The futuristic vision of 6G — whether its agentic devices, mobile robots or RF sensing — starts with much more prosaic requirements The mobile industry’s experience with 5G offers a useful …
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. He also hosts Arden Media's podcast Will 5G Change the World? Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Operators will scale 6G deployment when it lowers the cost of carrying more traffic, creates new revenue, or both The telecommunications industry can increasingly put a date on 6G, but …
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The killer app for 6G won’t be an app at all The search for a 6G “killer app” is the wrong approach to understanding the potential future impact of next-generation …
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6G needs substantially more spectrum, but its commercial viability will depend on finding frequencies that deliver wider channels without forcing operators to abandon the economics of the existing macro network …
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With IMT-2030 requirements defined and 3GPP resolving foundational design choices, the industry is moving from 6G vision to specifying an implementable system The 6G conversation is moving from vision-setting into …
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In 5G, AI is an overlay focused on optimization; in 6G, AI will be embedded end-to-end “AI-native” is now a part of the standard vocabulary around 6G. But the mobile …
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For a deep dive into 6G, register for the upcoming 6G Forum virtual event. With IMT-2030 requirements defined and 3GPP resolving foundational design choices, the industry is moving from 6G …
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Research note: Qualcomm’s 6G strategy connects the compute continuum from device to data center
Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with 6G Leadership Day. Qualcomm’s diversification, rooted in its pedigree of low-power, connected computing, is expanding from a wide range …
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AI traffic is triggering a new fiber focus meant to support distributed training, inference and critical workloads The first wave of AI infrastructure investment was overwhelmingly a compute story. Hyperscalers …
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AI-RAN combines openness and cloud-native infrastructure to create a more intelligent, programmable radio access network The radio access network (RAN) is entering another major period of change, but this time …