The Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) requested Dr. Berndt to compile this report. Dr. Berndt resides in Germany and for over 10 years had worked at DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH as its CTO/CSO. He also has, among other distinguished positions throughout his career, overseen several EU R&D projects. Dr. Berndt is the elected Vice-chair of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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Beyond 5G Activities in Europe with additional flashlights on B5G US activities（14 July 2025）

Contents
Executive Summary

1. European Telcos CTOs: The upper 6 GHz band is critical for launching 6G
2. Smart Networks and Services SNS JU - recent accomplishments
3. Europe's 6G Flagship Hexa-X-II successfully concluded
4. NGMN calls for harmonised 6G standards
5. ETSI: ISAC use case and deployment scenarios for future 6G systems
   Paving 6G for North American Leadership
6. Update on Federal Communications Commission
7. Update on Next G Alliances
8. Upcoming 6G related events in Europe and the US