Whitepaper Nº12·6G·June 2026
The Spectrum Decision: 6G, IMT-2030 and the Road to WRC-27
How ITU-R, 3GPP and WRC-27 together decide 6G — and why spectrum, not engineering, is the hard part.
Abstract
This closing paper separates the three processes behind 6G: ITU-R's IMT-2030 framework (M.2160), 3GPP's radio across Releases 20 and 21, and the WRC-27 spectrum decision. It argues 6G's hardest problem is not engineering but negotiating spectrum in already-occupied upper mid-band.
Headline finding
IMT-2030 (ITU-R M.2160) defines 6 usage scenarios and 15 capabilities
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