Thinknet 6G: The network for 6G stakeholders in Bavaria

• Building a vibrant ecosystem of 6G stakeholders in Bavaria, Germany, Europe and internationally
• Acting as a central point of contact and information for 6G topics and issues
• Stimulating networking and exchange between the relevant stakeholders to enable collaboration, cooperation and knowledge transfer
• Cooperation and networking with 6G organizations in other states and countries
• Supporting pre-competitive consensus building and mutual exchange
• Promoting the Thinknet 6G and its activities, for example through an annual 6G summit
• Providing expert input and support in defining calls for research funding

Thinknet 6G has defined six areas as initial technology focus areas that the community will address. These are:

1. AL/ML-native communications
2. New spectrum technologies
3. The network as a multi-sensor
4. Network customization
5. Extreme and energy-efficient connectivity
6. Security, data protection and trust

These technology focus areas describe areas that contain significant innovations and developments for 6G networks. 6G will comprehensively support the digital society and blur the boundaries between end devices, wired and wireless networks. This requires connecting the physical and digital world through precise sensors and actuators and automatically and intelligently adapting both services and the environment while providing sustainable, reliable, secure and ultra-low latency end-to-end communication over a heterogeneous network infrastructure.

The use cases for 6G require extreme bandwidth and latency requirements as they include applications such as holographic telepresence, millimeter-accurate positioning, precise control of medical devices, cooperating swarms of care robots or high-resolution 3D maps for autonomous vehicles. The detailed real-time synchronization between digital twins and their physical counterparts contributes to an unprecedented expansion of human mental capabilities.

The users of 6G technology, and thus the participants of Thinknet 6G, come from all areas of society that have a need or interest in digitization, including municipalities, education (schools and universities), healthcare, agriculture, administration, mobility, etc. They will use Thinknet 6G's information and networking opportunities to find out about 6G, contribute their requirements and network with experts. In addition, Thinknet 6G will serve as a central point of contact for policy makers in the field of cellular communications.

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