Future technology 6G

Fields of research:

• Terahertz radio technologies for ultra-high data rates
• Flexible networks for situation-adapted network availability
• Fully integrated localization with reinforcement learning for higher position accuracy
• Optimized network architecture for best quality of service and reliability

6G, the high-performance mobile data technology of the future, will revolutionize our communication once again in the next decade: Data can be transmitted more than 100 times faster than with 5G while at the same time offering greater energy efficiency and reliability.

Research into the upcoming sixth generation of mobile communications is already being driven forward today. However, practical 6G activities are targeted for 2025, and the first 6G implementations are not forecast before 2030.

Frequently discussed 6G use cases include digital twins, virtual and augmented reality (XR), telepresence, teleoperation, and autonomous driving. To enable these cases, a significant increase of ten times or more in peak data rate, reliability, latency, connection density, and localization accuracy is required from 5G to 6G. In addition, new and flexible network architectures are needed beyond the past's relatively static and cellularly organized architectures.