New record for 6G: download speed exceeds all expectations

The current 5G technology is extremely powerful in some respects, but it is still weak, especially when it comes to download speeds. This should finally change with the 6G mobile communications standard, as a current test at a London university shows.

As the journal NewScientist writes, a new record for data transfer was achieved there: whole 938 gigabits per second. In addition, a very large frequency range could be used, with a little trickery.

Fantastic download rate

We can only dream of such download speeds at the moment. One could roughly estimate at 938 gigabits per second 20 films per second download. For comparison: Download rates of just one gigabit per second should actually be achieved in the 5G network. In fact, the values ​​achieved are usually significantly lower.

Even with 6G, it remains to be seen in everyday life whether such high download speeds are even possible. But the fact is that 6G has the potential to far surpass any 5G technology.

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Trick for more speed

In fact, the scientists also had to use a trick to achieve the high transmission rates. As the research report shows, they were able to access a significantly higher frequency range, up to 150 gigahertz. Normally, devices such as smartphones can only receive transmissions in the range between 5 gigahertz and 39 gigahertz.

This was possible because the researchers mixed different received signals together, such as lasers or radio waves. The transmission was stable and is said to have a small distance between the wavebands delivered.

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When is 6G coming?

It will probably be some time before we can actually use 6G. Even if many tests are already promising, a market launch is currently not expected until 2030. This is mainly due to the fact that network expansion and the development of suitable receiving devices take a lot of time.

There is also a range problem that 6G has yet to overcome. Early versions of 6G achieved a shorter range than 5G networks, the most recent record being 500 meters. This would mean that 6G only brings real benefits in very densely populated areas.

In addition, any type of new technology that involves radiation must be guaranteed to have no impact on human health. Most recently, a long-term study was able to disprove that cell phone radiation and 5G networks are linked to cancer.