6G Network Architecture – A Proposal for Early Alignment: Network evolution to support the 6G vision, use cases and requirements within the 2030 time frame is a topic of great interest in the telecommunications industry today. To ensure the smooth introduction of 6G, and the ability to monetize on it from day one, Ericsson advocates early alignment on a common set of principles that will lead toward a more focused ecosystem.
Torbjörn Cagenius, Gunnar Mildh, Göran Rune, Jari Vikberg, Mattias Wahlqvist, Per Willars · Ericsson Technology Review · 2023
6G research is well underway both in the telecom industry and in academia, targeting commercial deployment of the technology around 2030. Based on the substantial work done so far, the industry has the opportunity to agree on some key architecture principles.