What do we know about 6G?

The sixth-generation mobile network standard 6G is the anticipated successor to the currently developing 5G network. It is intended that the new network will use ultra-high-frequency radio network bands and achieve terabit speeds.

6G technology what's new?

At the outset, it should be said that the technology behind 6G technology is largely in the conceptual stage. It is being worked on by major technology companies Apple, Ericsson, Huawei, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, NTT Docomo, Samsung, Xiaomi and research facilities in the US, China, Russia, India, Japan and South Korea. Despite this, to date, no generally accepted definition of the new standard has emerged. The next generation of mobile networks is expected to be based on as yet unused, much higher radio frequencies from 100 GHz to as high as 3 THz (3 terahertz), and will reach bandwidths of up to 1 TBit/second. Such high speeds are expected to introduce a whole new quality. It will not just be about high-speed Internet access from a cell phone, or even the Internet of Things, but applications using virtual reality, augmented reality (virtual reality superimposed on the real world perceived by the senses), supported by artificial intelligence and biological systems.

6G network

Naturally, there are no network elements yet that support the 6G standard. However, work and trials are underway in laboratories, with extremely promising results. Chinese researchers claim that using terahertz radio bandwidth, they were able to achieve a record-breaking 206.5 Gbit/sec. Researchers from the same country also announced that they managed to transmit one terabyte of data in one second over a distance of one kilometer. We will have to wait another decade for the next generation of networks to become widespread. Samsung representatives predict that the first commercial applications will be introduced within 5 years, and the spread of the technology should occur by 2030.