The recent security and resilience principles are non-binding, but they represent an early effort to shape the architecture of next-generation networks.

A collection of major governments have begun outlining security expectations for 6G mobile networks, even though commercial deployment may still be years away.

Officials from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia have introduced the Global Coalition on Telecoms (GCOT) to address security and resilience in future 6G networks.

Sweden and Finland joined the coalition in an announcement at the recent Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, expanding the group’s reach across Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

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Early security plans for 6G network

The coalition’s guidance emphasizes integrating security protections into network design from the outset, rather than retrofitting them ...