The Huddle 2021 - 5G and Beyond: The Wireless World in 2030

About the event

Beyond 2030, 6G is expected to bring a new era of seamless and unrestricted connectivity between the internet and everyday life. Billions of connected humans and ‘things’ – robots, vehicles, drones and other devices – will generate zettabytes of digital information.

If harnessed in the right way, 6G has the potential to positively impact almost all areas of society – how we live, how we work and how we take care of our planet.

With early visions of 6G now emerging, WWRF’s 2023 Huddle will look at the drivers and goals that are going to be instrumental in ensuring these visions are realised, and the key challenges that are ahead in order for these to be delivered to the connected and unconnected society. It will look at the way in which 6G will start to merge the physical and the digital world and explore the ways in which existing and new technologies can come together to enable exciting new use cases and applications. By focusing on key themes such as security, sustainability, inclusivity and digital transformation, it will look at the opportunities that 6G provides in making a positive impact on businesses and communities all over the world. 

As we start out on the path towards 6G, there is a need for policymakers, connectivity providers, researchers and other key stakeholders to come together and define the roles that need to be played in order to ensure that this is also a path towards a better tomorrow. The WWRF Huddle will provide the opportunity to do this.

Key Themes

Security
Sustainability
Inclusivity
Digital Transformation

9 - 10 May 2023

Day 1
2023-05-09
Day 2
2023-05-10
09:00 - 09:10
Introduction and Welcome
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Nigel Jefferies
Chairman, WWRF
09:10 - 09:25
Keynote Presentation
09:25 - 09:40
Keynote Presentation
09:40 - 09:55
Keynote Presentation – 5G and Sustainable Development
Session 1: Challenges to realizing the 6G vision – the paradox of cost, complexity and useability
  • What will the path towards 6G look like, and what potential challenges and obstacles will need to be overcome in order to ensure the 6G vision is delivered?
  • How will 6G be different to 5G? How much will it cost to develop and rollout and how can it be ensured that the required incentives for investment are in place?
  • What lessons can be taken from the development of 5G?
  • What are the key drivers and factors that are going to shape the evolution of 6G? What should come first – the technology or the use cases?
  • What market expectations are already emerging for 6G, and how are these likely to evolve as we move towards 2030?
  • How can it be ensured that 6G is developed with these expectations and key end-user
  • requirements and useability in mind in order to help build and deliver a robust 6G marketplace?
  • How can technology and policy tools be harnessed to ensure that the planning, deployment, operations, management, and ultimate performance of complex 6G networks are handled in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible?
09:55 - 10:10
Opening Presentation: Where are we at globally with 5G and what is the roadmap ahead?
10:10 - 11:10
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Sudhir Dixit
Board Member, WWRF
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Reg Cox
Programme Manager, NGMN Alliance
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Bashir Patel
Senior Regional Advisor, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA), Inmarsat
11:10 - 11:30
Break
Session 2: New Technologies, Spectrum and Architecture – Towards a collaborative 6G ecosystem for the benefits of all
  • What evolution is expected to be seen across different connectivity technologies (mobile, satellite, Wi-Fi, HAPS etc.) as we move towards 2030 and beyond?
  • How will the interaction between different connectivity technologies need to evolve in order to deliver the ‘merging of physical and digital worlds’ that is envisioned with 6G?
  • To what extent are we likely to see a convergence of current terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks and how could this work?
  • How could convergence in this way affect the overall spectrum landscape and the way in which frequencies are managed and allocated?
  • How will the way radio networks architecture change and what role is Open RAN expected to play in the development of 6G?
  • Could 6G finally see the true realisation of an interconnected ‘network of networks’, seamlessly connecting users, devices, vehicles, and the environment using multiple different technologies and spectrum?
  • How can policymakers come together with connectivity providers of all types to ensure that the benefits of 6G are fully inclusive and felt by businesses and communities all over the world?
11:30 - 11:50
Keynote Presentation
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Dr. Wen Tong
Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Huawei Wireless
11:50 - 12:50
Panel Discussion
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Prof. Tony Quek
Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor and Director of Future Communications R&D Programme, Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD)
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz
Head of the Software-based Networks (NGNI) Business Unit, Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS
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Dr. Tsunehiko Chiba
Tsunehiko Chiba, Chief Wireless Architect, CTO Office, Viavi Solutions
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Ismail Shah
Head of Connectivity and Access Policy for APAC, Meta
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Alexander Kuhn
Head of Section International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning and Innovative Spectrum Usage, BNetzA
12:50 - 13:55
Lunch
Session 3: The Mini Huddles – Unlocking the potential across vertical sectors

The mini huddles will offer the opportunity to focus specifically on the benefits that 6G can bring across a number of specific vertical sectors.

