Outlook and Supplier Dynamics for 6G Applications

Release 18 for 5G-Advanced, built on top of 3GPP Release 15, 16, and 17, is scheduled to have its standards stipulated in 2023, and will continue to develop advanced 5G applications. Preliminary standards for Release 21 of 6G are expected to complete in 2028.

6G wireless communication technology is expected to accomplish global communication coverage, as well as multisensory and online merge offline applications. Various major global communication companies have announced white papers on possible applications and prospect for 6G, and are successively engaging in studies of 6G communication technology, prior to the stipulation of 6G standards.