In Riga, Latvia for this year’s @5GTechritory event… where I’m moderating a panel tomorrow on future #6G policy and industry structure
#5Gtechritory #6Greset
Kicking off with Latvia’s Prime Minister addressing the 7th edition of #5GTechritory
Refs innovation in 5G & 6G - plus emphasis on 5G for defence and military use-cases
Also highlights Latvia’s innovation in quantum tech
Next up @BERECeuropaeu vice-chair Mourik
Pointing to eventful 2025 ahead
Refs DMA & DSA already enacted, plus NIS2 on cybersecurity in force. Notes issue of network resilience importance in era of Russian aggression (big focus in Baltics)
New UK @SciTechgovuk Secretary of State is @peterkyle
Some recommendations for telecoms & innovation:
- Don’t get hung up on specific network techs like 5G or fibre. There’s a wide range & a mix is good
- Be wary of numerical targets that are easy but not meaningful
- … 🧵
- AI it’s important & shiny but don’t ignore connectivity & semiconductors
- Don’t just listen to big companies or their lobby groups. Tech diversity of size & specialism is key
- Infra sharing everywhere - wholesale networks for mobile & fibre, spectrum-sharing, datacentres etc
- ignore calls to try to tax Internet traffic, regulate interconnect or emulate the worst elements of the EU’s DMA or recent white paper
- liaise closely with colleagues involved with planning, electricity / transport infra to optimise network deployment & synergies
Curious to see the balance of “the metaverse” vs “a metaverse” in discussion and presentations
(A bit of history - I wrote one of the first ever market research reports on #VR#VirtualReality in about 1995, when I was working at UK analyst firm Datamonitor. It was published by FT Managerment Reports. Wish I could find a copy to look at my predictions again)
Speakers talking about metaverse use-cases
Accenture sees MV as a “deep stack”, not just an app layer. Referencing creator economy, customer engagement for brands etc
Vodafone panellist talking about “exploration” and travel uses