Samsung released its first 5G mobile phone in 2019 and began work on next-generation networks in the same year by establishing the Advanced Communications Research Center (ACRC) under Samsung Research Laboratories. Samsung Research Americas is currently partnering with Princeton University as a founding member of the NextG Initiative Corporate Affiliates Program.
Other affiliates include Ericsson, Intel, MediaTek, Nokia Bell Laboratories, Qualcomm, and Vodafone. The goal is to turn academic research into real products. The program aims to foster collaboration with academia and manufacturers, as well as policymakers who will shape laws and regulations for future applications enabled by 6G.
“Our NextG program is designed to foster the close collaboration on wireless technologies and policies needed to drive meaningful innovation and global leadership in a time of rapid change.” said Andrea Goldsmith, dean of Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
The NextG initiative explores new developments in cloud and edge networks, intelligent sensing, and network resiliency.
Work started early because it would take a long time. Samsung predicted several years ago that the first commercial applications of 6G could appear in 2028, but mass commercialization would not materialize until 2030. The plan for new network technology is to deliver peak 1,000 Gbps. Data rates and latency of less than 100 microseconds.
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