13:55 - 13:10
Keynote Presentation: Setting the Scene – How can the positive impact of 6G be maximised across different vertical sectors and environments?
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Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei
Director of the AI Unit, TII
14:10 - 14:55
Mini Huddle 1: 6G in the agriculture sector
  • What role can 6G play in making agricultural cultivation and production automatic and intelligent?
  • In which ways could 6G technologies be used to enhance smart farming and precision agriculture and help drive the sector to a more intelligent stage than is possible with 5G?
  • How can 6G and smart agriculture solutions be harnessed to help improve the sustainability of agricultural activities and reduce the need for pesticides and chemical fertilizers?
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Nigel Jefferies
Chairman, WWRF
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Benjamin Kwasi Addom
Adviser, Agriculture and Fisheries Trade Policy (Digital), The Commonwealth Secretariat
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Capt. Sudhir A K Kumaren
Founding Member & Group Executive Director, The Kambyan Network
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Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat
Advisor to the Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and Fire Hawk of the Royal Forest Department, Government of Thailand
14:55 - 15:40
Mini Huddle 2: 6G in the health sector
  • What potential does 6G technology have to transform the future of the healthcare sector even beyond what is possible with current 5G systems?
  • In which areas could 6G have the most impact? How can it help to offer improved smart health services in areas such as intelligent wearable devices, hospital-to-home services, intelligent internet of medical things, quality of life (QoL), and the overall sustainability of health services?
  • What challenges could the use of 6G in the health sector have in areas such as privacy, security and ethics? How can these be overcome?
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Dr. Rafay Iqbal Ansari
Technology Strategy Consultant (Connectivity), WSP UK Ltd.
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Dr. Tomohiko Moriyama
Director, Telemedicine Development Center of Asia (TEMDEC), Kyushu University Hospital
15:40 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 16:45
Mini Huddle 3: 6G in the energy sector
  • How can 6G help to support the critical transition to renewable energy, as well as further advance the development of smart grids?
  • By enabling new use cases that monitor increasing energy demands, optimise electrical distribution, and use automation to manage large variations in loads, what impact could 6G have on the optimization of energy use? How can 6G go beyond what is possible now in order to help energy companies deal with ever increasing demands in the most sustainable and efficient way possible?
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Prof. Teng Joon Lim
Associate Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Engineering and a professor in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney
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Dr. Masaki Umejima
Project Leader | Associate Professor, The IEC System Committee Smart Energy | Cyber Civilisation Research Center (CCRC), Keio University
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Dr. Sun Sumei
Deputy Executive Director of Research, Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore
16:45 - 17:30
Mini Huddle 4: Challenges and Opportunities for 6G across small Island states
  • What specific challenges and opportunities does 6G offer to policymakers and communities in small island developing states?
  • What work is already being done in island states to develop digital solutions that could mitigate the impact of climate change on its citizens and how could 6G enhance these actions?
  • How can 6G be built into national and global climate plans to help to tackle climate change and alleviate some of the devastating impact that this could cause across these island states?
  • What progress was made at the recent COP27 and what should be the next steps from the private and public sector to harness the power of technology in order to help the world, and particularly those who are most at risk, mitigate, adapt to and build resilience against climate catastrophe?
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Mahesh Uttamchandani
Practice Manager, EAP, World Bank
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Bashir Patel
Senior Regional Advisor, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA), Inmarsat
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Melesia Sutherland-Campbell
Director, Association of Caribbean Telecommunications Operators (CANTO)
17:30 - 19:00
Cocktail Reception
Session 4: Trust, Security and Privacy in a 6G world

This session will focus on the security and privacy challenges of 6G. With an unprecedented level of network security, trustworthiness, and privacy measures expected to be necessary in order to fully realize the potential of 6G, how can it be ensured that these are delivered?

