6G is the sixth generation of mobile communication and planned to succeed the new 5G standard in 2023 to increase transmission rates. 5G has data rates of up to 20 gigabit per second and latency of around 1 millisecond. We are a bit more ambitious with 6G: one terabit per second at a latency of around 100 microseconds – that is fifty times the speed and only a tenth of the latency of 5G. Many applications could benefit from numbers like these: Industry 4.0, medical technology, driverless cars, smart cities, and the entertainment world.
The 6th generation (6G) is the next step on the path to future mobile communications standards. The introduction of high-frequency bands such as the D-band (110 – 170 GHz) should enable even faster data transmission. However, using the subTHz range…
5G is not fully rolled out yet, but Fraunhofer IZM is already pursuing research on 6G communication modules. As these modules must be distributed more densely, the hardware has to become more compact. Finding the right way to miniaturize modules…
Faster, higher, further – our high-frequency scientists are working to develop and characterize key electronic components of the future. While we, as a society, are still at the fag end of the 4G-era, research for 6G is already well underway….
A new era of mobile communication is about to begin: Transmitting a whole terabit of data, one thousand gigabits, per second. Dr. Ivan Ndip, specialist for antenna and high-frequency systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM in…
