Communication standards are always the strategic commanding heights that all countries must compete for. No, before 5G is commercially available, the battle for 6G standards has already begun. According to Canadian media The Logic, Huawei confirmed to it that it has begun research and development of 6G (the sixth generation mobile communication network) technology in its laboratory in Ottawa, Canada. Huawei also said that they have started negotiations with scholars from many universities in Canada, and that its Ottawa R&D laboratory will help lead Huawei's global 6G development.
Song Zhang, Vice President of Huawei Canada R&D Strategy and Partners, said: “Looking forward to 6G is part of the so-called 5G evolution.” It is worth mentioning that Huawei’s first 5G mobile phone Mate 20X 5G version will be launched tomorrow ( August 16) was officially launched in China, and 6G is still in its early stages. Huawei expects 6G to be commercially available after 2030.
Because signal transmission now needs to be carried out through base stations, the signal coverage and transmission distance of base stations are affected by various aspects, such as the environment, the influence of surrounding signals, etc. And the higher the frequency, the greater the loss in the air, so the 6G era requires more base stations to "relay". In the 5G era, the density of base stations is much higher than that in the 4G era, and in the 6G era, base stations will naturally be denser. The Finnish government injected 25 million euros into an eight-year 6G research project called "6Genesis" at the beginning of this year. Nokia is conducting collaborative research with various Finnish research institutes and universities, and is preparing to work with South Korea. .
The United States has also begun to prepare for 6G. After U.S. President Trump tweeted that he "hopes 5G and even 6G will be implemented in the United States as soon as possible." The U.S. Federal Communications Commission decided to open the 95 gigahertz to 3 terahertz frequency band for 6G experimental use. Bell Labs is currently looking for partners to conduct preliminary research. Chinese, Korean and Finnish companies have great advantages in 5G technology research and development, and 5G patents rank among the top. The earlier we enter 6G research and development, the more we can leverage our previous technological accumulation and seize the technological commanding heights.