China's Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology confirms that it started work on 6G earlier this year, but the first
commercial networks are likely at least 12 years away. After 4G, the next generation of cellular mobile
communications will be 5G. A first phase of specifications is due for release
in March 2019 and a second phase in March 2020. However, China is already
preparing for the generation after that: 6G.
Su
Xin, an official at China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,
was interviewed this month by China Securities Journal. He
described the applications that 5G would expand – such as VR telemedicine and
the Internet of Things (IoT) – while also revealing the importance of 6G.
"5G
has three application scenarios: large bandwidth, low latency, and wide
connection – I think 6G can achieve better application in all three
scenarios," said Xin as he explained that Beijing started researching the
technology earlier this year. Data transmission speeds could be boosted by over
10 times, according to Xin, which may "revolutionise the structure of the
whole wired and wireless network."
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