World is running up with 5G. Even though, 5G
networks aren’t fully built up yet. But now the research of 6G is happening. Let’s
see how more it possible?
(Pc: 2oceansvibe.com)About
6G
6G is the sixth generation of wireless technology,
which follows up 4G and 5G. It building on the revamped infrastructure and
advanced capacity currently being established on 5G networks. Using
high-frequency radio bands, it will give networks much faster speeds and lower
latency, able to support sophisticated mobile devices and systems like
automated cars. It is planned successor to 5G and will be likely to be significantly
faster i.e. the speed is up to 1 Tbps. It is expected that 6G technology will
be support one-micro second or even sub-microsecond latency communications,
making communications almost instantaneous.
Is
6G possible?
Technically, 6G doesn’t
exist yet. But theoretically speaking, it could end up being a lot of things,
building on current network and technology trends to help make a completely new
type of internet. Even though we’re moving on to 5G, a lot of cell phone
companies haven’t met international 4G benchmarks yet. Still, AT&T,
T-Mobile and other cellular service providers proceed to launch 5G in 2018 and
2019. They’re now busy building up 5G cellular networks across the nation. Some
companies have also launched early iterations of 5G home internet. Several
companies like Nokia, Samsung, LG, Apple are shown interest in 6G. China, South
Korea and Japan also reportedly have interest. 6G will likely become
commercially available in 2030s.
6G
contributions in AI and Edge Computing
The advent of 6G is expected to make this even more
of a thing and some experts think artificial intelligence will be required to
keep it all coordinated and running smoothly. Two researchers from Jacobs
University in Bremen, Germany, namely, Razvan-Andrei Stoica and Giuseppe Abreu,
said that 6G could rely on collaborative AI to help self-driving cars
communicate with each other, navigate pedestrains and traffic, and determine
the best routines from here to there.
Roberto Saracco at the European Institute of
Innovation and technology, suggested that things like AI and edge computing
could help devices themselves become network antennas, maintaining your Wi-Fi
connection in fluid, ever-shifting ballet of users and their devices.
China’s
Test Satellite Launch
(Pc : CGTN)
On November 6, China successfully
launched the world’s first 6G communication test satellite from Taiyaun
Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi to verify the performance of sixth generation
networks in space. The 6G frequency band will expand from the 5G millimeter
wave frequency to the terahertz frequency. The technology is expected to be over
100 times faster than 5G, enabling lossless transmission in space to achieve
long distance communications with smaller power output. The launch of the 6G
test satellite marks a breakthrough in the exploration of terahertz space
communication technologies in China’s space field.
Chip
for 6G?
A team from Osaka University and Nanyang
Technological University in Singapore, described in a paper in Nature
Photonics, about a new chip. The chip may give us a glimpse of 6G future. The team
was able to transmit data at a rate of 11 Gbps. It kicks 5G up several more
notches. It can transmit waves at more than three times the frequency of 5G,
i.e, 1 THz or a trillion cycles per second. While that’s faster than the 5G
will get, it’s only the beginning for 6G. The chip is made up of silicon and
has rows of triangular holes. The team’s research showed the chip was able to
transmit terahertz waves error-free.
Thus, 6G represents big changes for the internet and
for life itself. So, keep your eyes peeled.
M. Naveenkumar
S. Sakthikumar
Mass hu
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