6G Wireless Market Outlook and Forecasts 2024 – 2030

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6G Wireless Market Outlook and Forecasts 2024 – 2030

In its sixth year of analyzing the emerging six-generation wireless market, the publisher of this report is the leading market research company focused upon emerging 6G technologies, capabilities, solutions, applications and services. This latest report expands upon previous analysis to include 6G technology investment, R&D, prototyping and testing.

The report also assesses the outlook for 6G market commercialization, including opportunities for infrastructure development and equipment deployment as well as a realization of applications and services. The report also analyzes 6G market use cases for select industry verticals. The report provides 6G market estimates for 2024 through 2030, with the lower end of the range focused primarily on technology development, and the later end of the range focused on 6G market commercialization.

One of the overarching insights from this research is that 5G technology (and resulting apps and services) are anticipated to be largely a steppingstone to the 6G technology market. Stated differently, just as 3G did not add substantive value, largely a bridge to 4G/LTE, we also see 5G acting as a catalyst for the 6G market.

Mind Commerce sees this as the case for a few key reasons including: (1) 5G will have minimal effect in the near-term for the consumer segment, (2) Advanced 5G and edge computing supported private wireless solutions for enterprise and industrial sectors will facilitate innovation in smart buildings, smart factories, and automation in general, and (3) 5G will pave the way for expansion of immersive technologies (AR, VR, and haptic Internet), but a truly rich user experience will not come until the 6G technology market is fully developed.

We also see the 6G technology market facilitating substantive improvements in the areas of sensing, imaging, presence and location determination. Higher frequencies will enable much faster sampling rates as well as significantly greater accuracy, down to the centimeter level. This will have big implications for many government and industry solutions in public safety and critical asset protection such as threat detection, health monitoring, feature/facial recognition and decision making (as in law enforcement, social credit systems, and other areas), air quality measurements, gas and toxicity sensing, and much more.

6G radio networks will provide the means of communications and data gathering necessary to accumulate information, but a systems approach will be required for the 6G technology market involving data analytics, artificial intelligence, and next generation computation capabilities via High Performance Computing (HPC) and quantum computing.

The aforementioned transition will be both exciting and painful, depending on the timing, readiness, and position within the value chain for ecosystem participants.

The 6G technology market will represent yet another large expenditure for communication service providers (CSPs). However, one of the transformative aspects of 6G is that it will support a highly distributed service provider environment, meaning that the market will not be so reliant upon incumbent CSPs with licensed spectrum.

In fact, one of the ways in which 5G is laying the groundwork for 6G solutions is the many private wireless implementations involving evolved LTE, 5G, and edge computing for enterprise and industrial customers. Next generation 6G networks will take this one step further with a web of communications providers, many of which will be self-providers, much in the way that PV solar has engendered co-generation within the smart grid.

The 6G technology market will also be a major facilitator of many new innovations, across a wide variety of industry verticals. However, due to the highly strategic nature of certain 6G capabilities, sovereign nations will likely be most interested in the 6G technology market for government wireless applications. This may very well make the “arms race” for 5G supremacy look like a warm-up for the main event, which will be a race to see what countries can dominate the 6G technology market and related applications, services, and solutions.

Organizations Covered in Report Include:

5G-ACIA
Aalborg University
Alcatel-Lucent
Anritsu
Apple Inc.
AT&T Inc.
Autotalks
Bennett University
Bharti Airtel
Broadcom
BT Group plc
China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom
Cisco Systems
Cloudflare
CNet
CNR-IMAA
ComSenTer (University of California)
Corning Incorporated
DARPA
DeepSig
Deutsche Telekom
Ericsson
ETSI
EURECOM
European Commission
Facebook Connectivity
Fastly
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federated Wireless
Fortinet
Fraunhofer FOKUS
Fujitsu
Glasgow University
Google
Graz University of Technology
Hexa-X Consortium
Huawei Technologies
IMT-2030 Promotion Group
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur, Madras, IIIT Bangalore)
Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)
Institute of Telecommunications (IT)
Intel Corporation
InterDigital
ITU
Jio Platforms
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
KDDI Corporation
Keysight Technologies
King's College London
LG Electronics
MediaTek
MIT
Motorola Solutions
Nanyang Technological University
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
National Instruments
National Science Foundation
NEC Corporation
Next G Alliance
NGMN Alliance
Nokia Corporation
NTT DoCoMo
Nvidia
NYU Wireless
OneWeb
Orange
Palo Alto Networks
Politecnico di Milano
Princeton University
Qualcomm
Rakuten Mobile
Reliance Jio
Rohde & Schwarz
Samsung Electronics
Singtel
SK Telecom
SoftBank Group Corp.
Sony Corporation
Stanford University
Starlink
Telecom Paris
Telecom SudParis
Telefonica
T-Mobile US
TU Braunschweig
University of Bristol
University of Oulu
University of Piraeus
University of Porto
University of Sheffield
University of Southern California
University of Surrey
University of Texas at Austin
University of Twente
University of York
Verizon Communications
Virginia Diodes
Virginia Tech
Vodafone Group
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
ZTE Corporation

