6G Decentralization
Steven A. Wright · 2022
Decentralization was a key design objective underlying the design of the Internet, with independent networks collaborating to deliver packet network services. As web services become more central to daily activities, Web 3.0 seeks to use decentralization to disrupt the digital sovereignty of proprietary Web 2.0 platforms. Decentralization remains a tool for economic regulation to deter market dominance or anti-trust monopoly influences that can distort online services While public network infrastructures like 5G have been evolving native support for a greater variety of services decentralization has not been a major focus. With 6G requirements gathering in process, will decentralization become a key dimension of 6G performance?