6G需让运营商掌控网络,实现可保障的数字服务。
Operator-Controlled 6G: From Connectivity Infrastructure to Guaranteed Digital Services
- 提出控制优先架构,按战略价值分配网络所有权
- 构建五级服务保障体系,将控制权转化为可兑现承诺
- 基于乐天移动全云化部署验证可行性,适合运营商与政策制定者
第六代移动网络(6G)正面临结构性转折。前五代由厂商主导的架构使运营商在无法拥有、修改或审计的平台上运营网络。本文主张6G应逆转这一趋势,将控制权置于首位:运营商应掌控网络,以客户结果、可变现承诺、软件驱动运作为核心,技术服务于这些目标。提出两大贡献:一是‘6G控制协议’,定义‘拥有、联合、消费’三层所有权模型,按战略价值分配架构主权;二是‘保障经济’,建立五级结果定价商业模型,将运营商控制力转化为可执行的服务水平目标。该框架基于乐天移动全球首个国家级全云原生、全开放无线接入网(Open RAN)部署,其2025财年实现全年EBITDA盈利。框架契合ITU-R IMT-2030、3GPP 6G用例、NGMN建议、ETSI标准、O-RAN与AI-RAN联盟规范、IOWN全球论坛可持续性指标、Linux基金会倡议及行业学术项目。提出2025-2027、2027-2029、2029-2032及以后三阶段路线图,以及七项利益相关方行动号召,推动产业落地。核心观点:乐天移动部署证明了运营商主导6G的可行性。2026-2028年决策将决定6G是成为可保障数字服务的平台,还是重复厂商依赖的旧循环。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
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. This paper argues that 6G must reverse this trajectory by reordering operator priorities: Control First, Customer First, Business First, Operations First, and Technology Last. Technology should serve operator control, customer outcomes, monetizable guarantees, and software-driven operations, not dictate them. Two contributions operationalize this thesis. The "6G Control Compact" defines a three-layer ownership taxonomy--own, federate, and consume--that allocates architectural sovereignty according to strategic value. The "Guarantee Economy" defines a five-tier, outcome-priced commercial model that converts operator control into enforceable service-level objectives. The framework is grounded in operational evidence from Rakuten Mobile, the world's first national-scale, fully cloud-native, fully Open RAN deployment, which reached full-year EBITDA profitability in FY2025. It is aligned with the ITU-R IMT-2030 framework, 3GPP 6G use cases and service requirements, NGMN recommendations, ETSI standards, O-RAN Alliance and AI-RAN Alliance specifications, IOWN Global Forum sustainability metrics, Linux Foundation initiatives, and leading industry and academic programs. A three-phase roadmap covering 2025-2027, 2027-2029, and 2029-2032 and beyond, together with seven stakeholder-specific calls to action, translates the architecture into industry commitments. The central claim is that Rakuten Mobile's deployment demonstrates the feasibility of operator-controlled 6G. Decisions made during 2026-2028 will determine whether 6G becomes a platform for guaranteed digital services or another vendor-dependent infrastructure cycle.
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