Mobile communication technologies have been changing our lives at a steady pace with a regular cycle of decade. Now 6G is becoming one of the hot keywords while we are still evolving our 5G standards to 5G Advanced for extension of its business deployment covering more and more business sectors including verticals. In the past generations, we have seen how mobile services and applications boosted the innovation, industry eco-system and economy, and gradually re-shaped our human society. When we talk about the future of mobile communications, we must learn from the past and face concurrent challenges. Following the paradigm of mobile communications technology evolution, adopting mobile services in vertical segments, and ensuring sustainable market development will enlighten the evolution path towards 5G-Advanced and 6G. Continuous advancements of emerging wireless technologies will fuel the smooth 5G Advanced evolution towards 6G.