Paper identifies 6G use cases
A European mobile network group has identified fifty potential uses for next generation 6G technology, divided into four main categories.
A white paper from the Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) group identifies 50 use cases, categorised into 4 classes, and mapped into 14 generic use cases.
The identification of 6G use cases is key to predicting major trends in future usage scenarios and will help to steer the needs and requirements for future generational change. The predictions from the NGNM will feed into the ITU-R IMT Vision for 2030 and beyond, specifying future connectivity requirements followed by the work of Standards Development Organizations.
The four classes are:
- Enhanced Human Communication, such as immersive experience, AR and VR, telepresence & multi-modal interaction.
- Enhanced Machine Communication with collaborative robotics and autonomous machines where the requirement for sensing the surrounding environment and the need for robots to communicate among themselves and with humans.
- Enabling Services such as high accuracy location, mapping, environmental, or body sensing data.
- Network Evolution with core technologies including AI as a service, energy efficiency, and delivering ubiquitous coverage.
High-level analyses and assessments of use cases were conducted at an early stage in several areas, including potential technology components, feasibility, and differentiation to 5G.
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An important driver for 6G is environmental sustainability, both in terms of 6G eco-design as well as its enabling impact to reduce the environmental carbon footprint of industries and human activities. Aspects such as security, trust and privacy are also central in considering future technologies.
“Vodafone is optimistic about how technology innovation can enhance the future and improve people’s lives. Vodafone is delighted to be co-leading the NGMN 6G initiative and helping to define the role and purpose of 6G, together with our co-leads from other geographical regions and the broader NGMN community. We aim to build a digital society that enhances socio-economic progress, embraces everyone and does not come at the cost of our planet,” said Luke Ibbetson, Head of Group R&D, Vodafone and Member of the NGMN Board.
”6G is one of our strategic focus topics. Our 6G project is a true global collaboration among operators, vendors and research organisations as well as external stakeholders. With our ‘6G Use Cases and Analysis’, we continue our commitment to providing impactful guidance to the industry in developing 6G, building on our ‘6G Drivers and Vision’,” said Anita Döhler, CEO of NGMN
The Alliance expects new use cases to emerge, in support of digitisation and innovation beyond today’s imagination.
Contributors to the report include Anritsu, Apple, Bell Canada, BT, China Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Datang Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, HKT, Huawei, HUBER+SUHNER, IBM, Intel, InterDigital, ITRI, Keysight, King’s College London, Lenovo, LGE, National Taiwan University, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Peking University, PLDT Smart, Qualcomm, SK Telecom, T-Mobile US, TIM, Telia, TELUS, TNO, Turkcell, TU Dresden, University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Toronto, UScellular, Vodafone and ZTE
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