The Global Coalition on Telecommunications welcomes new members to continue advancing 6G technologies
Today, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Canada joined its partners in the Global Coalition on Telecommunications to advance international collaboration on the security and resilience of 6G. The coalition also welcomes Finland and Sweden as new members, expanding its global reach and strengthening its collective expertise in telecommunications policy, security and innovation.
As part of their cooperation, the members of the coalition have endorsed a new set of security and resilience principles for 6G[AB1] . This shared approach will ensure that next-generation telecommunications systems are secure, interoperable and resilient. These principles address priority areas such as secure-by-design architectures, quantum-safe cryptography, resilient network operations, trustworthy integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and diversified, interoperable supply chains, while also aiming to guide stakeholders involved in 6G's development and future deployment.
Industry partners have also played a critical role in shaping these principles. Several Canadian and international telecommunications stakeholders have endorsed the security and resilience principles for 6G, including:
- 1Finity
- AT&T
- ATIS
- BT Group
- Ericsson
- KDDI Corporation
- NEC Corporation
- NTT Docomo
- NVIDIA
- OREX SAI
- Qualcomm
- Rakuten Mobile
- SoftBank
- TELUS
- Vidéotron
- Virgin Media O2
- Vodafone
- Samsung
- Keysight
Canada's participation in the coalition reflects its ongoing leadership in promoting trusted, secure and innovative telecommunications systems. The principles will guide future work within the coalition and collaboration with industry, academia and standards organizations to support secure and resilient 6G deployment globally. Building on this effort, the coalition members will continue exploring opportunities to strengthen cooperation with like-minded partners and expand the coalition in the pursuit of shared interests.
