Panel 3

Panel 32024-03-27T10:07:49+00:00

6G: From Vision to Value

Date, hour and room to be defined

Organizer

  • Volker Ziegler (Nokia Bell Labs, DE)

Motivation and Background

For the next generation of mobile networks standard and technology we have framed the ambition of 6G Key Value Indicators (KVIs) to complement the established concept of performance indicators and capabilities. The journey to explore KVIs and link these into key criteria of design had started on the occasion of the European 6G flagship project Hexa-X Kick-Off meeting in Paris in early 2020. In the meantime, we have seen broad acceptance of the KVI concept across stakeholders and worldwide. The value taxonomy can be defined by categories of economic, environmental and societal impact and sustainability. The current debate on options of monetization of 5G capabilities already includes the question of what the key drivers of 6G financial and economic value capture will be? It appears hard to overstate the growing influence that AI will have with networks being fully AI-native in the 6G era. Breakthroughs in generative AI alone have the potential to significantly increase value capture and generate productivity growth. Fortunately, objectives of environmental sustainability in dimensions of energy efficiency, overall energy consumption and circular economics are positively correlated with goals of cost optimization. With 6G we associate “green by design” and the ambition of a tenfold increase in capacity with 50% power reduction, compared to 5G. When it comes to societal impact, “digital inclusion” aims to address the three key factors accessibility, affordability and consumability. “Security and privacy” in a 6G world of digital twins and pervasive AI enablement means that increasing security and privacy risks require higher levels of control in zero-trust ecosystems. Now is the time to discuss and revisit how to move beyond the visionary and check 6G technology and architectural approach for consistency with our joint ambition to build the best possible next generation of mobile networks to expand value possibilities and serve humanity.

Questions

  1. What are the 6G key value indicators of relevance?
  2. Do value indicators have meaning compared to previous Gs and why is 6G different?
  3. Now is the time to shift from vision to reality – are we moving beyond lip service for value? What are the key factors of success to make it happen?
  4. Is 6G technology choice and architecture consistent with KVI ambition?

Participants

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