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 the new initiative in the U.K. will be part of Samsung’s global 6G development project, which spans multiple overseas research centers.
“We envision that 6G will provide ultimate experiences for humans and everything through the next level of hyper-connectivity, and this idea serves as the foundation of our 6G vision,” said Sebastian Seung, president and head of Samsung Research. “We believe that it is the right time to start preparing for 6G. Shaping 6G will require many years, as we have seen with previous generations, and will need lots of discussion and collaborations among players in industry and academia.”
The new research project will be based at the Samsung R&D Institute U.K. in Staines-upon-Thames.
“The preparation for 6G will be a long and sweaty journey. Considering the long history of collaboration in other areas including 5G standardization, I am very happy to have SRUK as a member of Samsung’s 6G R&D. We will work together to deliver the next hyper-connected experience to every corner of our customers’ lives in the 6G era.” said Sunghyun Choi, head of the advanced communications research center at Samsung Research.
“Our vision for 6G is to provide “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All.” We believe that 6G will be characterized by ultra-wideband, ultra-low latency, ultra-intelligence and ultra-spatialization, which will enable truly immersive extended reality (XR), high-fidelity mobile holograms and digital replicas anytime, anywhere,” Choi previously said in an interview with RCR Wireless News.
The executive highlighted that the specification development of 6G technology within 3GPP is expected to begin around 2025, aiming to deliver the first release of 6G technical standards by 2028. “While it is essential to develop outstanding technologies, it is also equally important to form a consensus on 6G technologies in the standardization process to successfully achieve 6G,” Choi said.
Initial 6G networks could be deployed in 2028, while mass commercialization of this technology will occur in 2030, according to a white paper released by Samsung Electronics in 2020.
The white paper, dubbed “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,” outlined the company’s vision for the next generation communication system — namely, 6G. The white paper covers various aspects related to what 6G might look like, including technical and societal megatrends, new services, requirements, candidate technologies and an expected timeline of standardization.
