South Korea Adds 6G Research Topic to Its Semiconductor Roadmap

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced the addition of 14 semiconductor research areas, including one focusing on 6G. In 2023, the Korean government announced the “Semiconductor Future Technology Roadmap,” a strategy for securing future core semiconductor technologies. According to an official press release, the inclusion of new items “reflects the latest semiconductor technology […]

6G Flagship Announces It Has Joined the AI-RAN Alliance

The University of Oulu’s 6G Flagship announced it has joined the AI-RAN Alliance. The initiative was launched early this year at MWC Barcelona 24. According to 6G Flagship’s Director, Professor Matti Latva-aho, the university’s dedication to leading AI-driven innovations in next-generation wireless networks as the world moves toward 6G technology. “With 6G Flagship joining the […]

India’s 6G News – High Aspirations and High Frequencies

We have recently seen a number of 6G-related news items coming out of India. The first was a release emerging from a meeting of the “Stakeholders Advisory Committee [SAC] on Telecom Service Providers,” consisting of company heads chaired by the telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The group set out the aspiration for India to produce 10% […]

NVIDIA Researchers Offer a “Primer” on Practical GenAI for Telecoms

A team of researchers and experts at Nvidia have submitted a paper to IEEE that talks about the theory and practical steps to deliver useful Generative AI, or GenAI, models for telecoms networks. The team uses the real-life example of a chatbot which can answer questions on O-RAN which was demonstrated to the O-RAN Alliance […]

FCC’s Advisory Committee Presents 6G Positions for Approval

The building where the FCC is located in Washington, D.C. The body is looking into 6G

The WRC-27 Advisory Committee (WAC), set up by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, has offered two possible positions regarding 6G spectrum. The group presented the alternative views at an FCC meeting on Monday. According to Daudeline Meme, chair of the working group focussed on mobile and fixed services and VP at Verizon, […]