Next G Alliance’s newly-appointed Managing Director, Jaydee Griffith, spoke to 6GWorld. Expecting the imminent birth of a new child, Jaydee is unable to make it to 6GSymposium, but set out his thoughts on the direction of the NGA, the changes facing the industry at the moment and how he aims to work with different entities to help the telecoms industry adapt successfully.
Key points in the video include:
0:34 Jaydee’s reasons for taking on the role at this point.
Key quote: “What happens over the next 18 to 24 months is going to be pivotal in setting the stage for 6G.”
1:54 Defining the scope of 6G in the Next G Alliance’s activities.
Key quote: “The mission does not stop at standards, the mission does not stop at initial deployment.”
4:14 The biggest challenge facing 6G.
Key quote: “When I first started getting plugged into 3GPP… I looked at them like “I don’t see what the commercial use case is here or who the customer even is”.”
6:17 Collaboration with government entities.
Key quote: “How can 6G help connect the unconnected, reach the hardest to reach populations, improve connectivity around the country? How can 6G be an enabling force to solve some problems in other industry sectors?”
8:05 The changing role of service providers.
Key quote: “I think that’s where things start to get interesting, when we start on vertical integration within a service offering.”
10:24 Regional and global 6G.
Key quote: “When we start diving into the details of use cases, that’s where we’re going to start to see the stark differences – in how the transportation sector works in North America, versus Europe, versus Asia.”
