6G Pre-standardisation: Challenges, requirements and future steps

The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the key findings, takeaways and recommendations from the workshop series “IAFA events on pre-standardisation” that took place online on the 12th March, 9th April and 14th May 2024. The workshops were co-organised by the SNS-OPs and HSBooster EUfunded project. 

The events brought together key stakeholders from strategic 5G/6G technical and vertical domains and experts from the policy and standardisation sectors. The workshop aimed to foster collaboration among different sectors and ecosystems, exchange ideas, and drive consensus on current technological challenges and standardisation gaps. 

This report and supportive guide have been designed to give thematic-oriented standardisation information on Research and Innovation projects and other parties interested in contributing to the prestandardisation roadmap to support 6G deployment.