6G

6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start from 2025 ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the release of a new report unveiling a future vision of the fundamental …

Open RAN opens the door for network automation and service differentiation Network and software providers would find it more useful to have less choice at every stage of future RAN specifications as the wide menu of options usually represents a …

The government of Brazil will allocate $36 million for research centers to develop 5G, 6G and O-RAN tech Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and local state-run research and industrial innovation company Embrapii announced the investment of BRL180 million …

Capgemini explained that the new lab will build advanced test beds and simulators to explore use cases French IT services firm Capgemini has announced the launch of a 6G research lab in Gurugram, India. In a release, the company explained …

Spectrum is the backbone that carries all voice and data in wireless communications. It is a finite resource needed to connect virtually everything around us — smartphones, cars, laptops and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, available spectrum suitable for …

A new ETSI report looks at intelligent surfaces’ potential uses to boost telecom networks Intelligent surfaces are one of the use cases being floated for potential ways that as-yet-unstandardized 6G could be. A new report from the European Telecommunications Standards …

NGA published a white paper exploring how the integration of advanced communications technology in these systems will transform industries ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a new white paper on network-enabled robotic and autonomous systems, in which …

The new report explores how as-yet-unstandardized 6G technology can help meet the applications needs of a broad range of industries ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a new report dubbed ‘6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries’, which focuses …

5G technology has been already used in 52 of the 97 major economic categories in China The Chinese government plans to increase resources to accelerate 5G deployment across the nation, local press reported, citing an official from the Ministry of …

Keysight, NPL, and the University of Surrey established the first sub-THz high throughput 6G testbed in the U.K. Keysight Technologies, in collaboration with National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Surrey, claimed the first 6G connection at speeds over …

Telefonica said that this 6G project is funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of Spain The IMDEA Networks Institute, in collaboration with Spanish operator Telefónica, NEC Corporation and BluSpecs, announced the launch …

The U.K. government also announced a £40 million 5G innovation fund to promote investment and adoption of 5G by businesses and public services The U.K. government set a target of 5G Standalone (SA) availability in all populated areas of the …

NGA said that native support of artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to be one of the major features of future 6G systems ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) published a new report on artificial intelligence wireless networks which addresses one of …

As part of the agreement, Samsung is to pay licensing fees to NTT Docomo Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced that it has reached an agreement to grant a patent license covering DoCoMo’s standard essential patents, including 5G, to Korean company …

China will formulate a specific 6G R&D action plan, and is encouraging local authorities to accelerate R&D activities around 6G-enabled industrial application Chinese carrier China Unicom expects to complete technical research and launch early applications for future 6G systems by …

6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start from 2025 Anritsu has announced that its 6G research activities include new research work with Aalborg University in Denmark. The company …

Under the 6G initiative, India will identify priority areas for research by involving stakeholders including industry, academia and service providers The government of India unveiled a national “6G” project with the aim of launching this technology by 2030. The main …

Qualcomm focusing R&D efforts on Giga-MIMO to support future spectrum deployments The early vision of 5G, which has come to life based on global operator-led deployments, involved a mix of low-, mid- and high-band frequencies to strike the right balance …

Qualcomm SVP of Engineering talks 5G, AI and IoT at Mobile World Congress 2023 In addition to its long-standing leadership in smartphone and other mobile devices, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a driving force in the research and standards work that has …

Air interface innovations and new services on the way with 5G Advanced and 6G In addition to driving the ongoing standardization of 5G Advanced and early scoping of 6G, Qualcomm engages in long-term foundational research geared toward identifying and solving …

The notion of mmWave for a mobility use case has gone from being the subject of skepticism to the subject of massive investment for operators looking to keep up with capacity demands. In addition to helping offload traffic from sub-7 …

The Chinese government is to put major focus on 6G technologies, according to Chinese state newspaper Global Times. It reckons China has a competitive advantage in cellular because of its technology capability and application scenarios, said the report. An official …

Docomo and NTT have been collaborating with Fujitsu, NEC and Nokia on trials of not-yet-standardized 6G technologies since June 2022 MWC, BARCELONA: Japanese telco NTT Docomo and its parent company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have announced plans to …

MWC 2023: Bosch has said it is working with Nokia to develop industrial IoT solutions based on incoming 6G cellular networks. It follows the same joint work, formalised by the pair in a partnership in 2017, on 5G networks, now …

South Korea announced the K-Network 2030 strategy with the aim of boosting private-public cooperation to develop future 6G technologies South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT plans to commercialize an initial 6G network service in 2028, two years earlier than …