The University of Texas announced yesterday (07/07) the launch of 6G@UT, a new research center focused on the development of 6G connectivity and which has the involvement of technology companies such as Samsung and Qualcomm. In addition to the two companies, Nvidia, InterDigital and AT&T, the largest telecommunications company in the world, also participate in the project.

The technology companies will participate in the grant through financial and technical assistance. In other words, in addition to the money, they will also offer their researchers to collaborate with students and faculty at the University of Texas. More specifically, each company must be involved in at least two different 6G-related research projects over a three-year period.

The future of technology is promising

This isn't the first time researchers from the University of Texas have been involved in research like this, however. After all, many of them were involved in the projects responsible for bringing the 5G to the world. What is new is that the research, this time, concerns a series of recent technological innovations, such as the creation of machine learning algorithms focused exclusively on wireless networks, new sensor technologies and network innovations.

Another new development is in relation to wave tests at frequencies in the THz range, that is, with frequencies a thousand times higher than the GHz waves normally used in 5G. In practice, this means that 6G networks will be able to use numerous different sensors, including vision, audio, LiDAR, thermal, seismic and broadband. According to the 6G@UT announcement text, such sensors “will provide unprecedented knowledge of the surroundings for applications and devices using the network”.

So if this particular technology proves successful, and these new sensors work properly, the safety of self-driving cars could be greatly improved, for example. The main goal of this partnership between Samsung, Qualcomm, the other companies and the University of Texas, on the other hand, is to provide the foundation on which 6G technology around the world will be based in the future.

Don't sit around waiting for 6G

The movement to study and develop 6G began some time ago. Apple, for example, began his research earlier this year. And it's worth remembering, by the way, that AT&T is also participating in the Next G Alliance, a group formed in the USA focused on technology development.

As is now the case with the research involving the University of Texas, AT&T, in the Next G Alliance, is allied with 44 other companies in the information and telecommunications sector. Among them, the most prominent member is Nokia. But, even with this current race, the estimates They say it will take some time before we finally witness the power of 6G.

On the other hand, while 6G has been developed around the world, here we still haven't even managed to hold the technology auction 5G. This means that while 6G may take a while to arrive even with the participation of giant companies like Samsung and Qualcomm in its development abroad, the situation in Brazil is less encouraging.

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