5G is not yet familiar, 6G is already on the way.
Samsung released a white paper on 6G spectrum
Recently, Samsung Electronics released a white paper that explains the company's vision to defend the global frequency band for 6G (next-generation communication technology). Titled "6G Spectrum Pushing the Boundaries," this white paper discusses ways to get the spectrum you need to realize the 6G vision set out in the company's white paper released earlier in July 2020.
On May 8, Choi Sung-hyun, Executive Vice President and Head of the Advanced Communications Research Center at Samsung Research Institute, said, "We have long since begun to understand, develop and standardize the path of 6G communications technology, and we are committed to taking the lead in sharing our research and spreading our vision to bring the next hyper-connected experience to every corner of our lives." ”
6G will require spectrum with ultra-wideband continuous bandwidth of hundreds of MHz to tens of GHz to enable new services such as high-fidelity mobile holograms and truly immersive extended reality (XR), characterized by ultra-high-speed communications and large amounts of data, and the need for greater coverage is also increasing. To address these requirements, Samsung recommends considering all available frequency bands for 6G, from low frequencies below 1GHz, to mid-frequencies in the 1-24GHz range, and high frequencies in the 24-300GHz range.
The 6G era will connect up to 500 billion devices, connecting the vehicles, appliances and even buildings around us to this ultra-high-speed communications network.
Samsung Research has defined the biggest changes in three ways: First, services like truly immersive extended reality (XR), high-fidelity mobile holograms, and digital replication will be possible. Second, due to the implementation of artificial intelligence technology, the performance of telecommunications networks will be greatly improved. Finally, from the North Pole to the South Pole, from the ground to the sky, the connected experience for users will be available anytime, anywhere.
In addition, Samsung plans to present some of the 6 samsung6gforum.com G candidate technologies it has been developing over the past three years, as well as the company's vision for future technology development, at the 6G Forum, scheduled for May 13.
Huawei actively lays out 6G
In addition to Samsung, Huawei has also made an active layout on 6G.
At the Intelligent World 2030 Forum, Gai Gang, President of Huawei's ICT Strategy and Business Development Department, said that by 2030, the computing industry will have six major characteristics: physical layer breakthrough, intelligent cognition, diversified computing, endogenous security, multi-dimensional collaboration, and green intensive.
He also said that it is expected that by 2030, the digital world and the physical world will be seamlessly integrated, and computing will have the ability to simulate, restore and enhance the physical world.
In fact, today, the boundaries between computer networks and communication networks have been blurred. Computer networks focus on the physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer and application layer five-layer architecture, as well as switch and router technology, such as local area network, wide area network, etc. This refers to the computer network.
The communication network focuses on the security, reliability and transmission efficiency of information data transmission, including mobile communication networks and satellite communication networks. If there is a breakthrough in the computer network, then the communication network may also make progress.
In the past, many domestic experts believed that 6G technology may be commercialized in 2030. Some experts believe that 6G is an improvement of 5G technology, which is divided into two parts: the first step is 5. 5G, the second step is 6G. Samsung said in its white paper that 6G may be commercially available as early as 2028.
Actively prepare for 6G
6G network technology, in fact, is the use of natural communication satellites to achieve full coverage of network signals, it can be said that it is more advanced than the current 5G network technology, and in the field of communication satellites, the United States undoubtedly has a very deep strength, of which Musk's SpaceX company has launched a lot of satellites, and in space to create a "starlink" system, which also allows the United States to maintain a leading advantage in the field of 6G network technology.
In order to catch up with the footsteps of the United States, Japan is also actively laying out 6G network technology, at present, Japan has announced that it will invest 60 billion yen to develop 6G technology, and the reason why Japan has invested heavily is to quickly open the development of the 6G network era like the United States, and maintain a leading position in the 6G market!
In addition, Korean companies represented by Samsung Electronics are also actively laying out the 6G ecosystem. In Samsung's exposed plan, it will achieve commercial use of 6G networks in 2028 and become mainstream in the market in 2030. It is understood that the peak data efficiency of the 6G network developed by Samsung has reached 50 times the speed of the 5G network, and artificial intelligence technology has been added to the 6G field, only to optimize the architecture and performance of the 6G network, strengthen the security of the network, and greatly protect the personal privacy of users.
Of course, South Korea is not just talking, in the list of 6G patented technology ownership, South Korea ranks fifth in the world with a market share of 4.2%, indicating that South Korea has this strength. Obviously, a "battle" around 6G has quietly begun.
Editor| Zhang Yi
Audit | Wu Xin