Samsung researcher to steer ITU-R group for 6G standardization

Samsung stated that the coordination group will probably be accountable for defining the method for creating 6G expertise requirements

Samsung Electronics confirmed that its researcher HyoungJin Choi was named chair of the Coordination Group on IMT-2030 (6G) on the Worldwide Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Working Celebration 5D (WP 5D) assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Will probably be Choi’s second time chairing a bunch on the ITU-R concerned in 6G standardization as he had beforehand led the 6G Imaginative and prescient Group from 2021 to 2023.

The coordination group will probably be accountable for defining the method for creating 6G expertise requirements in addition to creating the submission template for candidate 6G applied sciences and reviewing candidate proposals, Samsung stated.

In November 2023, the ITU-R launched the IMT-2030 Framework Advice, outlining the long run and basic route of 6G. By 2026, the ITU-R goals to ascertain the technical efficiency necessities of 6G applied sciences. These necessities will function the inspiration for candidate 6G applied sciences to be developed by requirements organizations just like the third Technology Partnership Challenge (3GPP) and later submitted to the ITU-R. The ITU-R will then consider and coordinate the submissions, with technical specs for 6G anticipated to be finalized by 2030, in line with Samsung.

“With the IMT-2030 Framework Advice offering key efficiency indicators, utilization eventualities and a roadmap for the standardization, spectrum and commercialization of 6G, the trade is now poised to embark on detailed standardization efforts. Shifting ahead, international locations and firms will vie for management in setting 6G communications requirements, together with efficiency necessities and frequency bands,” the Korean vendor stated. “Samsung will actively interact with influential requirements organizations and proceed creating progressive communications applied sciences en path to reinforcing its place as a world chief in 6G standardization.”

Finnish vendor Nokia just lately highlighted that it’s seeing South Korea as a probable candidate to commercialize 6G wi-fi networks and associated providers by 2029.

“We plan to assist the speedy deployment of 6G from the beginning, together with low-band frequencies,” stated James Han, Nokia Korea’s buyer CTO. “Ongoing discussions are starting from 470 to 690 MHz spectrum bands, and these discussions will probably be finalized on the World Radiocommunications Conferences in 2027, after which frequency allocation will proceed in Korea accordingly,” the chief stated through the firm’s annual Amplify Korea occasion, which passed off earlier this month in Seoul.

Nokia additionally said that its future 6G plans in South Korea contain collaborating with main cell carriers within the nation. The seller has already partnered with all three of Korea’s main telecom corporations — KT, SK Telecom and LG Uplus ,with a concentrate on analysis in the direction of future 6G programs, in line with the report.

In Might, Korean service KT partnered with Nokia to hold out analysis within the 6G area.