6G Fieldlab Amersfoort - RDI


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The 6G Fieldlab in Amersfoort is led by the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) and focuses on the safe and reliable testing of digital infrastructure. What risks does the following digital infrastructure entail, and how do we address them? By identifying developments at an early stage, they can be timely translated into concrete use cases.

Specialization of this 6G Fieldlab

Fieldlab Amersfoort focuses on the safe and reliable testing of digital infrastructure, with an emphasis on risk identification, societal impact, and supporting innovative applications within the 6G ecosystem.

Specialization:

  • Key enabling technologies: quantum, photonics, chiptech ​
  • Autonome systemen/ unmanned systems​
  • Radar/ object detection​
  • Laser Satcom ​
  • Support for region East-Netherlands

What can you find in this fieldlab?

  • Technical indoor competence centre ​
  • R&D, testing and validation support​
  • IoT and AI indoor lab (Amersfoort)​
  • Education, learning, training, in close contact with students, start-ups and knowledge institutes​

Technical menu of services

Available now

  • 6G Testbed for Real‑Life Beta Testing​
  • Experience and validate new 6G capabilities in a realistic environment—ideal for rapid iteration and product improvement, tailored to your specific use case
  • Local High‑Performance Compute for AI Processing​
  • Run heavy AI and data‑processing workloads at high speed—without relying on external cloud services.
  • Hands‑On Prototyping Lab with Development Boards​
  • Accelerate development with direct access to wireless communication and sensor boards. Ideal for proof‑of‑concepts and iterative hardware development
  • Starlink Kit for Ad‑Hoc Connectivity​
  • Test applications that require always‑on, anywhere connectivity, with direct access to global satellite internet capacity

Available in 6+ months

  • Applied science testing facility at Technology Base - Twente Airport
  • Semi-outdoor lab at Saxion ​
  • Cross border collaboration with German SME’s, universities and knowledge centres
  • Optical fiber testbed for quantum & photonic chip technology

Non-technical menu of services

Available now

  • Meeting room for 30 persons, also to be used as demo space (Amersfoort)​
  • Business Development support​
  • Access to investor network and funding instruments​
  • Access to talent (Talent & Learning centres) ​
  • Access to national and international network

Available in 6+ months

  • Technical support
  • Ecosystem embedding
  • Strategy management
  • Knowledge exchange
  • Collaborative strategic funding proposals
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