We have written about Orange's vision and involvement with 6G earlier on this blog. Now, in a whitepaper published earlier this year, the Orange Group argues that society needs to be a stakeholder in the design of the networks of the future and that approach is part of a global rationale of sustainability. Quoting from the article:
The white paper argues that this sustainability should be one of the main objectives guiding their design. It must be divided into environmental, social and economic themes.
The white paper insists that environmental aspects must be taken into account in upcoming standardization work. The future will be about trying to do more with less. “5G is highly scalable. We can therefore integrate innovations without altering its technical foundations, while software network function developments help extend equipment lifespans,” says Marie-Hélène Hamon, Research Program Manager. In concrete terms, this means prioritizing software updates over hardware changes, which should only be resorted to when the benefits justify the impacts of these changes, especially from the environmental perspective. “To achieve our environmental goals, we must aim to save energy at every level as well as reducing our carbon footprint. This includes limiting the need for new equipment.”
Meanwhile, social sustainability means that networks are inclusive, i.e. that they allow everyone to access digital services, guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of information, and making sure that this information can be restored quickly in the event of an outage, cyber attack or natural disaster. And lastly, economic sustainability refers to the economic viability of these networks.
The notion of value must be central when defining the networks of the future. “New mechanisms must be defined to capture this notion of value, in addition to the criteria traditionally evaluated in technology specifications, such as speed and latency.”
You can read the article here and the white paper is available here.
As alluded in our blog post summarising the 3GPP Stage-1 Workshop on IMT2030 Use Cases, SA1#106 (27-31 May 2024 - Korea, Jeju) invited the presentations from 3GPP Members on their views on 6G Use Cases, etc. In that particular meeting, Orange presented their 6G Company view in S1-241070 as well as a discussion paper on Key Value (KVs) and Key Value Indicators (KVIs) in S1-241040.
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