The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the US Department of Commerce has announced the launch of the ‘Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security’. This initiative brings together partner governments to advance a shared vision and roadmap to secure leadership in the next generation of global communications. The Call to Action advances […]
Ericsson and an array of partners have announced a new national connectivity and next-generation test centre in Sweden. Branded ‘Digital Arena Sweden’, the new national test centre is an investment of more than SEK 300 million (€27.2m). It aims to strengthen Swedish industry by providing early access to advanced digital solutions in 5G, 6G and […]
According to a 6G report from Dell’Oro Group, a source of market intelligence for the telco, security, networking,and data centre industries, 6G development is progressing rapidly. The report’s base-case scenario envisions 6G as an evolutionary technology that builds on Massive MIMO, the existing site grid, and wider channel bandwidths to deliver step-change improvements in RAN […]
The FCC has opened the important AWS-3 auction of frequencies, the first spectrum auction in four years, with two rounds taking place on June 2nd. The AWS-3 auction offers 200 5G-grade spectrum licences in mostly local markets. The licence areas included in this auction are home to over 100 million consumers across 48 states, two […]
Enabling the full potential of 6G requires a different standardisation approach to prevent complexity and market confusion, alongside a smooth and cost-effective migration path with a focus on Multi-RAT Spectrum Sharing (MRSS) as a baseline solution, according to two new Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) industry publications. 6G Architecture and Migration Options – An Operator View evaluates […]
A study from global tech strategists Juniper Research projects that the first 6G connections will arrive in 2029, with the global number of 6G connections reaching 4.1 million that same year. The report identified the US and South Korea as the countries expected to lead early 6G commercialisation in late 2029, with 6G network launches […]
Ericsson and Intel are pooling their next-generation technology leadership to help accelerate ecosystem readiness for seamless transition to AI-native 6G deployments and use cases. The collaboration was announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona. It will span mobile connectivity, cloud technologies, and compute capabilities across AI-driven RAN and packet core use cases, and platform level-security and […]
The rapid advancement of AI is accelerating new services and capabilities across the mobile ecosystem, placing fresh demands on future networks as 6G standardisation begins. At the same time, the pace and diversity of AI-driven use cases reinforce the need for flexibility in how future network standards are defined. In its latest publication, AI Surge […]
Next-generation 6G networks will require up to three times more mid-band spectrum than is typically available today to keep pace with surging demand for data, AI-powered services and advanced digital applications, according to analysis published by the GSMA, which represents the mobile ecosystem worldwide. Vision 2040: Spectrum for the Future of Mobile Connectivity, an assessment […]
Nokia and the test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz have created and successfully tested a 6G radio receiver that uses AI technologies to overcome one of the biggest anticipated challenges of 6G network rollouts, coverage limitations inherent in 6G’s higher-frequency spectrum. The machine learning capabilities in the receiver greatly boost uplink distance, enhancing coverage […]