So far, only 30-something operators have deployed 5G Standalone (SA) at scale, while 5G is not set to be the most common subscriber connection worldwide until 2027 (by Ericsson’s estimates), so it may seem premature to be talking about 6G. However, assuming the mobile industry follows, at least in part, its usual 10-year generational cycle, 6G – whatever that turns out to be – will be deployable around 2030, which gives a relatively short 6.5 years to carry out most of the thinking, the R&D and the planning. Of course, that process has started, and deep in the labs of universities, governments and mobile giants, there has been research work ongoing for some years in areas that are likely to…