The White House has released a joint statement with the governments of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom on a new set of common principles for research and development in the 6G spectrum.
The six principles shared on Monday focus on securing global telecommunications infrastructure and will help inform the adoption of related policies. It includes implementing technological systems that protect national security. Protect personal communications and privacy. Collaborate with industry partners to set comprehensive international standards. Collaborate to enable interoperability and innovation. We ensure global connectivity is affordable and sustainable. Manage spectrum allocation.
“We believe this is an essential contribution to building a more inclusive, sustainable, secure and peaceful future for all, and we urge other governments, organizations and stakeholders to We invite you to join us in upholding and upholding the principles of,” the press release reads. .
The 6th generation (or 6G) spectrum is a planned step up from 5G, which is currently being developed in many countries to enable faster, higher-capacity data transmission across digital networks. As the foundation of modern communications, including the personalized and hyper-connected Internet of Things, telecommunications infrastructure and its security at the hardware and software level has become a geopolitical topic.
The common principles aim to foster international agreement on how to develop and deploy more secure 6G technologies and architectures. This includes researching how newer systems – artificial intelligence, software-defined networking, and virtualization – can be leveraged to improve security and interoperability.
Finland and Sweden are home to telecommunications companies Nokia and Ericsson, respectively, and were named as industry partners in 5G wireless communications prototype research by the Department of Defense in 2020.
In contrast, China, home of telecommunications provider Huawei, whose systems are banned by US watchdogs over spyware and surveillance concerns, is not specifically on the list of countries joining the 6G principles. do not have.
“Cooperation and unity are the key to solving pressing challenges in 6G development, and we hereby adopt relevant policies in our country to this end and encourage the adoption of such policies in third countries. , declares its intention to promote research, development, and standardization of 6G networks,” the release states.
