Get ready to question the status quo at The Great Telco Debate 2024!
ETSI, as one of the supporting organizations, is pleased to endorse The Great Telco Debate taking place on Thursday 5 December 2024 in London, UK.
With the telecom industry evolving at an unprecedented pace, it’s time to make your voice heard, respond to the views of other industry experts and be part of the sector’s most engaging (and fun) in-person gathering.
Returning for its eleventh year, The Great Telco Debate brings together senior leaders from across the industry for a day of thought-provoking discussions and interactive debates on the most pressing issues facing CSPs and the wider telecoms ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights, challenge perspectives, and network with key players in the industry.
This year’s event takes place on Thursday 5 December 2024 at the prestigious One Moorgate Place in London. The Great Telco Debate will be preceded by our one-day, in-person summit, Telcos & AI, back by popular demand after a very successful launch in 2023.
👉 David Boswarthick, Director of Strategy and Innovation, ETSI, will exchange with other expert speakers in the Debate Five: Should 6G be part of telco investment plans? on Thursday 5th December 2024 afternoon.
The session will address the following:
- The race to be first to develop and monetise technology that will be incorporated into the next generation of mobile standards threatens to overshadow the ongoing deployment of 5G. There will no doubt be exciting possibilities to innovate and potentially create new value, but there are also significant challenges and risks, not least in the expected huge investments in infrastructure and spectrum licences.
- Telcos are understandably keen to focus on 5G, but long-term investment planning means issues with 6G need to be addressed sooner rather than later. And with 5G still in its early stages of deployment (with decades of use still to come), there may be limited market demand for 6G and, therefore, substantial challenges in monetising investments.
- So, who needs 6G and is there an alternative?
Find out more about the event here