Next G Alliance

What Next G Alliance does

Next G Alliance is an industry initiative operated under the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), founded in 2020 to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade through private-sector-led efforts focused on 6G. The initiative operates four working groups (Technology Roadmap, Market & Applications, Spectrum, and Sustainable Development) plus the ISAC Data Initiative, producing the National 6G Roadmap, white papers on AI-native networks, distributed cloud, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), semiconductors, circuits and subsystems, antennas/packaging/testing, and sustainability. Its primary outputs are technical publications and standards contributions rather than commercial products, with research coordinated across 165 ATIS member companies, academic institutions, and federal agencies including NTIA, FCC, and NIST.

The organization's underlying technology stack centers on pre-standardization research for 6G, including channel measurements and modeling across 7-24 GHz midbands, mmWave, and sub-THz spectrum (with contributions to 3GPP TR 38.901 modifications and Release 19), JCAS/ISAC channel modeling, baseline transceiver architecture, spectrum quantification, and AI-native network design frameworks. Next G Alliance's distribution model is membership-based access to working groups, research outputs, and international collaboration, rather than commercial product sales; membership is open to both ATIS members and non-members, and dues are not publicly disclosed. The organization holds the privileged position of being ATIS's 6G vehicle, with ATIS serving as the North American Organizational Partner for 3GPP and a member of ITU and CITEL.

Its customer base is effectively its membership ecosystem: tier-1 telecom operators (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile), equipment vendors (Nokia, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Samsung, Apple, InterDigital, Intel), academic institutions, and US federal stakeholders. Revenue mechanics flow through ATIS membership dues (undisclosed) and federal grant adjacency via staff with prior Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund leadership. The initiative has established international coordination through MOUs with Korea's 6G Forum, Japan's B5GPC, India's Bharat 6G Alliance, Europe's 6G-IA and SNS JU, and China's XG Mobile Promotion Forum, and jointly publishes the US-EU Beyond 5G/6G Roadmap position paper for the US-EU Trade and Technology Council.

Name

Next G Alliance

Legal name

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)

Website

https://nextgalliance.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Next G Alliance is an ATIS-led industry initiative coordinating North American 6G research, standardization, and commercialization across telecom operators, equipment vendors, academia, and federal agencies through four working groups and international partnerships.

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Product category

Telecommunications Standards & Research

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Business Associations (813910)

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Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH)

Keywords

• 6G wireless research
• Telecommunications standards coordination
• Wireless roadmap development
• Spectrum policy research
• Industry consortium collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Next G Alliance is an industry initiative under ATIS that advances North American wireless technology leadership through 6G research, standardization coordination, and commercialization planning. It operates multiple working groups (Technology Roadmap, Market & Applications, Spectrum, Sustainable Development) and the ISAC Data Initiative that produce roadmaps, white papers, and channel models, while facilitating collaboration among telecom operators, vendors, academia, and government agencies (NTIA, FCC, NIST) for global 6G standards development.

