The advent of the 6G era will bring earth-shaking changes to human society. This is a new technological revolution that will reshape the landscape of communications, the Internet, artificial intelligence and many other fields. As the pioneer of this revolution, Japan's breakthrough in 6G mobile phone prototypes will undoubtedly occupy an important place in the future technology map. However, China, the United States, South Korea and other major scientific and technological powers will never stop there, and they will go all out to strive for the top in the new round of scientific and technological competition.
The revolution brought about by 6G
Compared with 5G, the breakthrough of 6G communication technology lies in realizing the vision of the Internet of Everything. 5G mainly serves the communication between people, while 6G connects people and things, and things and things to the network. The coverage of the 6G network will be on land, sea, sky and space, and everything can be given a unique IP address to achieve all-round interconnection.
The ultra-high transmission speed of 6G networks will promote the explosive development of emerging technologies such as virtual reality, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. For example, through the 6G network, people can immerse themselves in the realistic VR world at any time from any location; Massive amounts of data can also be uploaded to the cloud for processing in an instant, releasing powerful computing power. All kinds of smart devices will have the ability to learn and make decisions independently, which will greatly improve production efficiency.
6G will be the infrastructure of the next generation of the Internet and the key support for the future digital economy. Countries and enterprises with 6G technology will occupy the commanding heights in the new wave of science and technology and gain huge development advantages.
Japan is one step ahead
Japan is one step ahead in the research and development of 6G technology, mainly thanks to its continued investment in basic research. As early as 2010, Japan launched the "wireless technology innovation" project for 6G, and invested a lot of money to support related basic theoretical research. By 2020, the project has generated more than 300 patented technologies.
On this basis, the Japanese government and enterprises will once again join hands to launch the "6G Flagship Plan" in 2021 and focus on breakthroughs in key 6G technologies. The plan is led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, with the participation of Fujitsu, NEC, Sony, Toshiba and other well-known enterprises, with a total investment of up to 300 billion yen.
With the long-term accumulation of basic research and the strong momentum of government-enterprise cooperation, Japan has finally achieved a breakthrough in the prototype of 6G mobile phones this year. The phone has a maximum transmission rate of 100Gbps per second, which is more than 500 times faster than existing 5G phones. Such amazing performance will pave the way for the commercial use of 6G networks.
China, the United States and South Korea counterattacked
In the face of Japan's lead, China, the United States and South Korea are also stepping up 6G technology research. All three countries have listed 6G as a national strategy and have invested a lot of money and manpower.
In China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) launched the project "Research on Major Frontier Issues of 6G Mobile Communication Systems for Development in 2030" in 2019, and established a 6G technology R&D team with the participation of more than 30 units. In 2020, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom also established a 6G cooperation organization.
In the United States, the federal government established the "Roadmap for Future Communications" working group in 2021 to develop a 6G technology development strategy. In the same year, the United States also signed the "6G Alliance" agreement with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and other regions to strengthen multilateral cooperation.
In 2019, the South Korean government announced the "6G Promotion Strategy", which plans to achieve pre-commercial use of 6G technology by 2025 and 6G commercial use by 2030. Samsung, LG and other South Korean companies have also deployed in the 6G field for many years.
Although there is still a certain gap with Japan, China, the United States and South Korea are trying their best to catch up. They have strong scientific and technological strength and financial reserves, and are fully capable of striving for the top in the new round of competition.
The future is promising
The advent of the 6G era will bring profound changes to the global technology landscape. Countries and enterprises with 6G technology will occupy the commanding heights in the new wave of science and technology and gain huge development advantages. The research and development of 6G technology has been highly valued by global science and technology powers.
With the long-term accumulation of basic research, Japan has taken the lead in achieving a breakthrough in the prototype of 6G mobile phones. This will undoubtedly give it a place in the field of future communication technology. But China, the United States, South Korea and other countries are also playing catch-up, and they have strong scientific and technological strength and are fully capable of striving for the top in the new round of competition.
The 6G network will connect everything, promote the explosive development of emerging technologies such as virtual reality, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, and bring earth-shaking changes to human society. This new scientific and technological revolution is rapidly approaching us. Whoever can seize the commanding heights of 6G technology will be able to occupy a dominant position in the future technology map. The world's tech giants are all gearing up for this race. We have reason to expect that in the near future, the 6G era will truly come.