Second Workshop on beyond current 5G Architecture for 6G Service and International cooperation

This workshop is hosted by the EEE Future Networks World Forum in Dubai, UAE.

While the ongoing rollout of 5G will enable robust new solutions for a wide range of challenges, we are already on the way towards the next paradigm shift that will take us to the 6G era, giving rise to challenges beyond what even 5G can meet. New architecture enablers and vision are needed to make reality 6G as a trusted network platform for a ubiquitous cyber-physical continuum, with an updated set of capabilities and emerging technologies trends to develop these capabilities. The workshop will like to stress the discussion about entirely new capability dimensions offering functionality beyond communication, such as spatio-temporal services and compute-AI services, fully automated management boosting future networks through convergence of compute and communication.

To make this vision a reality, a shift towards full network and service management and operation automation is necessary. However, a major challenge facing full automation is the protection of the network and system assets (i.e., services, data and network infrastructure) against potential cybersecurity risks introduced by the unprecedented evolving 5G threat landscape. Indeed, the risk of full automation is the ability to replicate a small isolated error or attack broadly and rapidly, putting the entire critical ecosystem (multi-party/tenant/technologies) into peril. The workshop is aimed at discussing the emerging 5G enablers towards rethinking of 6G in a holistic manner to understand the Challenges, Opportunities &Standardization Imperatives and define the way forward and immediate next steps to ensure ubiquitous adoption of 6G globally.

This workshop is supported by EU SNS project RIGOUROUS, HORSE and 6GCLOUD, and 6GSOC by Spanish INCIBE through EUNG PRTR funds.