Product overview

Next G Alliance is an industry initiative led by ATIS to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade through private-sector-led efforts focused on 6G research, standardization, and commercialization. The initiative encompasses four core working groups (Technology Roadmap, Market & Applications, Spectrum, and Sustainable Development) that address the full lifecycle of research and development, manufacturing, standardization, and market readiness. The National 6G Roadmap provides the foundational vision, while specialized publications cover key areas including AI-native networks, distributed cloud systems, semiconductor technology, and trust/security. The ISAC Data Initiative represents a new frontier for standardizing sensing data from 6G networks. The program targets commercial 6G deployment around 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National 6G Roadmap A comprehensive roadmap framework creating the North American 6G vision and mapping steps to achieve wireless technology leadership across the full lifecycle from research to commercialization for operators, vendors, research groups, academia, and government.
• Technology Roadmap Working Group Working group developing and maintaining a lifecycle roadmap for 6G extending from research to market readiness, focusing on technology development and pre-standardization efforts for member companies.
• Market & Applications Working Group Working group dedicated to market development and vertical engagement, building relationships with end users, and mapping the ecosystem required to make 6G commercially successful across vertical markets.
• Spectrum Working Group Working group establishing unified terminology framework for frequency ranges, assessing spectrum utilization, and quantifying spectrum needs for 6G considering North American market characteristics.
• Sustainable Development Working Group Working group integrating environmental, societal, and economic sustainability dimensions into 6G development, evolved from the earlier Green G Working Group.
• ISAC Data Initiative Industry-first initiative exploring how sensing data from 6G-enabled networks can be standardized, managed, and delivered for real-world applications across public sector and critical infrastructure environments, with partners including AT&T, Ericsson, and InterDigital.
• Next G Alliance Research Council Research body coordinating 6G research activities across industry, government, and academic stakeholders to advance North American wireless technology leadership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published comprehensive Phase I and Phase II ISAC reports covering 7-24 GHz communication channels and sensing models
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ISAC Data Initiative Partners (AT&T, Ericsson, InterDigital)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026New initiative focused on advancing understanding of how sensing data from mobile networks can be packaged, stored, transported, and delivered to end-user systems. Initial focus on drone/vehicle detection and environmental sensing applications
• XG Mobile Promotion ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Memorandum of understanding signed to advance the global 5G and 6G ecosystem through coordinated international efforts
• EU Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Published joint EU-US Beyond 5G/6G Roadmap position paper for the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) ministerial meeting, containing key strategic observations and recommendations for 6G networks and services
• 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European counterpart organization for 6G research collaboration, co-publishing EU-US aligned roadmap and conducting joint workshops
• Korea's 6G ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of understanding signed for international collaboration on 6G development and standards alignment
• Japan's Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5GPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of understanding for collaboration on Beyond 5G/6G research and development between North America and Japan
• India's Bharat 6G AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of understanding for 6G collaboration and standards coordination with India's telecommunications industry alliance

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 5G Americas: Industry association covering 5G and 6G priorities across the Americas. Closest direct peer to Next G Alliance in scope (regional telecom standards/market readiness), although 5G Americas is broader across the full mobile generation transition.
• One6G Association: European industry-driven 6G research initiative. Directly comparable to NGA's mission of coordinating industry, academia, and research bodies around 6G vision and roadmap, and a counterpart in the EU-US joint roadmap documents.
• 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA): European industry association representing the private side of the SNS JU 6G program. Has co-published joint position papers with Next G Alliance for the US-EU TTC, making it the most direct international counterpart.
• Korea 6G Forum: South Korean industry-academia consortium coordinating national 6G strategy. Has an MOU with NGA for international collaboration on 6G development and standards alignment, operating as Korea's regional peer.
• Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5GPC): Japanese consortium under NICT leading Beyond 5G/6G R&D coordination. MOU partner of Next G Alliance and operates as Japan's functional equivalent in industry-academia-government 6G alignment.
• Bharat 6G Alliance: Indian industry-academia alliance shaping India's 6G vision and standards contributions. Active MOU partner of NGA and serves as the South Asian counterpart in cross-regional 6G coordination.

Broad incumbents

• GSMA: Global mobile industry organization representing mobile operators and the broader mobile ecosystem. Overlaps with NGA on mobile industry coordination and policy engagement, but with a global rather than regional mandate.
• ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions): Parent organization of the Next G Alliance and the North American Organizational Partner for 3GPP. Operates across a much wider telecom standards portfolio (5G, cybersecurity, numbering, IP) than NGA's 6G focus.

Others

• 3GPP: Global standards development organization for mobile communications whose outputs NGA's roadmaps feed into. Not a direct competitor — NGA is an Organizational Partner feed into 3GPP — but a key counterpart in the same standards ecosystem.
• IEEE Communications Society: Professional society driving communications technology standards and research publications (IEEE 802, ICC proceedings). Provides the underlying technical research base that NGA working groups draw on for 6G technology surveys.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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