- 6G demo tests conducted in Japan reaches 100Gbps of download speeds.
- For perspective, it is 10x theoretical 5G peak speeds & 500x of average 5G speeds.
- The upcoming 6G network is set to arrive no longer than 2030.
It has been quite some time since we started using 5G on a wide scale. However, there’s also work ongoing behind the next-gen wireless connection aka 6G or 6th-generation. Although it may not arrive before 2030, a consortium in Japan ran demo tests on the upcoming tech where the download data speeds reached a whopping 100Gbps.
6G trial test reaches download data speed of 100Gbps
A consortium in Japan ran 6G demo tests recently reaching 100Gbps of download data speed. For context, current 5G handsets are 500 times slower in terms of download data speed. The 6G speeds triumph over the peak theoretical 5G speeds by 10 times proving how instrumental the next-generation wireless connection would be.
Finding it difficult to wrap it around your head? Well, the speed may not sound like more but consider this — a two-hour-long Netflix movie at medium quality is around 1.5GB in size. AT 6G speeds, you would be able to download eight to nine movies of such size every second. This puts 6G in an incomprehensible position compared to 5G’s peak 10Gbps which requires optimized conditions and powerful gadgets to facilitate such speeds.
As reported by Science Alert, the tests were conducted in Japan by a consortium of four major firms — NEC Corporation, DOCOMO, NTT Corporation, and Fujitsu. They have been developing 6G tech since 2021 including the gadgets required to handle such as bandwidth and advanced wireless connection. The current demo tests ran at 100Gbps of download speed between 100GHz to 300GHz bands. 6G, at the moment, can perform successful ultra high-speed transmissions at a distance of up to 100 meters.
Having 6G at our disposal can handle free from the limitations imposed by 4G and 5G networks. For instance, it could speed up processing on autonomous vehicles giving real-time inputs to protect both drivers and surrounding cars and pedestrians. It can prove pivotal in terms of hands-free and remote robotic surgeries achieving millimeter precisions.
As said, we are still a few years away from getting 6G on our handsets. Additionally, we will have to upgrade to 6G supported devices once they are around. This marks potential hurdles for OEMs and parties involved in this architecture before having a widespread footprint of 6G networks accessible.
