Joint declaration at Bharat6G Symposium 2025 sets vision for secure, sustainable, and inclusive networks
New Delhi: In a landmark move towards shaping the next generation of global connectivity, leading international 6G alliances came together at the International Bharat6G Symposium 2025, held alongside India Mobile Congress 2025, to issue a joint statement reaffirming their shared commitment to develop 6G as a global public good.
The participating organisations — Bharat 6G, 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), ATIS’ Next G Alliance, XGMF, 6G Forum, 6G Brazil, UKI-FNI, UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UK TIN), UK Federated Telecoms Hubs (CHEDDAR, HASC, JOINER & TITAN), and 6G Flagship — endorsed a comprehensive framework titled ‘Guiding Principles for 6G by Design’.
The declaration outlines a unified global vision to ensure that 6G networks are:
- Trusted and Secure
- Resilient and Reliable
- Open and Interoperable
- Inclusive and Affordable
- Sustainable and Globally Connected
Emphasizing the importance of trustworthy-by-design networks, the declaration calls for the development of trusted ecosystems, risk mitigation frameworks, and AI-native safeguards across the telecom lifecycle.
It also underscores the importance of resilience engineering, fail-safe architectures, and privacy-preserving systems to guarantee always-on connectivity for billions of users and devices.
Recognizing the importance of openness in innovation, the statement promotes open interfaces, multi-vendor interoperability, and AI-enabled network orchestration to drive faster innovation, reduce costs, and enhance affordability.
Global Connectivity
Sustainability is placed at the heart of 6G design. The alliances committed to developing energy-efficient, repairable, and recyclable systems that not only lower carbon emissions but also extend access to under-served regions.
The declaration envisions end-to-end global coverage by integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks — including satellites, high-altitude platforms, and space-based systems — to ensure seamless connectivity across land, sea, air, and space.
Highlighting the need to prepare the next generation for a rapidly evolving telecom landscape, the declaration places strong emphasis on skills development and capacity building. Partner alliances pledged to strengthen talent pipelines across hardware, software, and network standardisation to design, deploy, and secure future 6G and integrated terrestrial–non-terrestrial systems.
In a collective appeal, the participating organisations urged governments, industry, academia, and civil society to align around these shared principles and work together toward realising a secure, inclusive, and sustainable 6G future.
“By anchoring 6G in security, openness, resilience, inclusivity, affordability, sustainability, and trust, we commit to shaping a network fabric that uplifts societies, accelerates digital economies, and ensures no one is left behind,” the joint declaration stated.
The International Bharat6G Symposium 2025 marks a significant milestone in global telecom cooperation — a unified step toward designing 6G not just as a technology, but as an intelligent, universal, and equitable network for all humanity.