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“ We have embarked on a journey with 5G to enable automation and transformation of industries , deliver improved broadband services for consumers and will continue to improve this technology over the next few years ”
AZFAR ASLAM VP & CTO FOR EUROPE , NOKIA needs will take us into the realms of 6G in the 2030s . It is an exciting journey where we will serve humans better than ever , interact with machines more reliably than ever , and finally provide a seamless experience across the physical , digital and biological worlds .” “ It ’ s a little too early to talk about 6G ” These were the words of Ericsson ’ s Chief Technology Officer ( CTO ) Erik Ekudden , during the MWVC 2019 Shanghai back in July 2019 . But in December last year , Verizon ’ s CTO Kyle Malady followed by saying that he didn ’ t know what 6G was . Right now it ’ s still about 5G .
So if the research is only just beginning , Ekudden estimates it will be another decade before 6G comes along , which fits in with the
Huawei founder , Ren Zhengfei , who has said it is at least 10 years away . A report by ABO Research predicted that early commercial deployment will happen in 2028 and 2029 , with more widespread rollouts arriving in following years .
Rajesh Gangadhar , CTO , Access Solutions at STL , concludes : “ Right now , 5G is the technology to watch out for . The technology is expected to power a number of use cases which emerged with the start of the pandemic . 5G adoption is faster than any previous mobile technology , with commercial networks already deployed in 61 countries ; while the rest of the world is catching up . As of now , 6G remains a distant dream .” technologymagazine . com 53