Brussels finances 6G with Ericsson and Nokia in the Hexa-X project
Nokia and Ericsson will lead the European Commission's Hexa-X project for 6G, the next generation of wireless networks
Pending the final take-off of 5G, the EU takes the first step towards 6G.
After the Gaia-X project for the European cloud, Europe starts the research work Hexa-X, an initiative of the European Commission for 6G, the next generation of wireless networks.
Nokia will lead the Hexa-X project, while Ericsson will have the technical lead.
Hexa-X will start on January 1st 2021 with the aim of developing the vision of future 6G systems. Hexa-X's vision is to connect the human, physical and digital world with a fabric of 6G technology enablers.
WHAT IS HEXA-X
Hexa-X is the first official research initiative across the industrial ecosystem to accelerate and advance 6G research and lead Europe's leadership in the 6G era.
The project involves the establishment of a consortium of European stakeholders that make up the entire value chain of future connectivity solutions and represents a significant step towards creating the technical foundations for future 6G wireless systems.
6G technology is expected to use ultra-high-frequency terahertz waves and provide advanced connectivity, which could even link to technology in the human body and brain.
The Hexa-X project will end in June 2023.
FINANCING UNDER HORIZON 2020
The Hexa-X project has received funding from the European Commission under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
NOKIA DRIVING
Nokia is leading the 6G joint research and pre-standardization process, and Nokia Bell Labs is already researching key technologies that will include 6G.
The Finnish technology company expects the commercial launch of 6G systems by 2030.
RELEASE OF 5G STANDARDS BUT EXPLORING 6G
"While there is still a lot of innovation in 5G with the release of new standards, we are already exploring 6G in our research lab," said Peter Vetter, Head of Research at Nokia Bell Labs. “In the 6G era we will see applications that will not only connect humans with machines, but also with the digital world. Such a secure and private connection can be used for health prevention or even to create a 6G network with a sixth sense that intuitively understands our intentions ”.
ERICSSON TECHNICAL MANAGER OF THE HEXA-X PROJECT
Ericsson, together with Nokia, will lead the project and will be directly involved in three European countries: Sweden, Turkey and Hungary.
“In 2030 it will be 10 years that society will find itself shaped by 5G. As we continue to evolve 5G, the time has come for collaborative 6G research activities, ”said Magnus Frodigh, vice president and head of Ericsson research.
ALSO THE ITALIAN TIM IN THE RESEARCH GROUP
The new European flagship research project that brings together important stakeholders between ICT companies, industries and academics in a solid consortium.
The group includes telephone operators Tim, Orange and Telefonica and technology companies including France's Atos , Intel and Siemens.
They are joined among others by Aalto University, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Technische Universitat Dresden, University of Oulu and University of Pisa.
ALSO CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES AT WORK ON 6G
As Bloomberg pointed out, although the rollout of the 5G network is still in its infancy, preparation for 6G development has begun in several regions of the world.
The general consensus is that the 6G standard will deliver speeds of 1Tbps and latency of less than 100 microseconds. That would make it 50 times faster than 5G and only a tenth of the latency. For some perspectives, 5G itself is expected to be 100 times faster than 4G.
In addition to Nokia-led Hexa-X in Europe, there are Next G Alliance and O-Ran Alliance in the US. The Chinese government is also funding a 6G development group.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/ecco-come-bruxelles-finanzia-il-6g-con-ericsson-e-nokia-nel-progetto-europeo-hexa-x/ on Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:49:42 +0000.