6G: How Government Intervention Globally Will Shape the Next Generation of Telecom

 

6G’s Fate Will Likely Be Determined by the Level of Government Intervention

The telecom industry continues to struggle with realizing new revenue and deriving ROI from 5G, even after five years of market development. Due to this persistent challenge, to which TBR continues to see no clear solution or catalyst on the horizon to change the situation, communication service providers’ (CSP) appetite and scope of investment in 6G will likely be limited. This lack of clear ROI for the private sector to justify investing sufficiently in 6G puts the fate of the technology into the hands of the government.
 
In this TBR Insights Live session TBR Telecom Principal Analyst Chris Antlitz gives an exclusive review of top predictions from 6G’s Fate Will be Determined by the Level of Government Intervention, part of TBR’s 2025 Predictions special report series. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how 6G will impact your strategy in the coming year!
 

In this above session on 6G you’ll learn:

• What spectrum bands 6G will likely leverage
• How 6G will shape CSPs’ capex investments
• How governments might get involved to ensure 6G becomes a reality

 

Discussion points from 6G: How Government Intervention Globally Will Shape the Next Generation of Telecom

Telecom industry’s struggles with 5G are likely to extend to 6G

• CSPs have spent several hundred billion dollars on 5G infrastructure and spectrum globally thus far, with ROI (i.e., new, profitable revenue growth) still absent.
• 5G investment has been justified thus far as a way to reduce cost per bit and as a marketing play to retain customers.
• Fixed wireless access (FWA) has been successful but does not significantly offset overall 5G investments.
• Only about 20% of CSPs globally have begun deploying 5G core (standalone architecture) thus far, which is a prerequisite for 6G.
• Technological complexity is increasing (e.g., open vRAN, AI, edge computing, network slicing, security), hindering progress.
• Sustained, higher interest rates = higher cost of capital = tighter capex environment

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