Patrick Wood

March 3, 2023

Forget 5G. 6G will be 100 times faster with 50 times the data throughput and will use frequencies in the terabit-per-second range. This will rival fiber optic capability. By comparison, 5G currently sends data at only gigabit speeds. 6G will have its biggest application in creating digital twins and digitizing the physical world. Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood

By: Dr. Yu-Han Chang via IDTechEX

6G, compared to its predecessor, is expected to offer significantly better communication capabilities, such as Tbps-level peak data rates, microsecond-level latency, and 99.99999% network dependability.

Although 6G promises a lot, it is unlikely that 6G will be in daily life soon, despite the fact that several important companies and nations have already begun 6G research, as shown in the figure below, the telecom industry needs to address several issues before seeing the success of 6G. The difficulties are not only in THz technology but also in identifying applications that will fuel 6G adoption. IDTechEx has been researching 5G and 6G for years. This article will discuss some of the hardware-related hurdles to 6G connectivity, as well as potential applications that could drive 6G.

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