Techno-economics of 6G
- 5-5 ECTS credits
- Academic year 2024-2025
- 521185S-3002
Education information
Implementation date
02.05.2025 - 13.06.2025 (We will give the following course in the fifth period starting on Friday 2nd of May 2025, and lasting until the 13th of June with a frequency of one seminar per week.)
Education type
Field-specific studies
Alternativity of education
Optional
Location
Linnanmaa
Venue location
University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, lecture room SÄ110
Enrollment and further information
The course is open for enrollment in Peppi from 1.12.2024 at 00.00 till 25.4.2025 at 00.00 and 30 students can be accepted for the course.
Education description
The seminars offer a multi-disciplinary overview of the subject with contributions from experts in the field. The course is a comprehensive journey from the present, encompassing the ongoing adoption of 5G networks, towards the promising horizon of 6G, aimed at deployment in the 2030s. The seminars go beyond technical advancements; they blend technical with business and regulatory related perspectives, thus providing a holistic view. They discuss technologies’ potential impacts on future digital services, businesses, and society. The narrative also explores how individuals and businesses could benefit from 5G and 6G innovations and delves into the regulatory and policy considerations that come with these advancements.
In particular, upon completion of the course, the student has acquired a deeper understanding of diverse mobile communications phenomena, systems thinking approach, research methods and approaches. The student demonstrates ability to analyze his/her own subject of study and or research in relation to techno-economic disciplines – technology innovations, regulation and business. The six seminars will cover the following themes: 1) The emergence and evolutionary continuum of mobile communications from 1G towards 6G, 2) Future scenarios and anticipated impacts of 6G, 3) Sustainability and 6G mobile communications, 4) Value creation and capture in future mobile communications, 5) Regulatory considerations for 6G, and 6) Implications for the future.