The key battleground for 6G is AI, not speed... both users and operators of the network will change

Ericsson engineers say 6G will be shaped less by raw speed and more by support for AI agents and intelligent systems.

AI is expected to play a dual role: as a tool for network optimization and cost reduction, and as a new type of user the network must serve.

The article places 6G in the long evolution from 3G to 5G, where each generation expanded what mobile networks can do.

It also argues that global collaboration and ecosystem scale will matter more than ever in the race to define 6G standards.