Post-COVID era is witnessing a huge spike in emerging technologies as the world is getting more digital. And one such most discussed latest tech is 6G. Although it’s in its initial stage, the progress is serious. You will be surprised to know that Samsung held its first-ever 6G Forum (S6GF) online on its Youtube channel.
Let’s have a look at the exciting news!
What was Samsung 6G Forum (S6GF) all About?
The theme of the S6GF was “the next hyper-connected experience for everyone.” The Forum was broadcasted live on the Samsung YouTube channel on 13th May 2022. The Forum was split into two sessions: the “morning session” and the “evening session.”
Each session had a detailed presentation from academia and industry experts who have expertise in the next generation of communication technologies. In addition, there was a panel discussion, and it was a big event towards the journey for 6G technology.
The world is still facing hidden security challenges when moving to 5G, and it has not been launched completely worldwide. Also, 6G is in its most pioneer stage, so, looking at this progress, the S6GF members know the long journey they had to take.
Sebastian Seung, President and President of Samsung Research, said that we look forward to 6G to provide the ultimate experience to the people as we move to the next level of hyperconnectivity. This is our motto for 6G. However, he added that shaping and launching 6G will take many more years, collaboration, and discussion between industry and academia.
Morning Session – 6G Air Interface
By 2025, 5G will be completely active as it will have 3 Billion subscribers as predicted. So, the aim to set up 6G is for 2030. The morning session of S6GF, named “6G Air Interface,” included a debate on deep learning of the interface. In this session, many experts from various companies talked about emerging technologies.
Charlie Zhang, Senior Vice President of Samsung Research America, explained that, although the tech is in its infancy, it is gaining good momentum. The progress is new spectrum support, such as the upper mid-band in the 7 to 24 GHz range.
The revamped technologies shaping 6G are the Terahertz (THz) band, new antenna technologies, bidirectional technology, development of network topology, spectrum sharing, and artificial intelligence (AI). Furthermore, the fascinating companies in the IoT space and countries plan to collaborate to develop a robust 6G. Finally, there was a panel discussion in this session.
Afternoon Session – Smart Grid for 6G
A professor at the University of Oulu, Finland, Tarik Taleb, began the afternoon session with the words about how 6G will use advanced tech. It includes AI, which had a mind-blowing 20 billion U.S. dollars in funding for startups in the second half of 2021 globally. Another tech contributing to it is Software Defined Networking and Edge/Cloud Computing.
After that, Master Seungjoo Maeng at Samsung Electronics, Professor Byonghyo Shim at Seoul National University, and Professor Shi Jin at Southeast University in China gave an in-depth presentation on the execution of 6G. After these presentations, EVP Sunghyun Choi of Samsung Research leads a panel discussion on networked artificial intelligence.
Bottom line
S6GF was a very active forum having some tech tycoons, impressive presentations, and panel talk. Indeed the 6G development is in its initial stage, and it’s great news for everyone.