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EN WIRE · 2026-10-05 09:36

How to Embed AI in the 6G Core Network: Standards Design Debate Underway

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How to Embed AI in the 6G Core Network: Standards Design Debate Underway
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As work begins on 6G, discussions over how to integrate AI into the core network have entered the standards design phase, with competing positions still unresolved, according to materials related to the 3GPP Release 21 timeline.

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Standards Design at the Center of the Debate

The question of how AI should be incorporated into the 6G core network has become a point of contention in standards design, with arguments for and against various approaches still being weighed. The debate extends to the 3GPP Release 21 timeline, which outlines the roadmap for next-generation mobile standards work.

Outcome Still Open

Details of the competing positions and the eventual direction of the standards have not been finalized. The timeline image referenced in the discussion indicates that Release 21 planning is part of the framework within which these AI-in-network design questions are being considered.

The claim that the question of embedding AI in the 6G core network has moved into standards design, with vigorous debate over the approach, is Mostly True.

Sources — primary documents (12)
  1. https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20261004151505
  2. https://www.lightreading.com/6g/the-6g-core-divide
  3. https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_sa/WG2_Arch/
  4. https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_sa/TSG_SA/
  5. https://www.ngmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2606_NGMN_6G_Architecture-and-Migration-Options-An-Operator-View_V1.0.pdf
  6. https://www.ngmn.org/highlight/ngmn-issues-updated-operator-driven-guidance-ahead-of-key-discussions-on-6g-migration-approaches.html
  7. https://www.lightreading.com/6g/6g-talks-raise-more-questions-about-5g-migration
  8. https://www.edn.com/5g-to-6g-ai-moves-into-the-network/
  9. https://www.ngmn.org/highlight/ai-uncertainty-drives-mnos-call-for-6g-flexibility.html
  10. https://omdia.tech.informa.com/om148172
  11. https://image.zdnet.co.kr/2026/10/04/7f0917c40cde9bac89a1c00536d0013e.png
  12. https://www.ngmn.org/wp-content/uploads/6G-Architecture-and-Migration-Options-An-Operator-View_cover.jpg

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