6G Communications a Trillion Dollar Opportunity, Reveals IDTechEx
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BOSTON, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Phone systems change every ten years. 5G communications is now rolling out worldwide. It is time to plan 6G communications for 2030!
The race is on
6G vs 5G smartphone shipment number. Source: IDTechEx, www.IDTechEx.com/6G (PRNewsfoto/IDTechEx)
In fact, work began in earnest on 6G communications in 2020 with over one billion dollars committed and a Chinese satellite sent up to experiment on the possibilities. Finland, Korea, and China are particularly active in researching the terahertz electronics that will be at the heart of 6G, but there is excellent work in India and elsewhere. Backing Finland and its partners are over $350 million of new European Union research grants, so this is serious. Although little is decided – not even the frequency – much can be said about the extremely ambitious 6G objectives and challenges. This article gives the IDTechEx appraisal of 6G communications 2021-2041.