The Verizon 6G Innovation Forum includes Ericsson, Meta, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm
Verizon today officially kicked-off its 6G ecosystem and technology development program, the Verizon 6G Innovation Froum, with launch partners Ericsson, Meta, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm. Verizon’s Chief Technology Officer Yago Tenorio talked RCR...
As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a revolutionary leap in telecommunications. While emerging standards, spectrum allocations, and use case develoment will obviously define what 6G becomes, there's...
For 6G, the fight is about standards, spectrum, and trust architectures — decisions today will shape tomorrow’s economics
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Read the first article here and the second one here.
If 3G was the...
Which 6G innovations will save money, which might make money, and which are mirages?
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Read the first article here, and keep an eye out for part three.
Every mobile generation has...
No one has yet defined what 6G actually is, let alone how it will succeed economically
Editor's note: This is the first installment of a three-part series from Analyst Vish Nandlall. Keep an eye out for parts two and three, coming soon.
Every mobile generation has...
Finnish vendor Nokia has opened a 55,000 square-metre campus in Oulu in its home country for 5G/6G design, manufacturing, and testing. It integrates a bunch of Industry 4.0 tech, and a range of Industry 4.0 partners.
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Next-gen networks – new...
What you should know:
The convergence of advanced wireless, AI, XR and computing technologies is transforming how we interact with the digital world, enabling more intuitive and immersive experiences and services.
6G is the wireless innovation platform for the next decade and beyond, and it's being...
Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn, books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and records, things I think are insightful and interesting. What I’m not in the habit of doing is ever revisiting those insightful, interesting bits of commentary and doing anything with...
Wireless connectivity is poised to make significant gains in several areas, including transfer speeds, AI integration, security, and interoperability
Technology is improving at a lightning-fast rate. Systems, increasingly likely to run on wireless, need to be able to provide the speed of today’s processes while...
AI-powered devices and satellite Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN) take center stage in next-gen innovation
While 5G continues to evolve with the ongoing shift to 5G Standalone and the early rollout of 5G-Advanced networks, research, development, and standardization efforts for 6G are already well underway across academia,...
In the 6G era, AI agents will issue requests, negotiate prices, and buy and sell network slices or compute, connectivity, and energy in real time
We live in a world dominated by digital services. From a technological perspective, we’ve never innovated at this pace or...
Join RCR Wireless News and Qualcomm for an engaging webinar on September 3rd that explores how 6G is being developed as a transformative, AI-native wireless platform to power the next generation of digital and virtual experiences.
Discover how 6G is designed to harness advancements in multi-modal AI,...
While the technical specifications for 5G NTN are being considered, a number of conceptual plans for 6G NTN have been made public.
This Anritsu white paper introduces advanced technologies expected to be utilized in NTNs, including Network Optimization Using AI, Inter-satellite Optical Communications, and Quantum...
Softbank and Nokia are installing three pre-commercial 7GHz-compatible base stations in central Tokyo
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Outdoor trials – Softbank and Nokia have started outdoor trials of the 7GHz band in Tokyo, marking Japan’s first use of this frequency for 6G research.
Massive MIMO –...
ISAC leverages radio signals and infrastructure of mobile networks to detect, locate and interpret objects in the environment
As the industry explores what 6G will look like, one of the most discussed — and often misunderstood — concepts is Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC). While...
As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a revolutionary leap in telecommunications. While emerging standards, spectrum allocations, and use case develoment will obviously define what 6G becomes, there's...
The current duopoly in the Indian telecoms market is simply down to deep pockets, at Jio and Airtel, says the government; it wants more competition and has reiterated support for challengers Vodafone Idea and BSNL
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Market diversity – India’s duopoly...
Ericsson's U.K. research program involves close collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners and mobile operators
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Ericsson extends U.K. 6G research program – The vendor is renewing its multi-million investment in a U.K.-based initiative to explore 6G and next-gen network technologies.
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NGA focuses on promoting innovation and leadership in 6G for North America, while XGMF is committed to growing the mobile services sector
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ATIS and XGMF team up – The MoU strengthens U.S.–Japan collaboration on 5G and 6G development, updating an earlier...
SoftBank has gained exclusive rights to use Sceye’s HAPS platform in Japan
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SoftBank to launch HAPS in 2026 – The Japanese carrier will begin pre-commercial stratospheric telecom services next year, using U.S.-based Sceye’s lighter-than-air platform to improve disaster recovery and...
Through a productive and collaborative journey with the entire wireless ecosystem, 3GPP Release 20 officially begins, aiming to deliver on the full promise of 5G and laying the foundation for the future 6G standard.
With 5G Advanced Release 20, we are continuing to refine the...
GSMA expects Chinese telcos are expected to deploy 4.5 million 5G base stations by the end of the year
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Finish 5G first – GSMA’s Vivek Badrinath urges global operators to complete the 5G SA rollout before jumping to 6G, stressing...
The transition to future 6G technology should be evolutionary and should not force a complete hardware refresh, says NGMN
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Evolution, not revolution – NGMN emphasizes that 6G should evolve from 5G, with most upgrades happening via software to avoid costly...
The country’s official 6G roadmap, the Bharat 6G Vision, was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2023
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India reviews 6G progress – Minister Pemmasani evaluated over 100 government-funded R&D projects under the Bharat 6G Mission, emphasizing outcome-focused...
Ensuring a resilient and trustworthy communication ecosystem that protects data and maintains privacy for existing and future applications
As we look ahead to the next decade of mobile connectivity, now is a good time to consider how security needs could evolve:
Advancements in connectivity, compute and...
