How can we shape the future of mobile connectivity with 6G

The transition from 5G to 6G will not just be a technological evolution but a strategic shift that will likely affect how future 6G features are adopted and the financial returns on current 5G networks. The choices made early in this transition are crucial. Choosing the quickest path might not be the best in the long term. A strategy that focuses on improving user experiences and ensuring widespread access from the beginning will likely help operators meet customer expectations more effectively, while also cutting costs and reducing disruptions to existing systems.
With 6G, operators could not only market the latest technology standard but also capitalize on the many technological innovations that the 3GPP has standardized for 5G Advanced. Concentrating on areas like energy efficiency, automation, infrastructure-sharing and efficient spectrum sharing will not only enhance the capabilities of 6G networks but also make them more cost-efficient to operate. Additionally, the adoption of AI-native systems across the 6G technology stack could improve how networks scale, improve their performance with cell site-specific and user-specific adjustments and improve their responsiveness to disruptions.
Join us at this important juncture in the evolution of the mobile connectivity industry to learn more about the why and how of 6G.

Speakers:
Gabriel Brown
Principal Analyst
Heavy Reading
Gabriel leads mobile network research for Heavy Reading. His coverage includes system architecture, RAN, core, and service-layer platforms. Key research topics include 5G, open RAN, mobile core, and the application of cloud technologies to wireless networking.
Gabriel has more than 20 years’ experience as a mobile network analyst. Prior to joining Heavy Reading, he was chief analyst for Light Reading’s Insider research service; before that, he was editor of IP Wireline and Wireless Week at London's Euromoney Institutional Investor.

Dr. Tingfang Ji,
Vice President of Engineering
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Tingfang Ji joined Qualcomm in 2003 and is currently a Vice President of engineering in Wireless R&D. From 2003 to 2014, he made instrumental technical contributions toward the development of LTE and LTE-Advanced technology and served as a vice chairman of the radio working group (RAN4) of 3GPP. Since 2014 he has been responsible for the flagship Qualcomm 5G/6G research project, driving Qualcomm's 5G NR air interface design/standardization efforts, sub6 GHz multi-vendor pre-commercial 5G NR IODT/trials, experimental macro network developments, and pre-6G research. Since 2022, Tingfang has been chairing the technology working group of NextG Alliance to promote North American 6G technologies. Before joining Qualcomm, Tingfang was a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs. As an inventor, he has more than 600 granted US patents. 
Tingfang received his Ph.D. in E.E. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2001 and a B.Sc. from Tsinghua University, Beijing.

Dr. Gavin Horn
Senior Director of Engineering
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Dr. Gavin Horn is with the Wireless R&D group at Qualcomm Technologies. Since 2014, he has been leading the 5G systems architecture design, evaluation, and standardization including network architecture, security, slicing, edge, cloud-native, virtualization, and radio interface protocols.  From 2008-2014, he worked on the development of LTE-Advanced attending 3GPP WGs including SA2, RAN3 and RAN2 from Release 9 to Release 12. Gavin received his Doctorate and Masters from the California Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelors of Applied Science from the University of Toronto in Computer Engineering. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Gavin worked at Digital Fountain and Pulsent. He holds more than 400 granted patents.