Qamcom is helping to develop 6G
The race to 6G is already on, and Qamcom has been selected as a partner in the EU-funded Hexa-X project to help lay the groundwork. The company's research will focus on localisation and network optimisation — two areas that will shape the next generation of mobile networks.
The hype surrounding 5G has barely abated as focus already shifts towards the next technology: 6G. The Hexa-X research project now brings together a number of technologically advanced European partners to develop the next generation of mobile networks. The project, which is EU-funded, is expected to start in January 2021 and last for about two and a half years. The purpose of the project is to lay the foundation for a global standard and to define principles for the 6G system itself – which will serve as a base for the entire telecom industry and its future services and products. On a more philosophical level, the project's purpose can be described as technology connecting our human and physical world with the digital world. Qamcom's research will focus on localisation and network optimisation.
Today, wireless connectivity is critical for all of society as well as for the economy. The overall goal of mobile network development has always been to satisfy people's desire to be able to communicate anywhere and anytime. It is widely believed that 5G will pave the way for digitisation and technological transformation to not only take off, but to fundamentally change entire industries and society at large. Something which will be achieved through connected, automated, and smart processes on a broad front. With 6G, it will be possible to challenge the limits of what is possible and unleash further enormous potential. In addition to intertwining the physical and digital world, the technology will also work for and help achieve the UN's and EU Commission's sustainability goals.
"As a progressive company driven by development, we have neither the desire nor the luxury to stop. We, like the world, are in constant motion and need to look ahead and focus on the future. In this case, the future is 6G. We see it as a great honour and an indicator that we are at the absolute forefront of the wireless technology field to be selected as one of the partners in this prestigious project."