1.0 Executive Summary: 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Research Objectives; 1.3 Report Highlights
2.0 Introduction: 2.1 Defining 6G Wireless; 2.1.1 6G Key Performance Indicators; 2.1.2 5G and 6G Comparison; 2.2 6G Roadmap: Evolution to 6G Wireless Networks; 2.3 Beyond 5G Evolution, 5G Context, and 6G; 2.3.1 Much Greater Data Speed; 2.3.2 Focus on Edge Computing for Latency Reduction; 2.3.3 Dealing with Radio Propagation and Mobility Challenges; 2.3.4 Providing Massively Scalable Support for IoT; 2.3.5 Increased Emphasis on Private Networks for Business; 2.4 6G Network Elements; 2.4.1 New Spectrum and Frequencies; 2.4.2 Radio Access Network Transformation; 2.4.3 Changes to Core Networks; 2.4.4 Evolution of the Datacenter; 2.5 6G Functionality and Benefits; 2.5.1 6G Functionality and Features; 2.5.1.1 Leverages Terahertz Communication; 2.5.1.2 Emphasis on Energy Conservation; 2.5.1.3 Operational, Environmental, and Service Intelligence; 2.5.1.4 Improved Security and Privacy; 2.5.1.5 Connected Satellite Network and Intelligence; 2.5.1.6 Synergy among Information and Energy; 2.5.1.7 Three-Dimensional Connectivity; 2.5.1.8 Small Cell Network Evolution; 2.5.1.9 Hyper-Dense Heterogenous Networks; 2.5.1.10 Ultra-High-Capacity Wireless Backhaul; 2.5.1.11 Communications and Sensing Integration; 2.5.1.12 Next Generation Softwarization and Virtualization; 2.6 6G Technology Benefits; 2.7 6G Market Drivers and Challenges; 2.7.1 6G Market Growth Factors; 2.7.1.1 Need for Microsecond Latency; 2.7.1.2 Growth of IoT and Industrial, Object Driven Traffic; 2.7.1.3 Wireless Cognition, Single Core Structure, and Public Safety; 2.7.1.4 Smart City Applications: Sensing and More; 2.7.1.5 Ubiquitous Coverage from Satellite Internet to Ultra-Local Networks; 2.7.1.6 Ultra-Macro Coverage; 2.7.1.7 Ultra-Micro Coverage; 2.7.1.8 Fully Digital and Connected World; 2.7.1.9 Fundamental Improvements in User Experience; 2.7.1.10 6G Democratizes Intelligence; 2.7.1.10.1 Smart Surfaces; 2.7.1.10.2 Smart Environments; 2.7.1.10.3 Smart Power; 2.7.1.11 Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals; 2.7.1.12 Facilitating Private-Public Industry Collaboration; 2.7.1.13 Realizing a Hyper Connected Intelligent World; 2.7.2 6G Market Challenges; 2.7.2.1 High Deployment Expenditures; 2.7.2.2 Unprecedented Impacts on Industry Verticals; 2.7.2.3 Business Model Disruption for Communication Service Providers; 2.7.2.3.1 Substantial Disintermediation; 2.7.2.3.2 Voice and Data Value Perception Approaches Zero; 2.7.2.3.3 Extreme Focus on Local Communication and Networking; 2.7.2.3.4 Device to Device Signaling, Relay, and Mesh Networks; 2.7.2.3.5 Supporting Micro-Operators Networks; 2.7.2.4 Business Model Disruption for Computing and Data Centers; 2.7.2.4.1 Significant Data will be Creation; 2.7.2.4.2 Edge Compute Native Networks; 2.7.2.4.3 Considerable Catalyst for HPC and Quantum Computing; 2.7.2.4.4 New Security and Privacy Issues; 2.8 6G Business Models; 2.8.1 Decentralized Business Model; 2.8.2 New Business Model for Network Operators; 2.8.3 Private Network Transformation; 2.8.4 Micro-Operators and Distributed Services Model; 2.9 6G Value Chain; 2.9.1 User Equipment Manufacturers; 2.9.2 Infrastructure Manufacturers; 2.9.3 Connectivity Providers; 2.9.4 IoT Solution Providers; 2.9.5 Analytics Solution Providers; 2.9.6 Enterprise, Government, and Industrial Users; 2.9.7 Software Solution Providers; 2.10 Anticipated 6G Wireless Impacts on Industry and Society; 2.10.1 6G Wireless Impact on Information and Communications Technology; 2.10.2 6G Economic and Cultural Impacts; 2.11 6G Wireless Research Initiatives and Industry Development; 2.11.1 6G Wireless R&D by Country; 2.11.1.1 Finland; 2.11.1.2 China; 2.11.1.3 United States; 2.11.1.4 Canada; 2.11.1.5 Japan; 2.11.1.6 South Korea; 2.11.2 6G Wireless R&D by Select Organizations; 2.11.2.1 6G Flagship; 2.11.2.2 European Commission; 2.11.2.3 International Telecommunication Union
