, de ices, and sys ems connec .
A new space o expe imen a ion and collabo a ion
The SMARTNESS S udio 5G was concei ed as an en i onmen dedica ed o he demons a ion,
aining, and p o o yping o applica ions based on 5G, edge compu ing, a i icial in elligence, and
p og ammable ne wo ks, os e ing collabo a ion be ween academia, indus y, and socie y.
Loca ed wi hin he LEMAC labo a o y a FEEC/Unicamp, he space aims o accele a e he
de elopmen o p ac ical use cases and pilo expe imen s—key elemen s o ad ancing
nex -gene a ion mobile ne wo ks and o aining highly quali ied p o essionals in eme ging
echnologies.
“The each o SMARTNESS ex ends om esea ch ins i u ions o indus y, which gi es
my esea ch g ea e obus ness h ough he di e en pe spec i es o he p o essionals
in ol ed,” says A hu Simas, a PhD candida e conduc ing esea ch in neu omo phic
compu ing and nex -gene a ion ne wo ks.
To enable esea ch o his scope, he SS5G is equipped wi h a dedica ed E icsson P i a e 5G
(EP5G) ne wo k, designed o boos he Cen e ’s academic esea ch and pa ne ships.
“The 5G S udio ma ks he beginning o a new phase o SMARTNESS. Wi h a p i a e
5G ne wo k, we now ha e a secu e and ully con ollable en i onmen o expe imen ally
alida e new echnologies, concep s, and ad anced applica ions o u u e
communica ion ne wo ks,” highligh s D . Ma ia Valé ia Ma quezini, Vice-Di ec o o
SMARTNESS.
The SS5G ini ia i e is he esul o a pa ne ship be ween Unicamp, E icsson, and NEC in he
implemen a ion o ne wo k solu ions. NEC ac s as he sys em in eg a o , b inging i s ex ensi e
expe ience in complex ne wo k p ojec s o a ious scales.
The E icsson EP5G p i a e ne wo k ep esen s a signi ican ad ancemen o Unicamp’s inno a ion
ecosys em, o e ing ul a-high-pe o mance connec i i y, secu i y, and eliabili y o c i ical
applica ions. Wi h low la ency, high da a h oughpu , and ull con ol o e ne wo k esou ces,
he in as uc u e enables ad anced expe imen s in a eas such as he In e ne o Things (IoT),
a i icial in elligence, au onomous ne wo ks, and indus ial applica ions.
Wi h his in as uc u e, he SMARTNESS S udio 5G is es ablished as a li ing space o lea ning,
expe imen a ion, and co-c ea ion—se ing as a b idge be ween he p esen o 5G and he u u e o
6G.
Resea ch shaping he u u e o connec i i y
SMARTNESS is dedica ed o esea ch and de elopmen o in elligen ne wo ks and se ices ha will
shape he u u e o elecommunica ions h ough 2030. I s ac i i ies ocus on 5G echnologies and hei
e olu ion owa d 6G, co e ing a eas such as he In e ne o Senses and in elligen ne wo ks o
indus ial and u ban applica ions.
Wi h a o al in es men o BRL 56 million, he Cen e aims o posi ion B azil a he o e on o
global echnological inno a ion, s eng hening he in e ac ion be ween science, indus y, and socie y.
“In addi ion o consolida ing i sel as a key miles one o esea ch and de elopmen , he
labo a o y will se e as an impo an link be ween academia and he
elecommunica ions echnology sec o , opening oppo uni ies o di e se
uni e si y–indus y pa ne ship models,” says D . Edua do Sa o i, Technology T ans e
and Inno a ion Manage a SMARTNESS.
Headqua e ed a FEEC/Unicamp, SMARTNESS p omo es collabo a ion among esea che s,
enginee s, and companies, d i ing s udies ha ange om ad anced ne wo k in as uc u e o new
digi al applica ions wi h he po en ial o ans o m socie y.
