Finland och Japan ska 6G-forska tillsammans

In telecommunications, 6G is the sixth generation standard currently under development for wireless communications technologies supporting cellular data networks. It is the planned successor to 5G and will likely be significantly faster. Like its predecessors, 6G networks will probably be broadband cellular networks, in which the service area is divided into small geographical areas called cells. Several companies (Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, Samsung, LG, Apple), as well as several countries (China, South Korea, and Japan), have shown interest in 6G networks. 6G networks will exhibit even more heterogeneity than its predecessors and will likely support applications far beyond anything seen so far in mobile scenario, such as virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), ubiquitous instant communications, pervasive intelligence and the internet of things. It is expected that mobile network operators will adopt flexible decentralized business models for 6G, with local spectrum licensing, spectrum sharing, infrastructure sharing, and intelligent automated management underpinned by mobile edge computing, artificial intelligence, short-packet communication and blockchain technologies.