In this paper research activities developed within the FutureCom project are presented. The project, funded by the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR), aims at evaluating and characterizing: (i) active devices, (ii) signal- and power integrity of field programmable gate array (FPGA) circuits, (iii) operational performance of electronic circuits in real–world and harsh environments (e.g. below and above ambient temperatures and at different levels of humidity), (iv) passive inter-modulation (PIM) in communication systems considering different values of temperature and humidity corresponding to the typical operating conditions that we can experience in real-world scenarios. An overview of the FutureCom project is provided here, then the research activities are described.

This work was supported by the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR), under the 20IND03 - FutureCom project. EMPIR programme is co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. Funder ID: 10.13039/100014132 , Grant no: 20IND03