China, Finland and South Korea are already embarking on 6G pre-research.
Communication standards are always a commanding height to compete for, and now the battle has begun.
According to foreign media reports recently, Huawei is about to start research and development of 6G (the sixth generation mobile communication network) technology in its laboratory in Ottawa, Canada.
Huawei’s lab in Ottawa was established in 2010. The laboratory has extensive cooperation and exchanges with 13 universities in Canada. At present, Huawei Lab has discussed with the relevant universities on 6G R&D.
Huawei is not the first company to launch 6G pre-research. Korean companies are also at the forefront. In January of this year, LG established a 6G research room in South Korea. The Korean government is expected to begin to develop the 6G standard in 2021. The other two countries that indicated that they will conduct 6G pre-research are Finland and the United States.
The Finnish government injected 25 million euros into a six-year 6G research project called “6Genesis” at the beginning of this year. Nokia and Finnish research institutes and universities have jointly conducted research and are ready to work with South Korea. .
The United States has also begun to prepare for 6G. After US President Trump issued a message saying “I hope that 5G and even 6G will land in the United States as soon as possible.” The US Federal Communications Commission decided to open the 95 GHz to 3 terahertz band for use in 6G experiments. Bell Labs is currently looking for partners to conduct pre-research.
China, South Korea and Finnish companies have great advantages in 5G technology research and development, and 5G patents are in the forefront. The sooner you enter the 6G R&D, the more you can use the previous technology accumulation and seize the technical commanding heights.
(China, Finland and South Korea companies are among the top 4G and 5G patents. Source: Nikkei Asia Review)
6G is still in the theoretical research and development stage, and the key technology is still in a state of concept, and it is difficult to describe its future development pattern. Pouttu, who is in charge of the “6Genesis” project in Finland, said in an interview with the media that if 5G is the era of smartphone centralization, then 6G will be the post-smartphone era and fully enter the Internet of Everything. However, 6G R&D will also face new challenges such as materials, manufacturing processes and energy consumption.
In 2009, Huawei started research on 5G technology. In the same year, China just started to issue 3G licenses. It is understood that the research pace of 6G is basically in line with 5G, and its cycle may last for more than 10 years.It will not be put into commercial use until 2030.