BROWSING: 6G

Ericsson to get funds for development of 6G radio microelectronics

Ericsson Antenna Technology Germany will lead the development of this project at the Rosenheim R&D site in Germany Swedish vendor Ericsson said is set to receive a five-year funding award from Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action for its European Microelectronics and Communication...

India forms working group to promote telecom exports

Some of the working groups announced by the government of India will seek to promote exports of 4G, 5G and future 6G systems India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed eight working groups with the aim of positioning the country as a leading exporter of...

Next G Alliance, India’s Bharat 6G Alliance ink cooperation deal

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officially launched the Bharat 6G Alliance in July 2023 ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) and India’s Bharat 6G Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies, the former said in a release. The...

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South Korea to start project to develop future 6G tech in 2024

The government of South Korea said that the country’s ambition is to demonstrate pre-6G technology by 2026 The government of South Korea expects to start a project focused on the development of future 6G systems in 2024, local news site Business Korea reported. According to the...

Rohde & Schwarz Webinar: Towards 6G: The role of photonics in THz communication

Learn about THz technology and new applications leveraging the strengths of electronics and photonics. Photonics can play a vital role in 6G, illustrated by several application examples.

Video: #ThinkSix – Spectrum for 6G

The frequency range from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz is attracting attention as possible additional spectrum for 6G, and is already being unofficially referred to as FR3. The wavelength is attractive as compared to FR2 frequencies it is less susceptible to attenuation, simplifying coverage,...

Webinar: Testing 6G sub-THz communication

Terahertz (THz) waves occupy spectrum between microwaves and optical waves. The prospect of large contiguous frequency bands to meet demand for extremely high data transfer rates in the Tbit/s range and for revolutionary services like joint communication and sensing is making this region a...

Video: #ThinkSix – Channel measurements in the D-band

High frequencies completely new to mobile radio mean that researching channel characteristics to determine the effects on transmitted signals of propogation delays resulting from reflection, and losses due to scattering, are a major requirement for 6G research. In this video we demonstrate a test...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance addresses spectrum issues of 6G

ATIS said a new paper is part of a broader effort to better understand and influence spectrum access, management, policy recommendations, standards and long-term needs in future 6G spectrum ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) released a new white paper that provides a detailed assessment of...

ATIS lays out potential social and economic impact of 6G

ATIS said the new white paper addresses challenges in areas including supply chain and equal access Much of the interest in future 6G systems has thus far focused on potential technical features and uses. A new white paper from ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) looks...

Korean telco SK Telecom looks ahead to 6G

SK Telecom said that it is working to lead the early 6G standardization and technology ecosystem through collaboration with diverse overseas partners Korean telco SK Telecom has released a 6G white paper that focuses on the key requirements for 6G standardization and the telco's views...

Test & Measurement Forum 2023: Key Findings Report

As networks rapidly evolve with the advancements in 5G, Open RAN, millimeter-wave, and midband spectrum technologies, ensuring seamless performance and user experience has become crucial for operators. How does testing keep pace? What are the key challenges that operators currently face in testing and...

5G deployments, 6G R&D and more: A Q&A with Rohde & Schwarz

Test and measurement companies have a unique perspective on the deployment and development of the latest network technologies and features. Andreas Roessler, technology manager with Rohde & Schwarz, provides some insights on terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks — what is happening now, and what is...

Japan’s NTT completes successful demo towards 6G

In future 6G wireless communications systems, ultra-high-speed wireless communications are expected to be achieved by utilizing the 300 GHz band, NTT said Japanese company NTT and researchers with the Tokyo Institute of Technology announced the successful demonstration of a phased-array transmitter module to enable instantaneous...

Australia moves forward to set 5G security lab

The Department of Home Affairs has launched a tender process to select an operator for the 5G lab The government of Australia is moving ahead with its plans to set up a lab with the main aim of checking the interoperability and security of 5G...

Three key aspects of the 6G vision—automation, spectrum, space

Future 6G system will likely realize many of the use cases initially promised to happen in the 5G era, said Stéphane Téral, chief analyst at LightCounting 6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start...

India announces alliance to foster 6G development

India stated the local 6G alliance will involve 75 companies India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has officially launched the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA), an initiative aimed at fostering the development of 6G technology in the country, according to a government statement. The DoT stated the local...

InterDigital, University of Surrey sign 6G research partnership

InterDigital said the partnership will aim to develop critical 6G technology features including integrated sensing, communications and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces U.S. company InterDigital signed a research partnership with the 6G Innovation Center (6GIC) at the University of Surrey, in the U.K., to develop 6G enabling...

Next G Alliance launches new report on future 6G systems

6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start from 2025 ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the release of a new report unveiling a future vision of the fundamental technologies needed to evolve from...

The ongoing evolution of Open RAN—Picocom’s perspective

Open RAN opens the door for network automation and service differentiation Network and software providers would find it more useful to have less choice at every stage of future RAN specifications as the wide menu of options usually represents a challenge for companies, Picocom Chief...

Brazil invests in research for 5G, 6G and Open RAN

The government of Brazil will allocate $36 million for research centers to develop 5G, 6G and O-RAN tech Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and local state-run research and industrial innovation company Embrapii announced the investment of BRL180 million ($36 million) in three institutions...

Capgemini launches 6G research lab in India

Capgemini explained that the new lab will build advanced test beds and simulators to explore use cases French IT services firm Capgemini has announced the launch of a 6G research lab in Gurugram, India. In a release, the company explained that the new lab will build...

Unlocking spectrum innovations for 5G Advanced and 6G to support future wireless growth

Spectrum is the backbone that carries all voice and data in wireless communications. It is a finite resource needed to connect virtually everything around us — smartphones, cars, laptops and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, available spectrum suitable for wide-area communications is becoming...

How might intelligent surfaces be used?

A new ETSI report looks at intelligent surfaces' potential uses to boost telecom networks Intelligent surfaces are one of the use cases being floated for potential ways that as-yet-unstandardized 6G could be. A new report from the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) delves deeper into...