Operator-Controlled 6G: From Connectivity Infrastructure to Guaranteed Digital Services
The paper discusses the evolution of sixth-generation mobile networks (6G) and the need for operator control over network infrastructure. It proposes a framework that prioritizes operator control and customer outcomes, moving away from vendor-led architectures. The author argues that decisions made in the coming years will determine the future of 6G as a platform for guaranteed digital services.
- ▪The paper emphasizes the importance of reversing the trend of operator dependency on vendor-led architectures in 6G.
- ▪It introduces the concept of the 6G Control Compact, which defines ownership and operational strategies for network architecture.
- ▪The framework is based on operational evidence from Rakuten Mobile's successful deployment of a fully cloud-native, Open RAN network.
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Computer Science > Networking and Internet Architecture arXiv:2605.15553 (cs) [Submitted on 15 May 2026] Title:Operator-Controlled 6G: From Connectivity Infrastructure to Guaranteed Digital Services Authors:David Soldani View a PDF of the paper titled Operator-Controlled 6G: From Connectivity Infrastructure to Guaranteed Digital Services, by David Soldani View PDF Abstract:Sixth-generation mobile networks (6G) are approaching a structural inflection point. Five generations of vendor-led architectures have left operators procuring and operating networks they do not own, on platforms they cannot modify, with AI layers they cannot audit.
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