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Samsung Electronics to establish 6G research group in the UK

The new 6G research project will be based at the Samsung R&D Institute U.K. based in Staines-upon-Thames Samsung Electronics announced it will establish a new research group in the U.K., which will focus on developing technologies for 6G networks and devices. The Korean vendor said that...

‘That isn’t the point’: Why AWS doesn’t use the term telco cloud

'The cloud is not industry specific,' says AWS exec Amazon Web Services (AWS) doesn’t use the term “telco cloud” because, as the company’s Head of Worldwide Business Development for Communication Service Providers Sameer Vuyyuru told RCR Wireless News in an MWC Las Vegas meeting room,...

How 5G network slicing expands opportunities (Reader Forum)

Cellular networks were built over several decades with features that provided a consistent experience for all users. However, over time, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) realized the need for more options and customized capabilities as enterprises continued to scale. Enter 5G — which through higher speeds,...

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Ericsson expands 6G collaboration with the University of Texas

Ericsson said that the research will chiefly focus on 6G-powered extended reality Ericsson said it is extending the scope of its collaboration with the University of Texas (UT) at Austin on research into 6G-powered extended reality (XR). The Swedish vendor said that XR technology is expected...

EU selects 35 projects in $243 million 6G research call

Research topics considered in some of the selected projects include novel 6G system architectures and advanced optical communication technologies The European Union (EU) has selected 35 research and innovation projects in a call that has the goal of developing 5G systems and promoting research into...

Nokia to lead second phase of European 6G initiative

Nokia said that the Hexa-X-II initiative has been awarded funding from the European Commission Nokia announced that it will lead the Hexa-X-II project, the second phase of the European 6G flagship initiative. In a release, Nokia noted that this new phase will expand the Hexa-X partner...

Keysight Technologies inks 6G MoU with India’s IITM

The Indian government said it expected the first commercial 6G services in the country to be launched around 2030 Keysight Technologies announced it has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) that extends their existing relationship beyond...

IMDA, SUTD partner to launch a 6G R&D lab in Singapore

IMDA said the new 6G hub is the first R&D lab in Southeast Asia Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), with the aim of launching what it claims to be the first 6G-focused R&D...

Rohde & Schwarz, China Mobile work on future 6G tech

The partners recently developed a JCAS testing solution in which they used the latest R&S AREG800A automotive radar echo generator as an object simulator The China Mobile Research Institute and test company Rohde & Schwarz are partnering to research and validate joint communication and sensing...

Finnish Oulu University, Japan’s NICT to work on future 6G tech

Oulu Univesitiy had created the 6G Flagship, which claims to be the world’s first 6G R&D program The University of Oulu in Finland and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan have agreed on collaboration in the ICT field, particularly with...

LG Electronics completes 6G THz data test in Germany

LG Electronics said the 6G test was completed at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin Korean tech company LG Electronics said it has successfully tested the wireless transmission and reception of terahertz (THz) data as part of research into future 6G systems. In...

NI, Yonsei University open 6G hub in South Korea

The 6G research facility aims to expand not only to the Asia-Pacific region but also to universities in Europe and the Americas South Korea’s Yonsei University has announced that it will host a "6G Open Hub" research and development center with U.S. company NI, the...

Finland’s 6G Flagship secures financing from the EU for 6G R&D

The 6G Flagship initiative was launched in 2018 Finland’s 6G Flagship announced that Horizon Europe, the EU’s most significant investment initiative in European research and innovation, approved twelve new project proposals. According to 6G Flagship, these twelve new projects include Terahertz (THz) integrated systems enabling 6G...

How future 6G networks will deal with demand for mobile data?

Ian Wong, director of RF and wireless architecture at Viavi Solutions, said that future 6G systems should focus more on delivering new applications rather than just increasing the capacity for services already enabled by 4G and 5G Although 5G is still very much a...

What are the concrete steps towards 6G?

Research groups have already begun discussions on 6G use cases and necessary technologies Although 5G is still very much a work-in-progress with a good deal of continued evolution ahead of it, a range of stakeholders are already discussing and testing components and systems that very...

What will be the main features and potential use cases of 6G?

According to Samsung, 6G will be characterized by ultra-wideband, ultra-low latency, ultra-intelligence and ultra-spatialization, which will support "extreme" communication performance A wide range of technologies such as AI, advanced sensors, optics, cloud computing, high-speed digital, satellite and robotics will undergo rapid advancement in the next...

What will the coexistence between 5G and 6G be like?

The Next G Alliance believes that 6G and 5G will coexist for a long period of time, as future 6G systems will be an evolution of 5G and not a replacement technology It’s widely accepted by the industry that once 6G systems emerge near 2030,...

Why is collaborative research key to developing future 6G systems?

According to Keysight Technologies, there is great interest from governments globally to kickstart 6G research Although global deployment of 5G is making solid progress and 3GPP Releases 17 and 18 will certainly enable more advanced 5G applications and use cases in the coming years, numerous...

Next G Alliance announces general council, 6G research priorities

Research council members will work with the U.S. and Canadian governments as well as private-sector 6G research communities ATIS’ Next G Alliance announced the formation of the Next G Alliance (NGA) research council and publication of its 6G research priorities. The entity noted that these actions...

Viavi expands support to 6G research initiatives

Viavi is supporting 6G research activities at the Northeastern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Surrey Viavi Solutions said it is supporting global academic and industry research into future 6G systems through its new 6G Forward program. In a release, the...

Next G Alliance and Europe’s 6G-IA ink MoU on future 6G systems

The Next G Alliance said that this new agreement adds to recent similar 6G agreements with Japan’s Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium and Korea's 5G Forum ATIS’ Next G Alliance and Europe’s 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

DoD launches new projects for its Innovate Beyond 5G Program

The DoD said it has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies and concept demonstrations The Department of Defense’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) Program recently launched three new projects focused on 5G and future 6G systems. “The DoD has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG...

‘Ubiquitous and sophisticated digitalization’: vivo on a framework, technologies for 6G

The 6G white paper was elaborated by vivo Communications Research Institute Chinese tech company vivo has released a white paper in which the firm explores a potential framework and enabling technologies for as-yet-unstandardized 6G systems. Qin Fei, president of vivo Communications Research Institute, said: “At...