6G部署时间表考虑因素——运营商视角

An Operator View V1.0ngmn.org 6G DEPLOYMENT TIMEFRAMECONSIDERATIONS –AN OPERATOR VIEW by NGMN Alliance Public documents (P): © 2026 Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance e.V. All rights reserved. No part of this documentmay be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission from NGMN Alliance e.V.The information contained in this document represents the current view held by NGMN Alliance e.V. on the issues discussed as ofthe date of publication. This document is provided “as is” with no warranties whatsoever including any warranty of merchantability,non-infringement, or fitness for any particular purpose. All liability (including liability for infringement of any property rights)relating to the use of information in this document is disclaimed. No license, express or implied, to any intellectual propertyrights are granted herein. This document is distributed for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.Readers should not design products based on this document. CONTENTS 016G DEPLOYMENT TIMEFRAMECONSIDERATIONS – AN OPERATOR VIEW������������������������������������������������������� 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 6G DEPLOYMENT TIMEFRAMECONSIDERATIONS –AN OPERATOR VIEW This document provides a consolidated view onthe constraints on the introduction of 6G from atiming perspective. This view comes from leadingoperators representing different global regions, inorder to serve as useful information to the industryand the wider public. Constraints from operator perspective The commercial availability of 6G services will beconstrained by: •the finalisation of 6G standards specifications,especially in 3GPP•the availability of network equipment (softwareand hardware) and devices•the deployment of networks and launch ofcommercial offers by operators in each country The content of this document simply collects the viewof the NGMN Operator Members. The participantsalso acknowledge there may be different timingfor introduction of the 6G technology in differentregions and different countries. As the actors who deploy the networks, operatorswill eventually determine the commercial availabilityof public 6G services. Assuming availability ofequipment and devices that support the existing andnew frequency bands required for 6G deployment,operators have additional constraints that drive thedeployment timeline, including required level ofinvestment, compliance with NetZero trajectories,and regulation. Operators' expectations from 6G 6G is the next step in the evolution of mobilenetwork technologies, enabling to revisit somedesign choices of 5G and 5G-Advanced in the lightof recent technical progress and new needs. Assuch, it represents an opportunity for introducingnew added-value services to customers and society,and enhancing network efficiency. Deploying a new technology requires significantinvestment: therefore, this investment must – amongothers – be justified by reasonable confidence ona sustainable return on investment. Hence therequirement that 6G needs to deliver tangible valueto both end users and operators, and the designguidance intended to limit the cost of deployment,that were expressed in [2]. Beyond initial launch, thepace of investment in deployments will be affectedby the extent to which 6G use cases provide a clearadded value compared to what can be achievedwith 5G technologies. In addition, the magnitudeof a potential big technological change may extendadoption timelines. The operators` motivations to deploy 6G will mostlikely include delivering enhanced services forHuman Communications (e.g. immersive experience,telepresence & multimodal interaction) and MachineCommunications (e.g. for supporting collaborativerobotics), as well as enabling new network servicessuch as high accuracy location, mapping, or sensing.In addition, a key motivation for 6G from operatorperspective is to evolve network core technologiestowards enhanced network operational efficiencybeyond the 5G-Advanced capabilities, including moreefficient support of new spectrum bands (e.g. 6-7GHz), network automation, AI as a service, energyefficiency, and delivering ubiquitous coverage.These expectations were described in [1]. Furtherguidance on 6G design requirements from operatorperspective were documented in [2]. The value to end users and the cost of networkdeployment are driven for a significant part bythe design choices made in standardisation. In thisrespect, a single drop of 6G initial specificationsincluding RAN and core network aspects in the samerelease will be key in order not to reproduce the5G situation where the full promise of 5G could notbe delivered from initial deployments, and wheremultiple network rollouts and device generationswere needed in the 5G timeframe, blurring the valueproposition to customers and generating migrationcomplexity for o