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6GPOSITIONSTATEMENT

AnoperatorviewbyNGMNAlliance

Version: 1.0

Date: 26.09.2023

DocumentType: FinalDeliverable(approved)

ConfidentialityClass: P–Public

Project: 6G

LukeIbbetson,VodafoneJavanErfanian,BellCanada

Leadership:

ProgrammeOffice: RegCox,representingNGMN

Approvedby/Date: NGMNBoard,06September2023

ForPublicdocuments(P):

?2023NextGenerationMobileNetworksAlliancee.V.Allrightsreserved.NopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanswithoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromNGMNAlliancee.V.

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OVERARCHINGSTATEMENT

NGMNAlliance(NGMN)believesthat6Gisthegracefulevolutionofcommunicationnetworksintothe2030s,deliveringcompellingnewservicesandcapabilitiesforcustomerswhilstmaintainingessentialofferingssuchasvoice.6Gwillbuildon,andextendbeyond,ourexisting5Gecosystemtofosternewinnovationswhichdelivervaluetocustomersandsimplifynetworkoperation.

Concurrenttothisjourneytowardsthe6Geraisthedevelopmentofnetworkdisaggregationandanopen,interoperablecloudnativearchitecture.

INNOVATIONSANDNEWSERVICES

6GprovidesanopportunitytosupportinnovativenewIMT-2030featuressuchasjointsensingandcommunications,AI,extendedAR/VR,enhancedpositioningetc.

6Gshouldfacilitateseamlessintegrationandinteroperabilitywithfixedandsatellitenetworks.

6GshouldinherentlysupportnetworkrelatedAPIs,fosteringnewserviceofferings

whichleveragenetworkcapabilities.

OPERATIONALPRIORITIES

Networksimplificationleadingtoloweroperationalcostwhilstretainingscalabilityandflexibledeploymentmodels.

Absoluteenergyreductionwhenassessedacrossmobileandfixednetworksto

supportthetransitiontowardslowcarboneconomies.

Features(suchasAI)thatsupportautomatednetworkoperationsandorchestration

toenableefficient,dynamicserviceprovisioning.

Proactivenetworkmanagementcapabilitiesacrossfixedandmobilenetworksto

predictandaddressissuesbeforetheyimpactuserexperience.

Quantumsafeinfrastructure,resistanttoattackbyQuantumcomputers.

GUIDINGPRINCIPLES

6Gmobilenetworkstandardsmustbegloballyharmonised.

6Gmustnotinherentlytriggerahardwarerefreshof5GRANinfrastructure.Thedecisiontorefresh5GRANhardwareforoperationalreasonssuchasend-of-life,energyconsumptionornewcapabilitiesmustbeanoperatordrivenchoice,independentofsupporting6G.

6Gintroductionmustallowcertainscenariostoberealisedthroughsoftware-basedfeatureupgradesofexistingnetworkelementstomeet6Grequirements.

6Gmustnotresultindegradedperformanceforcustomersconnectedto5Gnetworks.

Newfeaturesshouldbeabletobedeployedasandwhenrequired,withoutcompromisingexistingcoreconnectivityservicessuchasvoice.

6Gmustaddressdemonstrablecustomerneedsacrossmobile,fixedandnon-

terrestrialnetworks.

6Gmustensureinteroperabilityandbackwardcompatibilitywith5G.

6Gmustincorporaterobustsecuritymeasuresbydesigntoprotectagainstemergingthreatsandvulnerabilities.

SPECTRUM

ExistingIMTspectrumidentifications(<7GHz)willremainessentialfordelivering

mobilecoverage.

NewIMTspectruminbands6-15GHzmustbelicensedforIMT-2020andbeyond

technologies.

DeploymentsusingnewIMTspectruminthesub-THzbandsmayadoptanew

IMT-2030andbeyondradiotechnology.

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GENERATIONMOBILE

NETWORKSALLIANCE

NGMN,establishedin2006,

isaglobal,operator-ledallianceofover80companiesandorga-nisationspanningoperators,manufacturers,consultanciesandacademia.

VISION

ThevisionoftheNGMNAllianceistoprovideimpactfulindustryguidancetoachieveinnovative,sustainable,andaffordablemobiletelecommunicationservicesfortheenduserwithaparticularfocusonMasteringtheRoutetoDisaggregation/OperatingDisaggregatedNetworks,GreenFutureNetworksand6G,whilstcontinuingtosupport5G’sfullimplementation.

MISSION

ThemissionoftheNGMNAllianceis

toevaluateanddrivetechnologyevolutiontowards5G’sfullimplementationandthethreemajorprioritiesfor2021andbeyond:

RoutetoDisaggregation:Leadinginthedevelopmentofopen,disaggregated,virtualisedandcloudnativeso-lutionswithafocusontheendtoendoperatingmodel.

GreenFutureNetworks:Buildingsustainableandenvironmentallyconscioussolutions.

6G:Emergenceof6Ghighlightingkeytrendsacrosstechnologyandsocietalrequirementsplususecases,requirementsanddesignconsiderationstoaddress.

toestablishclearfunctionalandnon-functionalrequi-rementsformobilenetworksofthenextgeneration.

toprovideguidancetoequipmentdevelopers,standar-disation