Next G Alliance National 6G Roadmap Working Group Report

Next G AllianceNational 6G RoadmapWorking Group ReportAmitava Ghosh, NokiaDoug Castor, InterdigitalMarc Grant, AT&TMike Nawrocki, ATISAugust 23, 2021

National 6G Roadmap Target ViewOperational Needs andMarket ReadinessNorth AmericanLeadership6G MarketplaceStandards LeadershipGovernment Actionsand PoliciesResearch Funding NeedsCore Technologiesand Application AreasKey 6G DriversN E X TGA L L I A N C EKey Milestones and Needs alongthe 6G Development Cycle2

National Roadmap WG : Mission and TimelineThe 6G Roadmap Working group is a group in charge of developing and maintaining a vision for 6G, a North American 6G roadmapand a timeframe for 6G based on the priorities recommended from the Steering Group. The 6G roadmap will identify the evolutionpath, key milestones and vision that will drive North American leadership and establish a robust 6G global market.Top 3 milestones toward an initial Roadmap Report- a living document to summarize results toward our mission statement, in a format ready for external usePreliminary list of priorities from the yAug1NextGA agreed6G timelineSeptOct2NovDecPreliminaryNRWG 6GAudacious goals3JanFebRoadmapReport v1.0Roadmap Report (Living Document)TodayITU WP 5D #39 – Earliestopportunity for NGA to showa voice in ITU-R ProcessITU WP 5D #40 – Last meeting beforeTech Trend Report is Finalized; VisionReport Workshop and DraftingITU-R TimelineN E X TGA L L I A N C ESource: NextG-6GNR-2021-00015R000Additional External Dissemination TBD3

Summary of Roadmap Report OutlineSection 46G North American VisionThree Levels to Address “Language” of diversestakeholder National Imperatives Applications and Markets Technology DevelopmentSection 5Lifecycle and Timelines ITU-R 3GPP Other?Sections 6-10Summary from Each WorkingGroup Key Priorities and Requirements Industry Eco-System Overall Summary and RecommendationsSection 11North American StandardsStrategy3GPP, IEEE, O-RAN, etc.Section 12DisseminationNSF, PAWR EMPOWER, GovernmentN E X TGA L L I A N C E4

Three Layer Model for 6G VisionKEY QUESTIONS (being addressed by other WGs)National Imperatives What societal and economic factors that will impact NorthAmerican markets over the next decade? [SEN] Are there government drivers that will impact North American6G leadership? [Policy] What are the key energy efficiency and sustainability goals thatshould be included in the North American 6G vision? [Green G]Applications and Markets What are the key application areas and use cases that willcontribute to the North American 6G vision? [APP] Are there trends in adjacent technologies that are potentiallyrequired to achieve market leadership in 6G applications? [APP] Identify the key spectrum priorities and requirements that willadvance 6G in the North American marketplace? (SPECT]NEXT G ALLIANCENextG-6GNR-2021-00057R000Technology Development Identify the 6G technology development areas needed forNorth America? [TECH] What can 6G achieve which 5G and 5G Advanced cannot?Identify key additional KPIs for 6G that will contribute to asuccessful 6G market.[TECH]5

ITU-R Timeline Proposals (doc 47r0)20212022#37 #38 #39#40 #41 #422023WRC-23#43 #442024#45 #46 #47Background & ProcessSubmission of technology proposals for IMT-2030Additional deliverables to support the development ofIMT-2030 and recommendation on IMT-2030&BeyondTechnical performance requirements, evaluationcriteria and methodology, and submission templateEvaluation of technology proposals, consensusbuilding and decision20252026#48 #49 #50#51 #52 #532027WRC-27#54 #55WorkshopEricsson(doc 31R0)optionSamsung(7/13 email)ITU-R Recommendation on IMT-2030202820292030#56 #57 #58#59 #60 #61#62 #63 #64optionoptionWorkshopoptionMediaTek(doc 30R0)optionWorkshopNokia(doc 19R0)optionWorkshopIntel(doc 43R0)Futurewei(doc 8R0)WorkshopWorkshopQualcomm(doc 36R0)2031-2033T-MobileN E54R0)X T(docGA L L I A N C EWorkshop6

Working Group Input (WGIR)Initial Information Request for consideration into Vision discussion and ITU-R submissions6GNR WGAug 4th6GNR WGAug 18thConsolidation of Inputs6GNR WGSep 1stWGIRs to WGsSteeringGroupResponses to WGIRsSep 2ndSpectrumAug 5thSENAug 17thTechnologyAug 10thGreen GAug 13thApplicationsAug 12thN E X TGA L L I A N C ESENAug 31stSpectrumAug 19thApplicationsAug 26thTechnologyAug 24thGreen GAug 27thITU-RSubmission(Initial)Sep 27th7

Current Status of NRWGWorking document towards the December 2021 Roadmap Report Contents driven by contributions from member companies and universitiesOutline Available NextG-6GNR-2021-00024R004Editor/Rapporteur : Doug CastorCurrent Discussion Areas with assigned Moderators ITU-R Timeline proposal from NAM perspectiveInitial list of Audacious goals Trust, Security and Resilience AI Native Interface Cost Efficient Solutions Digital World Experience Cloud Native Network Compute Fabric Sustainability/Energy EfficiencyNEXT G ALLIANCE8

SummaryWGIR’s Sent to all WG’s for input into Vision processExpecting inputs by end of AugustGoals for 2021 ITU-R TimelineAudacious goals for the October ITU-R Vision submission (to be updated in future submissions)List of key priorities, requirements, and recommendations from the WG’sInterim NRWG ReportTimeline & Co-ordination Comprehensive timeline for all WG’s : TPO’s officeMonthly co-ordination meetings between WGs : TPO’s officePlans for Dissemination External ForumsConferencesNEXT G ALLIANCE9

Building the foundation for North Americanleadership in 6G and beyondNEXT G ALLIANCE10

Aug 23, 2021 · ITU-R Timeline. National Roadmap WG : Mission and Timeline . The 6G Roadmap Working group is a group in charge of developing and maintaining a vision for 6G, a North American 6G roadmap and a timeframe for 6G based on the priorities recommended from the Steering Group. The 6G roadmap will identify the evolutio n