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June 2 - June 5
UPV and Nokia Spain Presented Remote Driving and Inter-Slice Connectivity Results at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
During EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Málaga, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), in collaboration with Nokia Spain, presented the poster “Validating Remote Driving via Field Characterization and Inter-Slice Connectivity”, showcasing recent work on 5G-enabled remote driving, private network federation, and end-to-end teleoperation across isolated 5G Standalone Non-Public Networks.
The activity was carried out in the context of the COP-PILOT project, specifically contributing to Cluster 2 – Smart Sustainable IoT Solutions in Valencia and aligning with UC#2.2 – Smart and Sustainable IoT-Connected Campus. Within this use case, the UPV campus acts as a controlled smart-city-like environment where advanced IoT, connectivity, edge-cloud, and data-driven mechanisms can be validated under realistic operational conditions.
The work presented by UPV and Nokia Spain focused on the interconnection of two isolated 5G Non-Public Networks: a Visiting NPN at UPV in Valencia, where an Autonomous Mobile Robot was deployed, and a Host NPN at Nokia Spain in Madrid, where an immersive cockpit was used for remote operation. The two domains were connected through a secure inter-slice VPN architecture, enabling the extension of local slice contexts across administrative and geographical domains.
The poster described a two-phase validation methodology. First, UPV performed radio environment characterization of the campus 5G private network, assessing coverage, signal quality, throughput, and the impact of RAN-level QoS policies. Second, the partners validated the federated inter-slice architecture through an end-to-end remote-driving experiment, in which the robot at UPV was controlled from the Nokia XR Lab cockpit in Madrid.
The results demonstrated the feasibility of remote driving over federated 5G private networks and highlighted the importance of slice prioritization, uplink video performance, and reliable inter-domain connectivity for robotic and immersive applications. The activity also provided insights into future mechanisms for automated inter-domain slice selection, policy negotiation, and latency-sensitive traffic management.
From the COP-PILOT perspective, this activity contributes to the development of interoperable, distributed, and intelligent IoT-edge-cloud environments for smart campuses and smart cities. By combining 5G private networks, mobile robotics, immersive control interfaces, and cross-domain connectivity, the work supports the broader Cluster 2 objective of validating scalable digital infrastructure for sustainable, connected, and future-ready urban environments.
The participation in EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 provided an opportunity to disseminate COP-PILOT-related research outcomes to the European 5G/6G community and to engage with researchers, industry representatives, technology providers, and project partners working on next-generation communication networks, private 5G deployments, robotics, and service orchestration.
