METIS 2020

METIS 2020 is a project that aims to lay the foundation for a future mobile and wireless communications system for 2020 and beyond.

METIS 2020, Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for Twenty-twenty (2020) Information Society, is a project that aims to lay the foundation for a future mobile and wireless communications system for 2020 and beyond. It is co-funded by the European Commission as an Integrated Project under the Seventh Framework Programme for research and development (FP7). The project aims to provide a platform for a European-led early global consensus on fundamental questions connected to the development of the future mobile and wireless communications system, and pave the way for future standardization. METIS 2020 is a consortium of 29 partners coordinated by Ericsson, which includes manufacturers, network telecommunications operators, academic institutions, automotive industry, and a research center. METIS 2020’s timeline is from November 1, 2012, to April 30, 2015.