SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 6G
Conference held in Istanbul, on
September 24, 2024, Dr. Wen Tong, Huawei Wireless CTO, delivered a
keynote speech on 6G standardization and innovation. With the
release of the ITU-R 6G vision framework, the 3GPP will start
6G standardization in 2025. "6G is a new generation of mobile
technology, not a simple upgrade of 5G, it should bring new value
to users," said Dr. Tong, "6G is a true intergenerational
technological disruption. 6G standard, key technologies, and
network architecture should be re-defined based on application
scenarios and requirements from 2030 to 2040. 6G should not be
another way to implement 5G. Instead, 6G should embrace the AI
revolution with a quantum leap and generate new values for the
consumers. In this way, 3GPP standards can truly realize the 6G
vision and create greater value for the entire industry."
Centered "6G Standardization Direction" and "6G Innovation
Driving Force", Dr. Tong shared important views on the future
architecture, terminal development, and key technologies of 6G.
In terms of architecture design, 6G should go beyond
Service-Based Architecture and move towards Application-Driven
Network.
5G has already achieved market success and continues to evolve
towards 5G-Advanced. 6G will not simply reuse 5G network
architecture, without generational and fundamental innovations,
which will limit the mobile industry's aspiration and imagination
to dive the innovation in the 6G era. 6G must have obvious
cross-generational characteristics and technical breakpoint.
On the core side, reusing the 5G core network will hinder the
innovation in AI. We should use Agentic-AI based technology to
re-architect 6G Core that goes beyond 5G
Service-Based Architecture and support the foundational
capabilities of AI, Sensing and NTN , and thus evolve towards the
Application Driven Network .
In terms of terminal evolution, 6G user device calls for a
breakthrough to lead the success of the entire industry
chain.
It is the law of the mobile industry to drive the evolution of
the market with the pioneering technology. The 6G networks and 6G
terminals must meet the requirements of consumers and vertical
industries in the 6G market phase from 2030 to 2040.
Currently, smartphones are evolving to AI terminals to usher in
the mobile AI era. In post-MBB era, breakthroughs in terminal
technologies will be the key to the evolution of the mobile
industry. Therefore, 6G user device calls for a breakthrough
towards "Full-AI", thus to drive 6G network upgrade and the success
of the entire industry ecosystem.
In terms of technology development, AI will become a key
enabler for 6G with network paradigm shifting.
Twenty years ago, the Internet was the enabler of the technology
innovations. Mobile communications embraced the Internet and
achieved great business success. Today, AI maybe the disruptive
enabler of the latest technology innovations.
6G should embrace the AI revolution with a quantum leap.
However, 6G networks should not be limited to generative AI,
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Embodiment-AI are the
main directions of future AI development. Therefore, AGI should run
through the whole process of sensing, reasoning, decision, and
action of terminals, wireless networks, and core networks of 6G, to
welcome the arrival of a new network paradigm.
At the end, Dr. Tong Wen emphasized the relationship between 5G
and 6G: "The global 5G deployment is on the rise and evolving to
5G-Advanced, which not only meets the current requirements of
operators, but also protects their investment. Therefore, 6G
technologies should not overlap with 5G in technologies and market
space. The specifications, technologies, and architecture of 6G
must be based on the scenarios and requirements from 2030 to 2040.
We should focus on true generational technology disruption, embrace
the new opportunities brought by AI, expand the mobile industry in
the next generation."
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