3.0 6G Wireless Technology Considerations: 3.1 6G Wireless Spectrum Evolution; 3.1.1 95 GHz to 3 THz Frequency Bands; 3.1.2 THz Spectrum Benefits; 3.1.3 Radio Frequency and Data Rates Targeting One Terabit; 3.1.4 Unlicensed Spectrum and Private Networks; 3.1.4.1 NR U and 6G U; 3.1.4.2 6G Private Networks; 3.1.5 Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and Spectrum Sharing; 3.1.6 Impact of Softwarization and AI; 3.2 6G Network Management and Orchestration; 3.3 6G Wireless Communication Infrastructure; 3.3.1 Physical, Digital, and Biological System Convergence; 3.3.2 Short Range Communication Impact; 3.3.3 AI and Machine Learning; 3.3.4 Inter-Protocol Interference; 3.3.5 Molecular Communications; 3.3.6 Internet of Nano-Things; 3.3.7 Internet of Sense; 3.4 6G Communication Technologies; 3.4.1 Substantial Improvements in Enhanced Mobile Broadband; 3.4.2 Secure Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications; 3.4.3 3D Integrated Communications; 3.4.4 Unconventional Data Communications; 3.5 6G Wireless Enabling Technologies; 3.5.1 Terahertz Frequency; 3.5.2 Optical Wireless Technology; 3.5.3 FSO Backhaul Network; 3.5.4 Blockchain-Based Spectrum Sharing; 3.5.5 Three-Dimensional Networking; 3.5.6 Flexible Communications; 3.5.7 Integrated Energy Management, Sensing and Communications; 3.5.8 Dynamic Network Slicing; 3.5.9 Holographic Beamforming; 3.5.10 Supermassive Intelligent Surface Assisted MIMO and Large-Scale Antenna Arrays; 3.5.11 AI Native 6G Networks; 3.5.12 Intelligence at the Edge of Everything; 3.5.13 Modern Random-Access Protocols for IoT; 3.5.14 Radio Access Technology in Industry 4.0; 3.5.15 Semantic Intelligence; 3.5.16 Encryption Technologies; 3.5.17 Visible Light Communication and Sub-THz Communication; 3.5.18 Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing; 3.5.19 CMOS Technology and Intelligent Chips; 3.5.20 Fixed Wireless Access; 3.5.21 Quasi-Optical Antennas; 3.5.22 Artificial Intelligence and IoT Fusion; 3.5.23 Digital Signal Processing; 3.6 6G R&D Investments; 3.7 6G Testbeds for Technology Acceptance and Market Development
4.0 6G Wireless Infrastructure Market: 4.1 Core Infrastructure; 4.2 Radio Equipment; 4.3 Computing Equipment; 4.4 Transport Networks
5.0 6G Wireless Semiconductor Market: 5.1 6G Chipsets; 5.2 Terahertz Receivers; 5.2.1 Nanoscale Atomristor Switch
6.0 6G Wireless Device Market: 6.1 Smartphones and other Handheld Devices; 6.2 Wearables and Implantables; 6.3 Modems, Gateways, Access Points; 6.4 Vehicle Communications; 6.5 Buildings and Facility Communications
7.0 6G Materials Market
8.0 6G Wireless Solution Areas: 8.1 6G Communications; 8.2 6G Sensing; 8.3 6G Imaging; 8.4 6G Precise Location
9.0 6G Wireless Use Cases and Anticipated Applications: 9.1 Volumetric Media Streaming; 9.2 Connected Manufacturing and Automation; 9.3 Multi-Sensory Extended Reality; 9.4 Next Generation Healthcare; 9.5 Communications for Brain-Computer Integration; 9.6 Connected Robotics and Autonomous Systems; 9.7 Five Sense Information Transfer; 9.8 Internet of Everything
10.0 6G Wireless Synergies with Next Gen Computing: 10.1 Multi Access Edge Computing; 10.2 High Performance Computing; 10.3 Quantum Computing; 10.3.1 Quantum Technologies: Communication, Sensing, Simulation, and Imaging; 10.3.2 Next Generation Computing; 10.3.3 Digital Twining Technology, Smart Machines, and Physical-Cyber Convergence
