6G Technology

Subject : Science and technology

Section: Awareness in IT and Computers

Concept :

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that India registered 127 patents for 6G Technology.

About 6G Technology

G (sixth-generation wireless) is the successor to 5G cellular technology.
6G networks will be able to use higher frequencies than 5G networks and provide substantially higher capacity and much lower latency.
One of the goals of 6G internet will be to support one microsecond-latency communication.
This is 1,000 times faster — or 1/1000th the latency — than one millisecond throughput.
Working in conjunction with artificial intelligence (AI), the computational infrastructure of 6G will autonomously determine the best location for computing to occur; this includes decisions about data storage, processing and sharing.
6G is expected to support data rates of 1 terabyte per second.
It seeks to utilize the terahertz band of frequency which is currently unutilized.
Terahertz waves fall between infrared waves and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum.
These waves are extremely tiny and fragile, but there’s a huge amount of free spectrum up there that would allow for spectacular data rates.

India’s 6G Roadmap

The Bharat 6G project will be implemented in two phases and the government has also appointed an apex council to oversee the project and focus on issues such as
Standardisation,
Identification of the spectrum for 6G usage,
Create an ecosystem for devices and systems, and
Figure out finances for research and development, etc.
In phase one (from 2023 to 2025), support will be provided to explorative ideas, risky pathways and proof-of-concept tests.
Ideas and concepts that show promise and potential for acceptance by the global peer community will be adequately supported to develop them to completion, leading to commercialisation as part of phase two (from 2025 to 2030).
To fund research and innovation on 6G, the document recommended the creation of a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to facilitate various funding instruments such as grants, loans, VC fund, etc.
To decide on standardisation around 6G and related technologies, the document called for India to take on a greater role in various international bodies such as 3GPP, ITU, IEC, and IEEE.