In the US, 5G networks have rarely been used, but this does not seem to be an obstacle for engineers and telecommunications network experts to begin testing next-generation wireless technology.
In a unanimous vote last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the change in wave frequencies from 95 gigahertz to 3 terahertz to begin testing the most likely technology that operates 6G networks. However, it is not clear how engineers will take advantage of the high frequencies or what benefits this technology will have for users in the future.
Through an official statement, attorney Agit Pai, chairman of the FCC, said:
Today, we are taking big steps to make productive use of this spectrum (…) This will give innovators strong incentives to develop new technologies that use these airwaves while protecting existing applications.
Although the press release does not explicitly address 6G networks, the frequencies to be tested will pave the way for the introduction of the technology that will replace 5G networks, which are not even widely used today. Several telecommunications operators and hardware manufacturers have chosen to introduce 5G connectivity, promising unprecedented speeds and next-generation IoT devices optimized for this type of network.
The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump published a message on his Twitter account last month expressing his wish that 5G or even 6G technology should be operational in the country.
There is still much to be done, however, to enable the deployment of 5G networks and even the next generation of wireless networks. Data transmission over millimeter waves is one of the main difficulties because as wavelengths become shorter, connections become less reliable and offer a much shorter range.
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