Betting On The Right 6G Technologies
RCRWirelessNews, September 16,2025
Which 6G innovations will save money, which might make money, and which are mirages?
Every mobile generation has been defined not just by what it could do, but by what it made economically viable. 3G enabled the mobile internet, 4G unleashed apps and video, 5G brought eMBB and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). Each had a business model tied to the technologies of its time. For 6G, the challenge is sharper: The industry must choose carefully between technologies that reduce costs, those that may open new markets, and those that are dazzling but economically unsustainable. The key question is not whether these innovations are possible, but whether they can pass the economic test of value creation, delivery, and capture.