As 6GWorld Celebrates Its Anniversary, These Were The Most-Read Topics On The Website
By Caio Castro
On November 5, 2020, the 6GWorld website officially launched as a platform for researchers, professionals and fans of telecommunications to discuss and shape the next generation of mobile connectivity and the technologies that 6G could enable.
A year later, we already have three 6GSymposiums, seven webinars and four published white papers in the books, saying nothing of over 180 exclusives addressing wide-ranging topics from industry reports to interviews with CEOs.
To celebrate this one-year anniversary, we have selected the five most-read pieces over this period as a way to reflect the direction of the industry and what the expectations for 6G technologies are. Here are the audience’s top 5 articles.
ATIS launches Next 6G Initiative in North America
Surely one of the most important markets for the telecommunications industry in terms of revenue, research and innovation, the United States has been criticised for the lack of investment and policymaking to fight for leadership in 6G development. That led to the launch of the Next G Alliance in October 2020.
The next-6G alliance logo
The initiative, led by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), aims to influence especially the U.S. government funding priorities and actions that will incentivise the industry. It was founded by 43 members but saw partners increase to 67 in November 2021, including the likes of AT&T, Bell Canada, Ericsson, Intel, InterDigital, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon and others.
“We hope to lay a foundation for a very vibrant marketplace for products and services globally. There are definitely other goals and objectives to the Next G Alliance, but it will be one piece of establishing North American leadership whereby we will really want the government to understand what industry’s technology priorities are for 6G and beyond,” said Susan Miller, President and CEO at ATIS in an interview with 6GWorld.
So far, the initiative has announced its steering group, as well as launched the work on a 6G roadmap. In October 2021, the Next G Alliance contributed with an input to ITU-R’s “IMT Vision for 2030 and Beyond.”
