The South Korean government wants 6G prototypes to be ready in 2026

OSTN Staff

5G became a battleground not just for smartphone makers, but for governments as well. But now that the tech is established, focus is shifting on what comes next – 6G. What is 6G?

Some performance requirements include a peak data rate of 1 Tbps (i.e. 1,000 times the bandwidth of a typical Ethernet port) and latency of under 100 µs (one 10,000th of a second). Compared to 5G, 6G aims to deliver 50 times higher peak data rates and to reduce latency 10 times.

Below is a chart from Samsung that compares 5G (light blue) and the targets for 6G (blue):

As we mentioned, it’s not just the…

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