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Even the most ambitious projections estimate that6Gnetworkswont be rolled out for another five years.
This preparation for the next G needs to run alongside existing efforts to operationalize and commercialize 5G.
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Putting the 5G cart before the 6G horse?
However, for many businesses, preparing for 6G feels premature.
They are still not leveraging the full potential of 5G.
Creaking connectivity infrastructure also presents a considerable technical challenge to businesses wanting to boost their 5G initiatives.
In some of these use cases autonomous vehicles being a prime example every millisecond of latency counts.
What will 6G look really like?
Moving beyond 5G Advanced, we expect commercial deployments of 6G to begin in 2030.
Air-interface latency would drop even further, down to between 10 and 100 microseconds.
As well as mind-boggling speeds, the telecom communitys goals for 6G reflect other key global concerns around sustainability.
The next standard will likely be designed to be more energy efficient, for example.
What needs to happen next?
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