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Why Do We Need 6G?: Main Motivation and Driving Forces of Sixth Generation Mobile Communication Networks

Author: ROUTRAY, S. K.; MOHANTY, S.

Abstract: Mobile communication has been one of the prime disruptors of the modern times. Since the 1980s, the world has witnessed new generation of mobile communication technologies every decade. Each new incoming generation is better than the previous one in several ways. The recently arrived fifth generation (5G) has several advanced features when compared with its predecessor. However, it is clear that there will be several shortcomings in this generation when compared with the other advanced contemporary information and communication technologies (ICTs). These shortcomings of 5G are going to be the main motivation for the next new mobile generation. According to the existing trends in ICTs, the new incoming version will be known as the Sixth Generation of Mobile Communication (6G). In this article, we show the main driving forces behind 6G, its expected features and key enabling technologies. The market potentials and disrupting features have also been discussed.s supported by these approaches. In this work we present a review of solutions for PMS challenging instances.

Keywords: 6G, 6G features, motivation for 6G, deployment timeline of 6G, the G-race

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Full Reference: Routray, S. K.; Mohanty, S., "Why Do We Need 6G?: Main Motivation and Driving Forces of Sixth Generation Mobile Communication Networks", Revista de Sistemas de Informação da FSMA n 27(2021) pp. 2-9

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