The EU and the US will step up collaboration on the development of 6G wireless communication systems, as Europe seeks to avoid the security risks that the use of Chinese 5G equipment has posed to its 5G networks. The 6G-XCEL (6G Trans-Continental Edge Learning) project, aiming to embed artificial intelligence to enhance the capabilities of 6G networks, is one of 27 6G research projects announced last week, which have a total of €130 million in EU funding.