BROWSING: 6G

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...

Why 5G Advanced is more important than people think (Analyst Angle)

5G Advanced, or as some vendors call it, 5.5G, is the next iteration of cellular standards and promises to enhance current 5G networks with not just organic updates, but also introduce major new functionality primarily targeting enterprise networking. These new features include Sidelink, Reduced...

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...

Nokia looks ahead: Metaverse, digital-first and deglobalization will impact tech development

NEW YORK—We have yet to achieve a fully-5G world, but research and development for the next generation of technology constantly moves forward. During an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Nishant Batra, Nokia's chief strategy and technology officer, gave some insights...

Hyundai Motor, KT boost partnership on future mobility tech

Hyundai Motor and KT plan to form and operate a committee to promote future new projects and advanced research Korean car maker Hyundai Motor Group said it will expand its strategic partnership with compatriot telecom operator KT Corporation (KT) to further collaborate in the future...

How 6G Will Change the Way We Interact with Technology

It isn’t too soon to start getting ready for 6G. Download the white paper that provides an inside look at how Keysight and Nokia are investigating the sub-terahertz spectrum to power the bandwidth needed to make 6G technology real. Ready to tackle 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,...

How will Open RAN inform the development of 6G?

The Open RAN RIC will bring CI/CD processes to telecom Although 5G still has a long tail of innovation left as it advanced to 5G Advanced with Release 18, there’s already material work happening focused on framing what its predecessor, 6G, will look like. One...

Editorial Report: 6G: What problems will the next generation of cellular solve and how?

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 well could be included in what comes next--6G. At a high-level, there's a...

Editorial Webinar: 6G: What problems will the next generation of cellular solve and how?

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 well could be included in what comes next--6G. At a high-level, there's a...

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...

Rohde & Schwarz to take part in Germany’s 6G project

Rohde & Schwarz noted that the first global specification of 6G is expected within the next six to eight years Rohde & Schwarz announced it will take part in 6G-ANNA, a so-called "lighthouse" project to advance 6G technology in Germany. The three-year 6G-ANNA project was launched...