{"slug": "dont-repeat-5g-mistakes-with-6g-plead-mobile-operators", "title": "Don’t repeat 5G mistakes with 6G, plead mobile operators", "summary": "Mobile operators are urging the industry not to repeat the mistakes of 5G when developing 6G, according to the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) alliance. The group is calling for a clear migration path and coordinated standards before next-generation network rollouts begin, to avoid the fragmentation and deployment delays that plagued 5G.", "body_md": "**SPONSORED LINKS**\n\n### MOST POPULAR\n\n## EVENTS\n\n-\n### Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\n\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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