6G
The Next
Hyper Connected
Experience for All.
Issued by Samsung Research
The Vision
of 6G
Bring the next hyper-connected
experience to every corner of life.
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Contents
Preface
1 Megatrends toward 6G
Connected Machines – Machine as a Main User
AI – New Tool for Wireless Communications
Openness of Mobile Communications
Social Goals and Mobile Communications
2 6G Services
Truly Immersive XR
High-Fidelity Mobile Hologram
Digital Replica
3 Requirements
Performance Requirements
Architectural Requirements
Trustworthiness Requirements
4 Candidate Technologies
Terahertz Technologies
Novel Antenna Technologies
Evolution of Duplex Technology
Evolution of Network Topology
Spectrum Sharing
Comprehensive AI
Split Computing
High-Precision Network
5 6G Timeline
6 Concluding Remarks
7 References
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Preface
Following the commercialization of 5G technologies, both academia and industry are
initiating research activities to shape the next-generation communication system, namely
6G. Considering the general trend of successive generations of communication systems
introducing new services with more stringent requirements, it is reasonable to expect 6G
to satisfy unprecedented requirements and expectations that 5G cannot meet.
We expect that 6G will provide ultimate experience for all through hyper-connectivity
involving humans and everything. In this white paper, we aim to provide readers with a
comprehensive overview of various aspects related to 6G, including technical and societal
trends, services, requirements, and candidate technologies. The rest of this white paper is
organized as follows:
Section 1 introduces megatrends driving technology evolution towards 6G.
Section 2 discusses major services that have to be taken into account in developing 6G
technologies.
Section 3 describes requirements to realize the expected services for 6G. They consist
of performance requirements, architectural requirements, and trustworthiness re-
quirements.
Section 4 introduces candidate technologies that will be essential to satisfy the re-
quirements for 6G, which currently include support of the terahertz band, novel an-
tenna technologies, evolution of duplex technology, evolution of network topology,
spectrum sharing, comprehensive AI, split computing, and high-precision network.
Section 5 provides an initial expectation of the 6G timeline. We anticipate that the ear-
liest commercialization could occur as early as 2028 while massive commercialization
may emerge around 2030.
Section 6 provides concluding remarks.
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