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Juniper Research’s 6G Forecasts
Market forecasts from analyst firms are useful for gauging market uncertainty and understanding what factors influence an analyst’s point of view. Here is a comparison of Juniper Research forecasts at two points in time – 2024 and 2026 – that show how an analyst’s attention changes over time. In 2024, Juniper Research forecast a market…
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Beyond bit-pipes – new opportunities on the 6G platform
In 2024, Ericsson published a brief paper that positioned 6G as a platform technology in a digital context. This is an important distinction as Ericsson and others seek to reposition of networks away from mobile broadband connectivity and closer to being enablers of the digital economy. In this context, a platform is a product that…
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6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries
Vertical industry segments will be critical to the success of 6G as the communications industry adapts to the commercial opportunities from defense and industrial sector users. That makes it essential for the industry to engage with sectors that are exploring their own multi-year developments in the context of communications technologies as a powerful enabler. In…
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Making 6G Profitable
In light of 5G’s poor commercial record, several industry commenters have questioned the need for “6G.” Two factors hampered 5G. Firstly, industry messaging focused on higher broadband speeds (“faster 4G”) for consumer users. Secondly, ill-directed industry engagement meant that 5G’s potential to support enterprise and IoT use cases did not capture the attention of enterprise…
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