Overview
- Qualcomm announced at MWC 2026 a cross‑industry coalition to accelerate 6G development with a goal to begin delivering commercial systems from 2029.
- The coalition includes Amazon, ASUS, Dell, Ericsson, Google, HP, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Meta, Nokia, and Samsung.
- Qualcomm outlined an “AI‑native” approach spanning connectivity, wide‑area sensing, and high‑performance compute, and it is pushing for standards work and early system validation by 2028 to enable 2029 rollout plans.
- Reporting indicates 6G is expected to embed AI in the network to optimize traffic and support uses such as mixed reality, telemedicine, and autonomous vehicle control.
- Technical progress cited includes Samsung’s verification of X‑MIMO in the 7 GHz band, even as the ITU and 3GPP have yet to finalize 6G technical specifications.