SAMSUNG has announced a new partnership to help build a 6G wireless network that will provide devices with faster data speeds than the iPhone.
The South Korean technology giant announced today that it has partnered with Princeton University in the US to enable next-generation networks.
After joining Princeton University’s Corporate Affiliates Program, Samsung will work with the university’s School of Engineering and School of Applied Science to figure out what 6G will mean for smartphone users.
Several commercial partners are also participating in the program and are also working on 6G development, including Vodafone, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Nokia Bell Labs, and MediaTek.
Shared ownership of this technology means it is available on all mobile phones.
However, some countries and carriers may offer it to users before others.
South Korea became the first country to offer 5G in March 2019, following the introduction of 4G in Norway in 2009.
However, smartphone companies began offering 5G to consumers more broadly in 2020.
Once 5G was introduced, Samsung began developing 6G in earnest, releasing a white paper on future networks in 2020.
Still, 5G is only compatible with newer smartphones, so many people still use 4G every day and are happy with it.
However, this effort will nevertheless accelerate the commercialization of 6G.
Looking at the 10-year gap between 4G and 5G, next-generation networks could be rolled out by the end of the decade.
“The wireless industry has benefited greatly from basic research over the past several decades,” said Dr. Charlie Chan, senior vice president of Samsung Research America.
“We encourage Princeton researchers to continue innovating and developing disruptive technologies that could lead to major breakthroughs in 6G.”
What will 6G look like?
Analysis by Millie Turner, The Sun’s technology and science reporter.
It’s not yet clear what 6G will actually look like. It’s a lot like 5G. Better.
Some scientists believe that the maximum speed of 6G networks will be 1Tbps (terabits per second). This is 100 times faster than 5G’s virtual maximum speed of 10Gbps.
According to experts at DigitalTrends, this is enough to download 142 hours of Netflix every second.
The final standard defining what a 6G connection is will likely be determined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
But if mobile data generation brings something new along with faster speeds, what is the unique selling point of 6G?
Experts at the University of Surrey in the UK believe 6G could act as a “sensory teleporter” when smartphones are connected to smart wearable devices.
“With 2G you can send ringtones, with 3G you can send photos, with 4G you have video, and with 5G you can do virtual reality and augmented reality (3D video),” said Professor Rahim Tafazoli, director of the 6G Innovation Center at the University of Surrey. . he told the Times.
“6G needs to be four-dimensional, with sensors that transmit a person’s sense of touch, smell, taste, and all environmental information around the person.”
