In recent years, regulators globally have released a significant amount of new spectrum for wireless services, primarily in the mid-bands between 3.3 and 4 GHz [See here and here]. This wave of allocations has largely subsided as most countries have now assigned the majority of the cleared spectrum. We are currently at a point where new spectrum blocks… Read More »
Recent announcements from both the ITU-R and 3GPP provide valuable insights into the roadmap for the emergence of 6G technology. Based on historical norms, I anticipate meaningful commercial 6G deployments to commence around 2031. In our Xona Partners Insight Note: Mapping the Road Towards 6G, which you can download below, we delve into the pivotal factors shaping the… Read More »
Two things led me to write this post. First, much of what’s written about 6G focuses on what 6G could be, but little arguing for why we need 6G! Second, 5G offers a very flexible architecture and a rich roadmap which will need many years to fully develop and use. These two reasons makes the question of why… Read More »