The Cen e is he esul o a pa ne ship be ween FAPESP and E icsson and b ings oge he
esea che s om Unicamp, USP, UFSCa , and mo e han 15 pa ne ins i u ions in B azil, as well
as in e na ional collabo a ions.
B azil a he o e on o 6G
The de elopmen o 6G ep esen s a s a egic oppo uni y o B azil o mo e beyond being a
echnology consume and become a p oduce o cu ing-edge knowledge and inno a ion. Achie ing
his goal equi es he ad ancemen o public policies ocused on inno a ion and indus ializa ion,
s eng hening in eg a ion be ween uni e si ies, he p oduc i e sec o , and go e nmen .
T ends such as ne wo k disagg ega ion (Open RAN) and he g ow h o he na ional so wa e
indus y a e also expec ed o expand B azil’s ole in he nex gene a ion o elecommunica ions.
O igin and mission
Founded in 2023, SMARTNESS 2030 eme ged om he collabo a ion be ween Unicamp, FAPESP,
and E icsson, wi h he mission o ad ancing cu ing-edge connec i i y echnologies and p epa ing
B azil o he 6G e a.
Today, he Cen e o ganizes i s ac i i ies in o i e majo esea ch lines—NEWTON, DEMIST, C3LA,
ADVENTURE, and DisCoNe —which explo e opics such as indus ial au oma ion, dis ibu ed
a i icial in elligence, edge compu ing, and cogni i e ne wo ks, aiming o deli e conc e e esul s ha
d i e he e olu ion o elecommunica ions om 5G o 6G h ough 2030.
Leade ship and con ac
The Di ec o o SMARTNESS 2030 is P o . Ch is ian Es e e Ro henbe g, om he Depa men o
Compu e Enginee ing and Au oma ion a FEEC/Unicamp. The Vice-Di ec o is Ma ia Valé ia
Ma quezini, a esea che a E icsson Resea ch and De elopmen Cen e .
Fo mo e in o ma ion, isi sma ness2030. ech o con ac he Cen e ’s Educa ion and Knowledge
Dissemina ion Manage , Robe a S eganha: [email p o ec ed] | Wha sApp: +55 (19)
99944-2012.
E en de ails
SMARTNESS S udio 5G Inaugu a ion
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Decembe 3, 2025
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4:00 p.m.
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Cong ega ion Hall – FEEC/Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, B azil
Abou SMARTNESS 2030
SMARTNESS 2030 (SMART NE wo ks and Se iceS o 2030) is an Enginee ing Resea ch Cen e
(CPE) suppo ed by FAPESP and E icsson, headqua e ed a Unicamp. Wi h a o al in es men o
BRL 56 million, he Cen e ’s mission is o conduc cu ing-edge esea ch, ain highly quali ied
p o essionals, and d i e echnological inno a ion in 5G and 6G ne wo ks, con ibu ing o B azil’s
scien i ic, economic, and indus ial de elopmen .
Abou E icsson
E icsson’s high-pe o mance ne wo ks connec billions o people e e y day. Wi h nea ly 150 yea s o
global ope a ions and o e 100 yea s in B azil, he company is a pionee in communica ion
echnologies. E icsson p o ides mobile connec i i y solu ions o se ice p o ide s and en e p ises.
B azil is he only coun y in he Sou he n Hemisphe e ha manu ac u es E icsson 5G adios and
an ennas, a he company’s ac o y in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, in con inuous ope a ion
since 1955.
Abou NEC
Wi h 57 yea s o ope a ions in B azil, NEC deli e s end- o-end secu e in o ma ion echnology and
ne wo k solu ions o public and p i a e o ganiza ions, elecommunica ions ope a o s, and da a
cen e s. I s po olio includes Digi al Iden i y and Sa e Ci ies solu ions, suppo ed by highly
specialized eams, globally ecognized p op ie a y sys ems, and a obus ecosys em o echnology
pa ne s.
