Market Pulse Report: 6G – Balancing Business Case and Use Case
The telecom industry is divided on 6G. Some vendors and operators are already investing in research, pitching 6G as smarter, more energy-efficient and deeply integrated with cloud and AI ecosystems. They argue future networks must handle more automation, industrial applications and machine-type traffic, while cutting power use and supporting stricter sustainability targets.
Others are wary after 5G. Many operators still struggle to turn 5G capacity and speed into steady revenue, especially beyond consumer mobile broadband. That experience is shaping the 6G discussion: before backing new radio technologies and architectures, the industry wants proof of clear use cases, paying customers and realistic deployment timelines. The central question is not whether 6G can be built, but whether it can justify its cost with services users actually need and will fund over the long term.
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