BROWSING: 6G

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...

UK government announces fresh funds for 5G, 6G R&D activities

The U.K. will also invest £1.6 million in a joint-funded competition with the Republic of Korea to collaborate on a R&D project to accelerate the development of O-RAN technology The U.K. government has invited universities and telecoms firms to apply for up to £25 million...

Next G Alliance recommends technologies that will be key to 6G

In June, ATIS’ Next G Alliance released a report presenting the use cases and applications for the future 6G network ATIS’ Next G Alliance released a new report with recommendations forecasting the technologies that will be needed to advance the 6G future as well as...

Nokia to lead German 6G lighthouse project

The European vendor noted that the funding for 6G-ANNA will come from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Nokia announced it will lead 6G-ANNA, a German national-funded 6G lighthouse project, the company said in a release, adding that it will collaborate with the...

LG Uplus, Nokia ink MoU to cooperate in 5G Advanced, 6G

LG Uplus and Nokia aim to cooperate for research on the expansion of network structures, bandwidths and service zones LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile operator, has reached a tentative deal with Finnish vendor Nokia to cooperate in research and development (R&D) projects for next-generation...

Poster: Worldwide Spectrum Allocations

5G is a transformational technology designed to provide significant flexibility and support for a variety of use cases. From a network architecture perspective, 5G is defining a service based architecture (SBA) where different network functions (NFs) provide services via service-based interfaces. Download your free...

Poster: Microwaves and beyond

Electronic devices are pushing the frequency spectrum higher, necessitating new coaxial connectors to handle the higher frequencies with waveguides often used at the millimeter end of the spectrum. Our new poster summarizes the many size variations required to cover the bands up to 1.7...

5G Evolution: 5G Fundamentals

5G is evolving - from an adjunct technology to a solid communications standard that will change how we communicate with each other and the things around us.  Although for many, it feels like we just got here, the evolution of 5G has already begun....

5G Evolution: Advanced Topics

5G is evolving - from an adjunct technology to a solid communications standard that will change how we communicate with each other and the things around us.  Although for many, it feels like we just got here, the evolution of 5G has already begun....

O-RAN Alliance launches research group to focus on 6G

The O-RAN Alliance also announced the launch of its Certification and Badging program O-RAN Alliance announced it has formed its next Generations Research Group (nGRG), with the aim of carrying out research about O-RAN and future 6G networks, the entity said in a release. “The nGRG...

THz communication – a key enabler for beyond 5G?

Sub-terahertz and terahertz (THz) waves, ranging from 0.1 THz to 10 THz, fall in the spectral region between microwave and optical waves. The prospect of enabling transfer rates in the terabit/sec range make them a key research area of 6G mobile communication. Sub-THz technologies require...

The role of AI/ML in future wireless communication – an early test & measurement perspective

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of machine learning (ML) accompanies the user of a state-of-the-art wireless device daily. It has achieved tremendous success in image identification, video recognition and natural language processing, to name just a few examples. However, for the next generation...

European, Chinese 6G groups ink agreement on 6G cooperation

Europe's 6G-IA had recently signed a similar agreement with Japan's Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium China's IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group, which promotes 6G R&D and international cooperation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 6G with the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA),...

Fujitsu, NTT Docomo and NEC announce joint 6G trials

NTT DoCoMo: '6G will greatly exceed the performance of 5G' Despite 5G being in its early stages of deployment, many in the telecom industry believe that now is the right time to prepare for future 6G systems. NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu and NEC are among those ready...

NTU Singapore selects Keysight to advance 6G technology

Keysight Technologies had previously signed a MoU with Samsung Research to advance research and development of 6G technology Keysight Technologies has been selected by the Center for Disruptive Photonic Technologies in Singapore for the provision of its software-centric test and measurement solutions to advance as-yet-unstandardized...

It’s the ‘right time’ to prepare for 6G, says Samsung

The road to 6G will long and challenging, but collaboration is key: Samsung Research exec With 5G rollouts still very much underway but having made significant global progress, the industry is beginning to turn its attention to the development of 6G technology. In the slightly...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance presents 6G apps, use cases

The Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade ATIS’ Next G Alliance released a report presenting the use cases and applications for the future 6G network. The report, dubbed ‘6G Applications and Use Cases’ examines the...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance and Japan’s B5GPC ink MoU on 6G technologies

The Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade with the initial focus on 6G systems ATIS’ Next G Alliance and Japan’s Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5GPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate...

LG Electronics showcases 6G systems at tech conference

LG previously said that 6G is expected to be commercialized in 2029 Korean tech firm LG Electronics has showcased future 6G technologies at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022. At the conference, which took place in South Korea’s capital Seoul last week, LG displayed...

India expects first 6G networks by the end of the decade: Report

India's Prime Minister said that a 6G task force has already started work to achieve this goal The Indian government is expecting the initial rollouts of 6G networks by the end of the decade, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to...