Nvidia launches cloud-based research platform for 6G research and testing

Nvidia on Monday announced an AI-powered software platform that enables research into 6G technology by simulating communications environments in the cloud.

5G’s successor, a new communications technology known as 6G, is expected to be commercially available around 2030.

Software and AI are increasingly being deployed across the communications space, including radio access network (RAN) hardware such as base stations and antennas.

Nvidia’s platform includes apps that simulate environments such as a single base station or an entire city, allowing researchers and organizations to test 6G networks in real time.

Nvidia said the first companies to adopt the platform include Ansys, Nokia, Samsung, SoftBank Corp. and Northeastern University in Boston.

“The massive increase in connected devices and a host of new applications in 6G will require a significant leap forward in radio spectrum efficiency for wireless communications,” Ronnie Vashishta, senior vice president of telecoms at Nvidia, said in a statement. .

Technology stocks rose on Monday as investors geared up for Nvidia’s Global Artificial Intelligence Conference for Developers in San Jose, California.

However, European stocks fell slightly due to a slump in the telecommunications sector. Gear maker Ericsson fell 5.4% and peer Nokia fell 4%.

One analyst said telecom equipment suppliers are no longer the only companies driving the mobile infrastructure market and need to partner with chip companies and cloud vendors.