SLICES-FI Test sites
Currently, the experimentation network at Oulu University – The 5G Test Network – is the only one in Finland federated with SLICES-RI.
Currently, joining SLICES-RI is free. If you are interested in becoming a SLICES-FI test site, drop us a message!
Why join SLICES?
Maximise your infrastructure's value
Integrate your test network into a shared European research infrastructure and extend its impact beyond local use.
Trusted experimentation platform
Join a reliable, easy-to-use platform supporting cross-site experimentation for researchers and third parties.
Strengthen European competitiveness
Contribute to a federated ecosystem that builds shared capabilities, reduces duplicated investments, and increases global impact.
SLICES-FI Test sites
The SLICES for us provides firstly hugely increased opportunities in sharing SLICES partners expertise and their infrastructures for research and means that not everything need to be acquired by yourself and collaborative research becomes a natural way of working.
Secondly, the SLICES initiative offers a large ecosystem of stakeholders in different verticals. Already in 5G but specifically in 6G, the one network for all paradigm is not anymore the way to go but rather every verticals’ needs should be addressed separately.
Thirdly, there is always the question of money. Being accepted to be on the ESFRI roadmap, this gives us more clarity towards the future in funding the infrastructures that we need in ICT research in Finland, Europe and in collaborative actions with rest of the world. Why, well we still want to target global standards to assure interoperability of devices, networks and services everywhere.
Professor Ari Pouttu
Head of SLICES-FI node, 5GTN PI, and Director of the 6G Flagship