IDG Contributor Network: Get ready for faster-than-5G wireless
For those waiting for 10G to 20Gbps 5G wireless, possibly due around 2018 on millimeter frequencies, think again, what you’re really going to want is 6G. It’ll be faster.
And 6G may be on the horizon. A terahertz (Thz) transmitter is being developed that scientists say will transmit data at over 10Gbps using 300GHz frequencies. The 300GHz band is higher-up the spectrum than 5G is likely to use.
Plus, it will do those speeds on more than one channel. Aggregating the channels could provide over 100Gbps—faster than 5G is expected to be.
For comparison, equipment maker Huawei says it has successfully tested 5G at 3.6Gbps in the field. It used sub-6GHz frequencies.
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