What will 6G give us?

11.15am – 12.35pm, 9 July 2025 ‐ 1 hour 20 mins

Speaker Session

How are the emerging 3GPP standards measuring up to the early aspirations and UK requirements?

Agenda

11:15 AM

Chair introduction
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Vicky Messer

11:20 AM

Speaker to be confirmed

11:35 AM

6G in 3GPP – The Story so Far
Paul represents VIAVI in 3GPP at both the working group and plenary levels. He’ll deliver an overview of the 6G progress in 3GPP, summarising recent workshop discussions and the overall direction of travel.
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Paul Harris

11:50 AM

The Rise and Fall of 3GPP – Time for a Sabbatical?
Moray brings 35 years’ experience of ETSI and 3GPP standardization and looks back at what worked and what didn't. He has a provocative take on the simple steps the industry could take that would make a real difference to the future of real users - without the need to create 6G standards to solve the wrong problems.
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Moray Rumney

12:05 PM

Speaker to be confirmed

12:20 PM

Q&A for all speakers