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ATIS’ Next G Alliance Partners with Informa Tech on Inaugural 6G Summit

ATIS’ Next G Alliance Partners with Informa Tech on Inaugural 6G Summit

Industry event showcases leadership and vision for 6G in North America.

ATIS and Informa Tech announced today their partnership on the inaugural 6G Summit, taking place in-person on August 31 in Denver, Colorado and online on September 3. The 6G Summit will be collocated with the BIG 5G Event – the leading 5G conference in North America, attracting 3000+ senior representatives from service providers, enterprises, technology vendors, industry associations and academia.

The 6G Summit’s agenda will cover an array of topics, including why we need 6G, potential 6G applications and services, spectrum considerations, sustainability, the 6G technology landscape and the roadmap to 6G in North America. Top sessions on this year’s event agenda include:

  • Keynote – The Next G Alliance Vision for the Future
  • Keynote – What is 6G and Why Do We Need It?
  • Panel Discussion – 6G Applications and Services: What is the 6G Proposition?
  • Keynote – Environmental Considerations: What’s the Recipe for 6G Sustainability?
  • Panel Discussion – Plotting the Roadmap to 6G in North America
  • Keynote – Envisioning the Network Compute Fabric for 6G

“ATIS’ Next G Alliance is developing the 6G National Roadmap that is establishing the first comprehensive 6G vision for North America,” said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller.  “Geared toward the eventual commercialization of 6G, the Roadmap addresses the full lifecycle of research, standardization, development, manufacturing and market readiness.  Partnering with Informa Tech on the Denver 6G Summit provides a strategic opportunity to inform a critical industry audience about our progress.”

“As 6G planning, ideation and design begins to take shape, Informa Tech is delighted to partner with ATIS’ Next G Alliance to shine a spotlight on the latest 6G considerations. At the region’s largest 5G gathering, the Big 5G Event, we are excited to work with the industry to begin shaping what 6G will become, and to seeing you in Denver” said Sam Oakley, Senior Director, Events at Informa Tech.

For more information, visit https://tmt.knect365.com/big-5g-event/6g-summit/

Interested in speaking? Email James Croissant, Portfolio Manager, 5G Series, Informa Tech james.croissant@informa.com

Interested in sponsoring? Email Jit Sihota, Account Manager – Service Provider Brand & Demand, Informa Tech jit.sihota@informa.com

 

About ATIS

As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry’s business priorities. Our Next G Alliance is building the foundation for North American leadership in 6G and beyond. ATIS’ 150 member companies are currently working to address 6G, 5G, robocall mitigation, IoT, Smart Cities, artificial intelligence-enabled networks, distributed ledger/blockchain technology, cybersecurity, emergency services, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle – from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and interoperability testing.

ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global initiative, a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit www.atis.org. Follow ATIS on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

 

About Informa Tech

Cast from the “Tech” capabilities at Informa and UBM, as well as from the recent acquisition of the majority of the IHS Markit Technology research products & solutions portfolio, Informa Tech is a market leading B-to-B information provider with depth and specialism in the Information and Communications (ICT) Technology sector.

We’re a global business of more than 1.000 colleagues, subject matter experts in the markets we cover and serve, operating in more than 20 markets. Our purpose is to inspire the technology community to design, build and run a better world… and we do this by informing, educating and connecting those communities via our research, digital media, events and training products and services.

We offer an unrivalled reach to decision-makers in the technology marketplace, leveraging over 100 recognised and trusted brands, including AfricaCom, Black Hat, Broadband World Forum, 5G World, BIG 5G Event, Interop, Light Reading, Omdia, and The AI Summit.

Every year, we welcome 14.000 subscribers to our research, nearly 4 million unique visitors a month to our digital communities, over 18.200 students to our training programs and 225.000 delegates to our events. For more information visit www.informatech.com

 

Marcella Wolfe, Manager – Public Relations and Marketing Communications, ATIS