The telecoms industry needs to break out of the rut set by 3G hype

At a recent 6G conference, the need to even have another specified generation of mobile technology was called into question.
The event was run by telecoms news site 6G World and hosted by the University of Surrey, at its 6G Innovation Centre, with the theme being ‘beyond the hype’. While it’s a tad premature to talk of 6G hype at this early stage in the cycle, when 5G is still struggling to find its feet, it was a laudable aim, especially for an organisation that has hitched it