09:00 - 10:00
Panel Discussion
  • To what extent should security and privacy considerations be central to shaping 6G during the early stages of 6G development?
  • What work is already being done to map out a tentative threat landscape based on the foreseen 6G network architecture and to look at the challenges that need to be addressed in order to secure this?
  • What architectural changes are foreseen by 6G, and what new related threats may emerge in the expected new era of seamless and unrestricted connectivity?
  • What new privacy requirements will be seen with 6G, and what role can distributed ledger technology and other solutions play in meeting these?
  • How can it be ensured that technologies such as AI, blockchain and quantum computing are used to help improve the security of networks rather than increasing the attack risk?
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Prof. Knud Erik Skouby
Professor and Director of Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies, Aalborg University Copenhagen
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Dr. Liu Fei
Chief Researcher of 6G Security, Huawei Singapore
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Sudipta Cahattopadhyay
Sudipta Cahattopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Information Systems Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
Session 5: Research Roundtable – Achieving a global 6G ecosystem and standards

This session will bring together key stakeholders who are involved in the early research and standards work relating to 6G to discuss the work being done and to look forward to the extent to which a common 6G global standard is a realistic objective.

  • What work is taking place around the world on research, design and development of the next generation of standards and technologies?
  • How much collaboration is being seen across different regions and standards bodies at this early stage?
  • What timelines are expected to be seen in the development of 6G standards across different standards development organisations?
  • How can early movers balance the need for collaboration in the development of 6G global standards with the goal seen across many regions to secure technological sovereignty and to reduce reliance on third-party suppliers?
  • Given current geopolitical tensions, diverging privacy and cyber security policies, sanctions and of course anything else that may occur between now and 2030, how realistic is it that a single global 6G standard will be achieved? 
  • What impact would be seen if some sort of split emerged with different versions or even completely separate platforms? Should this be an eventuality that researchers should be at least considering?
10:00 - 11:00
Panel Discussion
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Hendrik Berndt
Vice Chair of Europe, Middle East and Africa, WWRF
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Adrian Scrase
Chief Technical Officer (CTO), ETSI
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Prof. Mérouane Debbah
Chief Researcher, TII
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Prof. Maziar Nekovee
Chair, Enabling Technologies for Verticals Working Group, Networld Europe, University of Sussex
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Dr. Lee Hyeon Woo
Professor of Mobile Systems Engineering, Dankook University
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Reg Cox
Programme Manager, NGMN Alliance
11:00 - 11:30
Break
Session 6: The Breakout Huddles – A focus on emerging technologies and their integration with 6G

The audience will be split into 3 groups (each led by a WWRF representative). Each group will be given 3 questions to address which will be related to a specific emerging technology and its role in driving forward 6G and in helping to manage the numerous complex processes, services, and functions that will be required in order to deliver the potential of 6G networks.

11:30 - 12:45
PART 1: Breakout Huddles
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 14:15
PART 2: Bringing it all together – Feedback and Summaries from Breakout Leaders

The 3 WWRF leaders from the Breakout Huddles will form a panel and report back the findings of their group. This will lead into a room-wide discussion focussing on these different emerging technologies, on their integration with 6G and on the challenges and opportunities that it will create.

Session 7: Building a more sustainable future with 6G
  • What work is being done to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of 6G network design and a key driver right from the very early stage?
  • How is this approach differing from early research into 5G, where the main focus was on productivity with sustainability very much an afterthought?
  • What impact can 6G have on delivering positive environmental and social change? To what extent can it help to feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in areas such as energy consumption, use of resources, and connectivity for all?
  • What processes and tools can be utilised in order to provide transparent and accurate metrics on the impact that 6G is having in these key areas?
  • How can sustainability be built into business models for 6G and what role can different stakeholders play in building a future connectivity ecosystem that is both able to deliver on sustainability goals and profitability for businesses?
14:15 - 15:15
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Sudhir Dixit
Board Member, WWRF
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Dr. Iwao Hosako
Dr. Iwao Hosako, Executive Director of the Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Unit, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
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Eng Wei Koo
Head of Standards and Solutions Strategy, Keysight Technologies
15:15 - 15:45
Summaries and Conclusions
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Bharat Bhatia
Vice Chair Asia Pacific, WWRF; President of ITU-APT Foundation of India
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Nigel Jefferies
Chairman, WWRF
15:45 - 16:30
Refreshments and Final Networking Opportunity
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Confirmed speakers

Dr Wen Tong

Dr. Wen Tong

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Huawei Wireless

Adrian Scrase

Adrian Scrase

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

ETSI

Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei 400

Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei

Director - Artificial Intelligence Cross-Center Unit

Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

Dr Iwao Hosako

Dr. Iwao Hosako

Executive Director of the Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Unit

