Living definition
What is ITU-R IMT-2030 Framework Recommendation (6G Vision)?
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- Kind
- Protocol or standard
- Released
- 2026-10-22
- Cohort
- protocol_standard-001
Description
What it is and what it is for
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Every generation of mobile networks, from 1G to 5G, was standardized through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency. 6G is the planned successor to 5G, aiming for higher data rates, lower latency and greater energy efficiency. The IMT-2030 Framework (Recommendation ITU-R M.2160) is ITU's published framework for developing the standards and radio technologies for 6G. It lists 15 capabilities, and the technical requirements built on it rest on six proposed usage scenarios, such as immersive communication for rich, interactive video. ITU first published it in December 2023.
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Primary sources
Where this description comes from
- ITU advances the development of IMT-2030 for 6G mobile technologies
- IMT-2030: Technical requirements for the 6G future
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Published description
Published on
- Cohort
- protocol_standard-001
- Root
- sha256:bd6d081281f50fe5ac9903273d65cfd6eedde8db07e80589e0fc55ac13b7fc55
- Entry
- sha256:be97f7e5cf938410d73ebb4a41c3551543cb28471f6d2186866ab60db16bc892