The telecommunications industry has outlined a promising vision for 6G based on technology innovation technologies, immersive customer experiences, and vertical industry propositions. However, the journey to 6G starts from 5G’s lacklustre commercial performance, a factor that is pressuring communication service providers to invest with caution and to place demands for profitable growth much more centrally to further evolution.
So how do we build from today in a way that sets up a commercially successful 6G?
To address these concerns, industry experts from C-level downwards in different geographies and industry sectors shared their insights on what needs to improve.
- How is the structure of the communications market changing and what does that mean for business models?
- What factors will drive change for the industry’s senior executives and investors?
- What market development milestones need to materialise in coming years that would suggest a successful transition?
More with Mobile founder Ken Figueredo engaged in far-ranging discussions and can share insights into the complex web of concerns and interdependencies which will shape the transition from 5G to 6G in an attempt to answer the question of how we can create a profitable next generation after the trials of the current one.
Areas discussed include:
- Industry timetables and ‘clock speeds’.
- Communications spending and engagement in consumer and enterprise.
- The influence of 3GPP and the ITU.
- Changes affecting the telecoms value chain and their implications.
- Cost containment strategies.
- Factors driving industry change: Business, politics and technology.
- Mindset changes.
- New policies… new rules?
- Technology innovation and market development.
- Risks.
With this white paper we take the first step on the journey towards creating a healthier business environment for telecoms to flourish.
