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The second question we investigate is how and by whom can 6G be defined. Previous generations have been framed under the leadership of the telco industry grouped in standardization bodies (e.g. 3GPP). However, new bodies are emerging, for example, with the OpenRAN alliance to improve openness in radio access networks of next generation wireless systems. De facto standards are more and more driven by providing software implementation within open‐source communities, rather than by submitting written contributions to international standardization bodies. New actors are also emerging alongside the telco industry (e.g. Facebook with Magma), which is being reduced more and more to a few suppliers, and industry verticals are more frequently pushing their own needs and solutions (e.g. 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation [5G‐ACIA]). In Chapter 3, authors investigate this evolving role of standards for 6G. They also discuss the impact of the shift started in 5G from a standardization based on functional entities to a standardization based on Application Programming Interface (API). Finally, they raise the question of economic as well as political pressures on industry players that might lead to a fragmented ecosystem.