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Intro to 6G: Vision and Catalysts

  • Historical perspective: tracing the path from 1G to 6G and key turning points
  • Strategic catalysts: reducing latency, increasing capacity, ensuring reliability, and integrating pervasive AI
  • High-level development timeline and key stakeholders

From 5G to 6G: Key Differences and Evolution

  • Addressing 5G limitations through 6G innovations
  • Transition to AI-native networks and distributed intelligence
  • Converging sensing, communication, and control systems

Enabling Technologies

  • Terahertz (THz) communication and associated propagation challenges
  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and advanced antenna configurations
  • Progression of Massive MIMO, full-duplex radio, and photonic integration
  • Network AI, distributed learning, and intent-driven orchestration

Spectrum, Standards, and Policy Considerations

  • 6G spectrum requirements and global coordination challenges
  • Roles of standards bodies, research bodies, and public-private partnerships
  • Regulatory impacts on privacy, spectrum coexistence, and safety

Architectures and Cloud-Native Network Design

  • The edge, fog, and cloud continuum for 6G services
  • Service-based architectures, network slicing, and programmable infrastructure
  • Interoperability with legacy systems and multi-cloud environments

Use Cases and Industry Verticals

  • Extended reality (XR), holographic communication, and immersive collaboration
  • Industry 4.0, digital twins, and the tactile internet in manufacturing
  • Autonomous systems, V2X communication, and mission-critical mobility
  • Smart city initiatives, healthcare applications, and environmental monitoring

Security, Privacy, and Ethical Considerations

  • Threat landscapes for ultra-connected systems and supply chain vulnerabilities
  • Data governance, privacy-preserving communication, and trust frameworks
  • Ethical and societal impacts of widespread sensing and AI

Deployment Challenges and Business Impact

  • Infrastructure investment, business models, and total cost of ownership
  • Interoperability, vendor ecosystems, and risks of vendor lock-in
  • Skills development, organizational preparedness, and change management

Workshop: Organizational 6G Readiness and Roadmap

  • Identifying priority use cases and potential pilot projects
  • Evaluating gaps in infrastructure, skills, and data readiness
  • Drafting a 6–18 month pilot plan and stakeholder engagement strategy

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Foundational understanding of networking and telecommunications principles.
  • Curiosity about technology strategy, policy, or digital transformation.
  • Ability to interpret technical overviews and understand business outcomes.

Target Audience

  • IT specialists and network architects.
  • Policy makers and regulatory officials.
  • Corporate leaders and champions of digital transformation.
 7 Hours

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