‘Distributed Computing’ to Play ‘Leading’ Role in 6G: ABI

The deployment of 6G by 2029 and its “widespread commercialization” by 2032 will require heavy investment in “distributed computing” and AI, reported ABI Research Thursday. As 5G’s commercial rollout continues, the deployment of distributed computing has become progressively more important, it said. Distributed computing, also called “edge-to-cloud” compute, is the use of “disaggregated resources to perform compute operations,” it said. In the 5G era, distributed computing has played a “supportive” role, but as service providers transition to 6G, distributed computing will be given a “leading” role, it said.