Beating America to the punch: China achieves 6G turnaround
Delhi : The first-ever real-time wireless transmission of the 6G technology was achieved by a group of Chinese experts, according to media reports on Tuesday, days after the US declared plans to go in that direction.
According to South China Morning Post, the study team from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Second Institute employed terahertz orbital angular momentum communication technology.
In the electromagnetic spectrum, a frequency range between 100 GHz and 10 THz is referred to as terahertz. In the experiment, the group produced four distinct beam patterns at a frequency of 110 GHz using a specific antenna.
They considerably improved the efficiency of bandwidth consumption by using those patterns to accomplish real-time wireless transmission at a pace of 100 gigabits per second on a 10 GHz bandwidth.
The paper said that this technique might eventually be used for short-range broadband transmission fields, enabling high-speed communication between lunar and Mars landers as well as between spacecraft and within spacecraft.
Terahertz communication is able to send data more quickly and can carry more data due to its higher frequency. It has received a lot of interest because to its potential in secure communications, such as in challenging military contexts, high-speed internet, and 6G communication.
The 6G mobile transmission technology, which is 10–20 times quicker than 5G, is expected to influence communications in the future. Peak 6G connection rates are anticipated to one terabit per second in the future.
Can the US catch up?
The US government said three days ago that it is creating preparations for the future deployment of 6G networks in an effort to outpace Beijing's fast technological advancements.
The White House held meetings with business executives, government technologists, and academic specialists to establish plans for incoming 6G networks and "take the lessons learned from 5G about the importance of early involvement and resilience."
