Alex Lawrence

Instilling Values: Oversight & Error

“What gets measured gets managed,” they say. While many visions of 6G have strong societal and ethical components to them, is anyone doing any measuring – and are they the right people? 6GWorld explored in conversation with Paul Timmers and Georg Serentschy.

A Key Issue – 6G Key Value Indicators Aren’t Here Yet

While there has been a great deal discussed about the societal, environmental and economic demands which 6G will need to meet in different countries, little tangible has yet been achieved in the run-up to standardisation next year. Can we sensibly frame technology standards without tying them to these outputs?

ATIS Next G Alliance Aims At Trustworthy Future Networks  

The USA’s Next G Alliance released a report by its Societal and Economic Needs [SEN] working group last week titled “Beyond Speed: Promoting Social and Economic Opportunities through 6G and Beyond”. Especially when it comes to the vexed issue of trust, the report takes a deep dive into concrete solutions and actions.

Trust and the Ethics of Future Networks

Trust and the Ethics of Future Networks

The ITU, ATIS Next G Alliance, the European Commission and others have all placed the idea not only of secure systems, but trustworthy systems, at the heart of their plans for the next generation of telecoms.

While security by design is a big ask, “trust” may be a bigger one.

An Internet of Data May be on the Horizon

An Internet of Data May be on the Horizon

GSMA Open Connect is one of the multiple approaches over the years that have sought to take advantage of mobile operators’ data. Yet they have been stymied repeatedly in using that data to its full extent.

There are, however, developments beyond the traditional telecoms domain that might help to turn that around.

A Whole New World! But Not What You Think

A Whole New World! But Not What You Think

Behind the flash and glamour of last week’s MWC there has been some question about the commercial health of the ecosystem. While drone taxis and other elements are unlikely to revolutionise the industry during the 2020s, there are some quieter revolutions under way which actually might.

MWC23: 5G Advanced – Ready For Take-Off

MWC23: 5G Advanced – Ready For Take-Off

For those of you who can’t be in MWC, this is full footage from an MWC session giving some essential insights into the operators’ view of the movement from 5G to 5G-Advanced, including insights from Jio Platforms and AT&T, plus the evolutionary differences between 5G and 5G-Advanced from a vendor point of view.

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