With standards work is now underway, decisions on system architecture that will determine the long-term shape of 6G will be made in a relatively short timeframe.
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Gabriel Brown
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Gabriel leads the mobile network research at Heavy Reading. With a system architecture perspective, his coverage areas include radio access network (RAN), core, and service-layer platforms. His key research topics include 5G, LTE Advanced, virtual RAN, software-based mobile core, and the application of cloud technologies to mobile networking. Gabriel has more than 15 years of experience as a mobile network analyst. Prior to joining Heavy Reading, he was the chief analyst for Light Reading’s Insider research service; before that, he was an editor for IP Wireline and Wireless Week at London’s Euromoney Institutional Investor.
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