Technological Antecedents and Their Implications for the Business of Resilient Local 6G System

This paper investigates the value logic of the 6G enabling technologies and position them as antecedents to local 6G network and operator concept development models. Identified antecedents were analyzed and characterized based on their contributions across value creation layers: connection, computing, content, context, and commerce and associated platform types. Through the analysis, technological antecedents were found to be key elements in transforming local mobile communication networks from connectivity and solution enabler towards consortium, application marketplace, transaction, and decentralized autonomous platform archetypes with distinct control and governance models. Achieving resilient local 6G systems, as indicated by this study, necessitates the convergence of digital information and tangible assets, the implementation of context-aware intelligence, robust interoperability and quality among complementary entities, and balanced regulation and governance of multi-layered platforms. The outcomes of this study provide a foundation for designing resilient local 6G business ecosystems and offer a framework for conducting more integrated assessments of enabling technologies within the broader 6G landscape.