Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Monday night that Canada has joined nine other countries in endorsing the Joint Statement of Principles for 6G, the next generation of wireless technology.
“These common principles for research and development of 6G wireless communication systems support open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, resilient and secure connectivity,” said the Canadian Institute for Innovation, Science and Economic Development. It is stated in the press release.
In addition to Canada, countries supporting the Common Principles include the United States, Australia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
“Canadians rely on reliable and secure telecommunications services every day, whether for personal connections or the digital economy. Our government is committed to ensuring Canadians enjoy the benefits of the latest wireless technology. We have endorsed these common principles for 6G so that we can continue to deliver the best possible results. We are committed to working with our international partners and industry to ensure that wireless communications are secure and reliable in Canada and around the world. I look forward to it,” Champagne said in a statement.
Next-generation 6G technology is expected to be significantly faster than current technology while enabling new applications leveraging the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality.
Based on the Joint Statement of Principles, countries agreed to adopt relevant policies and promote research, development and standardization of 6G networks using the following 6G technologies:
- As part of a broader, secure and reliable communications ecosystem, it will be supported by secure and resilient technologies, facilitating the ability of participating partners to protect national security.
- A systematic approach to cybersecurity, including the use of technical standards, interfaces, and specifications, security-by-design approaches that can ensure the availability of critical services, and systems that are designed to fail safely and recover quickly. Developed by an organization with an approach.
- It’s reliable, resilient, secure, and protects your privacy.and
- It provides a high level of security on communications networks, including mitigating potential risks posed by increased network complexity and expanded attack surfaces.
Additionally, global partners support the development of 6G technology built on global standards, interfaces, and specifications. These technologies are developed through open, transparent, fair and consensus-based decision-making processes. We respect intellectual property rights. Promote sustainability, accessibility, inclusive participation, interoperability, competitiveness, openness and security. Enables seamless interoperability between products from different suppliers, including software and hardware.
Other common principles include the development of 6G technology, including: Leverage innovative technologies such as virtualization, software-defined networking, and artificial intelligence. Enables highly energy-efficient installation and operation. Accelerate digital transformation. Widely available and accessible to developing countries. Leverage non-terrestrial networks such as satellites and High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS). We have a secure and resilient supply chain. Promote a globally competitive market along the information and communication technology value chain with multiple software and hardware suppliers. New spectrum allocations or spectrum already allocated to wireless services can be utilized. It incorporates spectrum sharing mechanisms by design to efficiently use spectrum and coexist with existing service providers.
According to an ISED press release, Canada’s support for the 6G Joint Principles builds on its efforts under the Telecommunications Reliability Agenda, a series of actions to improve telecommunications reliability and better protect Canadians. It is said that The plan also builds on Canada’s international cooperation under the Global Alliance for Telecommunications, the Prague Proposal on Telecommunications Supplier Diversity, and the UK’s Open RAN Principles, which Canada endorsed in 2022, ISED said. Ta.
Screenshot of Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
