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Twelve European Union member states, under the lead of Germany and France, have joined forces to create a common, smarter cloud and edge infrastructure and its associated smart services for the future. The Important Project of Common European Interest on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) offers companies and researchers a framework for cooperation and supports contributors making cloud and edge infrastructure a reality across European industries.
IPCEI-CIS is seen as strategically important by the European Union as it lays a foundation and secures competitiveness for industries and customers within the EU. It is seen as an instrument for developing cloud and edge applications for industries ready to take the next step in making Industry 4.0 a reality.
Ericsson Receives Funding for Development of Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Technologies
Swedish telecom provider Ericsson is one of the first companies to receive funding granted under the IPCEI-CIS, 
having been granted funding from Germany’s Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry for its 30 million Euro KeeCEK (Small efficient effective Cloud Edge Nodes) project aimed at ramping up the development of innovative cloud and edge infrastructure technologies. The funding will contribute to Ericsson’s R&D within cloud and edge infrastructure, which is aimed at innovating new and smarter applications for industries that could benefit from working on the cloud for critical applications. Cloud services are beneficial for applications in industries where there is a need for high connectivity speeds, large data capacity, no delays and low latency, and energy efficiency needs.
The first applications to be developed in the project within approximately four years are focused on mobile, manufacturing, and autonomous driving, areas where cloud and edge applications are considered beneficial and will also be included in the innovation of new, smarter products and applications.
KeeCEK is the project from Ericsson in the IPCEI-CIS frame and has the following project targets:
Develop an edge cloud system for mission and industry-critical applications that provides highly reliable, low-latency communications.
Leverage existing mobile networks as platforms to deliver cloud services for critical enterprise and industrial applications.
Enable improved and new business processes through lower latency and direct connection of devices to applications in the edge cloud.