Spotlight on 5G

NGMN’s AI and 6G priorities for the mobile industry

By James Pearce

Mar 2, 2026

Laurent Leboucher, Chairman of the NGMN Alliance Board, Orange Group CTO and EVP Networks

Laurent Leboucher, chairman of the board at NGMN and group CTO of Orange, outlines the organisation’s current strategic priorities: Network disaggregation, green future networks and 6G. He details the main themes for the upcoming NGMN press and industry briefing at MWC26, including frameworks for network simplification, guidance on cloud-native and AI-based operating models, and its recommendations for sustainable networks. He also discusses the impact of AI on network traffic and 6G standardisation, stressing the need for flexibility, interoperability and trust as the industry adapts to rapid technological change.

Recorded February 2026

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