BROWSING: 6G

ATIS, O-RAN Alliance tighten their cooperation

Under the terms of the MoU, ATIS and the O-RAN Alliance will collaborate on advancing the state-of-the-art of open radio access network The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) said it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the O-RAN Alliance to expand collaboration...

Rohde & Schwarz deepens understanding of sub-terahertz RF

Rohde & Schwarz noted that the development of sub-THz communications as envisioned for 6G will only be possible with a solid understanding of the properties of electromagnetic wave propagation German company Rohde & Schwarz has conducted a channel-sounding measurement campaign with the aim of offering...

Test and Measurement: Keysight supports pan-European 6G testbed

Keysight Technologies is joining with 16 other companies and organizations to coordinate a European 6G testbed program, the 6G-SANDBOX program funded by Horizon Europe to help promote a European supply chain for advanced wireless systems. 6G-SANDBOX is one of 35 new projects, funded...

Singularities in cellular (Analyst Angle)

While cellular has undergone and brought about rapid and continuous change in human communication over the 40 years since the industry’s inception, we can identify a certain few developments that were profound and revolutionary. These include digitization of voice in 2G, text messaging, smartphones...

UK dedicates funds to 5G/6G R&D, industry collaborations

The U.K. government announced this week that it is putting 110 million pounds into support for 5G and 6G-related telecom research and development. The funding will include 28 million pounds that will be shared among the University of York, University of Bristol and University...

Rohde & Schwarz White Paper: Journey of a Modern Mobile Device: Design, Development, and Testing

This white paper describes the lifecycle of a modern mobile device, including identification of target requirements and goals, real-estate planning of components, design, prototype development, testing of the device at various stages and commercial launch. Details of smartphone human and machine interface and internal...

Deutsche Telekom’s 5G infra reaches 94% of German population

Deutsche Telekom highlighted that more than 80,000 antennas are currently transmitting 5G German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the country’s population. In a release, the European carrier noted that it expects its 5G technology could reach 99% of the Germany...

Nokia opens new facility in Portugal to focus on 5G, 6G R&D

Nokia said that the new facility will advance research in technologies that are key components of current 5G and future 6G networks Finnish vendor Nokia announced the opening of a new research and development center focused on 5G and future 6G mobile network technology at...

Ericsson announces 6G research project for UK

The ten-year initiative will invest tens of millions of pounds and employ 20 dedicated researchers, the company said Ericsson announced Tuesday a ten-year investment initiative in the UK focused on 6G research and development. The company said it will invest tens of millions of British pounds...

NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom ink 6G, metaverse partnership

NTT DoCoMo and SKT will align their concepts and timelines for the early deployment of 6G Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced an agreement with Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom (SKT) to collaborate on the enhancement of their respective "smart-life businesses" and as well as communications...

Japan’s B5GPC and Northeastern University sign 6G MoU

Through this agreement, both entities will carry out collaborative research activities regarding future 6G technologies The Institute of Wireless Internet of Things (WIOT) at Northeastern University and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5PC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the...

Nokia to lead 6G initiative in Germany

Nokia will work with a consortium that includes partners from industry, subject matter experts, start-ups, research institutes and universities Nokia announced that it will lead the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s KOMSENS-6G project. In a release, the Finnish vendor said that the project aims...

India starts analyzing frequencies for future 6G systems: Report

India aims to allow academic institutions and the industry to obtain spectrum to test future 6G technologies India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to obtain comments from the sector’s regulator to analyze the possibility to opening up spectrum in the 95 GHz - 3...

InterDigital secures funding for 6G research projects

InterDigital noted that the financing for these 6G research initiatives comes from the European Union U.S.-based firm InterDigital announced that it has been awarded funding to support five Horizon Europe 6G Flagship research projects. Specifically, the five flagship projects include 6G-XR, CENTRIC, PREDICT-6G, 6G-BRICKS, and 6G-SHINE,...

Japan to create $450 million fund for 6G research: Report

The 6G fund will aim to provide financial support for 6G research and development for a number of years The government of Japan is setting up a fund to foster research activities into future 6G communications systems, according to Nikkei Asia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs...

Deutsche Telekom to lead 6G initiative in Germany

Deutsche Telekom said that the ‘6G NeXt’ project, which involves nine partners, had its kick-off last week in Berlin German operator Deutsche Telekom announced it will be leading a 6G initiative as part of a wider program funded by the German government. The research project, dubbed...

‘Don’t promise heaven and earth’: Bosch on industrial 5G now, and a 6G future

  When it comes to industrial 5G capabilities, the technology has yet to live up to the hype, according to Andreas Mueller, head of communication and network technology in the corporate research department of Robert Bosch. Speaking at the Brooklyn 6G Summit this week and...

Is Open RAN really a 6G technology?

Open RAN 'will definitely be part of 6G' 5G is already here and slowly transitioning from NonStandalone to Standalone networks with a 5G core. Open RAN, meanwhile, has high levels of interest from various players but is still quite early in technology maturity, particularly in...

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...

VMware opens AI research and innovation center in Montreal

VMware said that the Next G-AI Research and Innovation Center is part of the TETRA initiative VMware announced the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Center in Montreal, Canada. In a release, the company noted that the new facility will bring together VMware's...

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...

Deutsche Telekom gets involved in 6G research initiative

The 6G research project is part of a wider 6G program funded by the German government German telco Deutsche Telekom announced that it is taking the lead for the "6G-TakeOff" research project as part of a 6G program funded by the German government. The "6G industrial...