SPIRIT Project
The SPIRIT Project explores the future of telepresence. It is about transforming how people and machines interact across distance through ultra-low-latency, high-quality immersive technologies. While virtual communication has become vital in recent years, SPIRIT takes it further by reimagining how extended reality (XR), multimedia communications, and advanced wireless systems can create truly seamless experiences between physical and virtual environments. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, SPIRIT brings together eight of Europe’s leading companies and universities to research, develop, and demonstrate scalable, energy-efficient telepresence solutions. The project aims to overcome today’s technical barriers such as cost, data compression, and bandwidth requirements, paving the way for real-time, accessible immersive communication that will benefit education, healthcare, manufacturing, and creative industries alike.
Project Partners
AWTG's Role
As part of the SPIRIT consortium, AWTG contributes its expertise in wireless telecommunications, software engineering, and network optimisation to enable low-latency, high-performance telepresence over wireless networks. Building on its experience in multiple award-winning consortiums ncluding Flex-5G, TUDOR, and Flexi-DAS. AWTG is focused on creating a cohesive, interoperable telepresence ecosystem through open standards and integration best practices.
By leveraging its capabilities in private 5G, Open RAN, and AI-driven network management, AWTG helps ensure that SPIRIT’s telepresence platforms deliver user-friendly, scalable, and future-ready performance. This collaboration reinforces AWTG’s commitment to continuous innovation and its mission to shape technologies that make lives better.
Delivering Impact
SPIRIT’s outcomes will contribute to Europe’s economic growth, social cohesion, and technological advancement. Real-time immersive telepresence will open new opportunities for collaboration across education, healthcare, manufacturing, and entertainment, while strengthening personal and professional connections. Through its research and open-standards approach, SPIRIT will help build a more connected, resilient, and innovative European society where distance is no longer a barrier to communication.