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

Ismail Shah

Ismail Shah

Head of Connectivity and Access Policy for APAC

Meta

Tony Quek

Prof. Tony Quek

Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor and Director of Future Communications R&D Programme

Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD)

Mahesh Uttamchandani

Mahesh Uttamchandani

Practice Manager, EAP

The World Bank

Dr Liu Fei

Dr. Liu Fei

Chief Researcher of 6G Security

Huawei Singapore

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Magedanz

Head of the Software-based Networks (NGNI) Business Unit

Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS

Alexander Kuhn

Alexander Kuhn

Head of Section International Spectrum Affairs, Spectrum Planning and Innovative Spectrum Usage

NetzA

Dr Sun Sumei

Dr. Sun Sumei

Deputy Executive Director of Research

Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore

Capt Sudhir A K Kumaren

Capt. Sudhir A K Kumaren

Founding Member & Group Executive Director

The Kambyan Network

Melesia Sutherland-Campbell

Melesia Sutherland-Campbell

Director

Association of Caribbean Telecommunications Operators (CANTO)

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Benjamin Kwasi Addom

Adviser, Agriculture and Fisheries Trade Policy (Digital)

The Commonwealth

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Prof. Mérouane Debbah

Chief Researcher, AI Cross-Center Unit and of the AI and Digital Science Research Center

Technology Innovation Institute (TII)​

Tomohiko Moriyama

Dr. Tomohiko Moriyama

Director

Telemedicine Development Center of Asia (TEMDEC), Kyushu University Hospital

Reg Cox

Reg Cox

Programme Manager

NGMN Alliance

Bashir Patel

Bashir Patel

Senior Regional Advisor, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA)

Inmarsat

Eng Wei Koo

Eng Wei Koo

Head of Standards and Solutions Strategy

Keysight Technologies

Maziar Nekovee

Prof. Maziar Nekovee

Chair, Enabling Technologies for Verticals Working Group

Networld Europe, University of Sussex

Dr. Lee Hyeon Woo

Dr. Lee Hyeon Woo

Professor of Mobile Systems Engineering

Dankook University

Tsunehiko Chiba

Dr. Tsunehiko Chiba

Chief Wireless Architect, CTO Office

Viavi Solutions

Dr Veerachai Tanpipat

Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat

Advisor to the Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and Fire Hawk of the Royal Forest Department

Government of Thailand

Teng Joon Lim

Prof. Teng Joon Lim

Associate Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Engineering and a professor in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering

University of Sydney

Hendrik-Berndt

Hendrik Berndt

Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa,

WWRF​

Masaki Umejima

Dr. Masaki Umejima

Project Leader | Associate Professor

The IEC System Committee Smart Energy | Cyber Civilisation Research Center (CCRC), Keio University

Sudhir Dixit

Dr. Sudhir Dixit

Vice Chair Americas

WWRF​

Sudipta

Sudipta Cahattopadhyay

Assistant Professor, Information Systems Technology and Design

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Rafay Iqbal Ansari

Dr. Rafay Iqbal Ansari

Technology Strategy Consultant (Connectivity)

WSP UK Ltd.

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Bharat Bhatia

President

ITU-APT Foundation of India

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Prof. Knud Erik Skouby

Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies

Aalborg University-Copenhagen ​

Nigel Jefferies

Nigel Jefferies

Chairman

WWRF​

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AI/ML Enabled Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in the era of 6G and Beyond

AI/ML Enabled Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in the era of 6G and Beyond

Date: 8 May 2023
Time: 10:00 - 13:00 SST
Location: Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Campus, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore
The Wireless World Research Forum is proud to announce that we are holding the Workshop, on "AI/ML Enabled Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in the era of 6G and Beyond". This Workshop will address the impact of machine learning and their applications to CAV with several use cases. This event will take place at the SUTD Campus, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore on 8th May 2023.
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Previous Editions

The 5G Huddle is hosted annually by the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF). Since its inception in 2014, it has brought key 5G stakeholders together in various locations across the globe including the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, South Africa, Japan and India, with each edition addressing the next step of the 5G ‘journey’. Discussions around ‘What is 5G?’; the development of the 5G ecosystem and infrastructure; making the 5G vision a reality; the transition from 4G to 5G; how to deliver ‘5G For All’ ; whether 5G can deliver on its promises and 5G as a catalyst for digital transformation, have all pathed the way to this year’s focus on 5G and Beyond: The wireless world in 2030.

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