Transformation from 5G for Verticals Towards a 6G-enabled Internet of Verticals

Abstract

5G will enable and greatly accelerate digital transformation of vertical sectors. In the longer term this will evolve from per-vertical connectivity services in 5G to the emergence of the 6G-enabled Internet of Verticals (6G-IoV). In this paper we describe and examine enabling technologies for this further transformation of verticals and examine some examples of 6G-IoV, next generation cloud manufacturing and manufacturing as a service, next generation smart energy grids and the Internet of Robotics (IoR).