Call for Startups Award

Call for Startups Award2026-01-13T13:42:41+00:00

Proposals for Startups Award are invited by 2026/03/27

 

Málaga | Spain
A full list of topics is available here

The EuCNC & 6G Summit Startup Award aims at startups whose products or services address one of the Tracks:

  • PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals
  • WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks
  • NET – Network Softwarisation
  • AIU – Applications, IoT, Use cases
  • OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights
  • AI4C – AI/ML Solutions for Communications
  • SAQ – Security Aspects and Quantum Communications
  • CMP – Components, Microelectronics & Photonics
  • NVS – Next-Generation Visions & Sustainability

The EuCNC & 6G Summit Startup Award is an opportunity for startups to show their products or services to the conference audience and beyond (i.e., via the conference communication activities, these ideas will be shown to a wider audience).  This is an opportunity for startups to showcase their products and services to the technical community worldwide as well as to industry leaders, increasing the visibility of their work and enabling networking around it.

Startups Award proposal should be submitted via the dedicated Online Form – https://forms.gle/v1YxBP5zuWML4hhS9. Proposers should provide information on the Company, Product and/or Service, Stage, Investment, Customer problem solved by your product and/or service, and Target market.

A Jury, composed of company and industrial associations representatives, will select the 5 best applications, which will be invited to the conference and pitch in-person to the Jury as well as to conference attendees, in a dedicated session of the conference.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

– Technology Relevance
– Novelty
– Market Impact
– Quality

The list of candidates and the winner will be announced at the conference website.

Presenters of the 5 best applications will be offered a complimentary R-3-O – One Day Conference Registration for the day of the pitch, but they will have to register to the conference if attending it other days.

The proposal must be submitted until the deadline on 2026 Mar. 27. An acknowledgement email will be sent.

In case of any problems with Online Form submission or any other relevant questions related to the Startups Award, please contact us submitting the Contact Form below.

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    Key Dates

    2026 Mar. 27

    Deadline for Submission of Startups Ideas

    2026 Apr. 13

    Notification of acceptance for Startups Ideas

    Tracks

    PHY

    Physical Layer and Fundamentals

    WOS

    Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks

    NET

    Network Softwarisation

    AIU

    Applications, IoT, Use cases

    OPE

    Operational & Experimental Insights

    AI4C

    AI/ML Solutions for Communications

    SAQ

    Security Aspects and Quantum Communications

    CMP

    Components, Microelectronics & Photonics

    NVS

    Next-Generation Visions & Sustainability

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