11.0 6G Wireless Technology Organizational Analysis: 11.1 5G-ACIA; 11.2 Aalborg University; 11.3 Alcatel-Lucent; 11.4 Anritsu; 11.5 Apple Inc.; 11.6 AT&T Inc.; 11.7 Autotalks; 11.8 Bennett University; 11.9 Bharti Airtel; 11.10 Broadcom; 11.11 BT Group plc; 11.12 China Mobile; 11.13 China Telecom; 11.14 China Unicom; 11.15 Cisco Systems; 11.16 Cloudflare; 11.17 CNet; 11.18 CNR-IMAA; 11.19 ComSenTer (University of California); 11.20 Corning Incorporated; 11.21 DARPA; 11.22 DeepSig; 11.23 Deutsche Telekom; 11.24 Ericsson; 11.25 ETSI; 11.26 EURECOM; 11.27 European Commission; 11.28 Facebook Connectivity; 11.29 Fastly; 11.30 Federal Communications Commission (FCC); 11.31 Federated Wireless; 11.32 Fortinet; 11.33 Fraunhofer FOKUS; 11.34 Fujitsu; 11.35 Glasgow University; 11.36 Google; 11.37 Graz University of Technology; 11.38 Hexa-X Consortium; 11.39 Huawei Technologies; 11.40 IMT-2030 Promotion Group; 11.41 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur, Madras, IIIT Bangalore); 11.42 Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS); 11.43 Institute of Telecommunications (IT); 11.44 Intel Corporation; 11.45 InterDigital; 11.46 ITU; 11.47 Jio Platforms; 11.48 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); 11.49 KDDI Corporation; 11.50 Keysight Technologies; 11.51 King's College London; 11.52 LG Electronics; 11.53 MediaTek; 11.54 MIT; 11.55 Motorola Solutions; 11.56 Nanyang Technological University; 11.57 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT); 11.58 National Instruments; 11.59 National Science Foundation; 11.60 NEC Corporation; 11.61 Next G Alliance; 11.62 NGMN Alliance; 11.63 Nokia Corporation; 11.64 NTT DoCoMo; 11.65 Nvidia; 11.66 NYU Wireless; 11.67 OneWeb; 11.68 Orange; 11.69 Palo Alto Networks; 11.70 Politecnico di Milano; 11.71 Princeton University; 11.72 Qualcomm; 11.73 Rakuten Mobile; 11.74 Reliance Jio; 11.75 Rohde & Schwarz; 11.76 Samsung Electronics; 11.77 Singtel; 11.78 SK Telecom; 11.79 SoftBank Group Corp.; 11.80 Sony Corporation; 11.81 Stanford University; 11.82 Starlink; 11.83 Telecom Paris; 11.84 Telecom SudParis; 11.85 Telefonica; 11.86 T-Mobile US; 11.87 TU Braunschweig; 11.88 University of Bristol; 11.89 University of Oulu; 11.90 University of Piraeus; 11.91 University of Porto; 11.92 University of Sheffield; 11.93 University of Southern California; 11.94 University of Surrey; 11.95 University of Texas at Austin; 11.96 University of Twente; 11.97 University of York; 11.98 Verizon Communications; 11.99 Virginia Diodes; 11.100 Virginia Tech; 11.101 Vodafone Group; 11.102 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland; 11.103 ZTE Corporation
12.0 6G Wireless Market Analysis and Forecasts 2024 – 2030: 12.1 Network, Device and Computing Cost Considerations; 12.2 6G Wireless Infrastructure Market 2024 – 2030; 12.2.1 Global 6G Infrastructure Market; 12.2.2 Global 6G Infrastructure Market by Type; 12.2.2.1 Global 6G Infrastructure Market by End User Device; 12.2.2.2 Global 6G Infrastructure Market by Equipment; 12.2.2.3 Global 6G Infrastructure Market by Semiconductors; 12.2.2.4 Global 6G Infrastructure Market by 6G Materials; 12.2.3 Regional 6G Infrastructure Market; 12.2.3.1 6G Infrastructure Market by Region; 12.2.3.1.1 APAC 6G Infrastructure Market: Device, Equipment, and Materials; 12.2.3.1.2 North America 6G Infrastructure Market: Device, Equipment, and Materials; 12.2.3.1.3 Europe 6G Infrastructure Market: Device, Equipment, and Materials; 12.2.3.1.4 MEA 6G Infrastructure Market: Device, Equipment, and Materials; 12.2.3.1.5 Latin America 6G Infrastructure Market: Device, Equipment, and Materials; 12.3 6G Wireless Infrastructure by Unit Deployment 2024 – 2030; 12.3.1 Global 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment; 12.3.2 Global 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment by Type; 12.3.2.1 Global 6G End User Device Unit Deployment; 12.3.2.2 Global 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment by Equipment; 12.3.2.3 Global 6G Semiconductor Unit Deployment; 12.3.3 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment by Region; 12.3.3.1 APAC 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment: Device, Equipment, and Country; 12.3.3.2 North America 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment: Device, Equipment, and Country; 12.3.3.3 Europe 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment: Device, Equipment, and Country; 12.3.3.4 MEA 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment: Device, Equipment, and Country; 12.3.3.5 Latin America 6G Infrastructure Unit Deployment: Device, Equipment, and Country; 12.4 6G Wireless Testbeds Market 2024 – 2030; 12.4.1 Global 6G Testbed PaaS Market; 12.4.2 Global 6G Testbed PaaS Market by Region; 12.4.3 Global 6G Testbed PaaS Market by Country; 12.5 6G Wireless Investment 2024 – 2030; 12.5.1 Global 6G R&D Investment; 12.5.1.1 Global 6G R&D Investment by Funding Type; 12.5.2 Global 6G Core Infrastructure Investment; 12.5.3 Global 6G Transport Network Investment
13.0 Conclusions and Recommendations: 13.1 Advertisers and Media Companies; 13.2 Artificial Intelligence Providers; 13.3 Automotive Companies; 13.4 Broadband Infrastructure Providers; 13.5 Communication Service Providers; 13.6 Computing Companies; 13.7 Data Analytics Providers; 13.8 Immersive Technology (AR, VR, and MR) Providers; 13.9 Networking Equipment Providers; 13.10 Networking Security Providers; 13.11 Semiconductor Companies; 13.12 IoT Suppliers and Service Providers; 13.13 Software Providers; 13.14 Smart City System Integrators; 13.15 Automation System Providers; 13.16 Social Media Companies; 13.17 Telecom Operators; 13.18 OTT Service Providers; 13.19 Enterprise and Government
14.0 Appendix: The Evolution to 6G Wireless: 14.1 5G Technologies in Support of 6G Evolution; 14.1.1 5G Communication Technology; 14.1.1.1 Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB); 14.1.1.2 Ultra-reliable Low-latency Communications (URLLC); 14.1.1.3 Massive Machine-type Communications (mMTC); 14.1.2 Service Based Architecture and Orchestration; 14.1.3 Fixed Wireless Access; 14.1.4 Edge Computing with Communication; 14.1.5 Smart Antennas with MIMO and Beam Forming; 14.1.6 Smart Surfaces Technology; 14.2 5G Applications to Expedite 6G Evolution; 14.2.1 Retail and Consumer Electronics Applications; 14.2.2 Healthcare Applications; 14.2.3 Industrial Automation Applications; 14.2.4 Intelligent Building Automation Applications; 14.2.5 Automotive and Transportation Applications; 14.2.6 Home Automation Applications; 14.2.7 Financial Institution Applications; 14.2.8 Energy and Utilities Applications; 14.2.9 Public Safety Applications; 14.2.10 Military Applications; 14.2.11 Oil and Gas Applications; 14.2.12 Mining Applications; 14.2.13 Agriculture Applications; 14.3 5G Service Market 2024 – 2030; 14.3.1 5G Service Market by Communication Technology; 14.3.1.1 5G eMBB Market by Application; 14.3.1.2 5G mMTC Market by Application; 14.3.1.3 5G URLLC Market by Application; 14.3.1.4 5G FWA Market by Application; 14.3.2 5G Service Market by Communication Device; 14.3.3 5G Market by Service Provider; 14.3.3.1 5G Carrier/MNO Service Market; 14.3.3.1.1 5G Consumer Application Market; 14.3.3.1.2 5G Enterprise Application Market; 14.3.3.1.3 5G Government Application Market; 14.3.3.2 5G OTT Service Market; 14.4 5G New Radio Application Market 2024 – 2030