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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Technology

Make America 6G for the First Time?

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, recently called out to all American based companies to expand themselves from 4G wireless coverage to 5G, or even 6G, something that has not even been created yet. President Trump tweeted: "I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind. There is no reason that we should be lagging behind on.........." 


According to Independent, the president's tweet coincides with the largest mobile event in the world, which is happening next week in Finland. Most companies around the world are just now beginning to embrace 5G capabilities. In fact, 6G capabilities are predicted to not even be available until, roughly, 2030. 

According to Independent, Anne Berner, Finland's Minister of Transport and Communications, released a statement saying “Finland plans to be a forerunner as a user and developer of 5G technology. Our Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, has created a 5G ecosystem that will accelerate the development of new innovations and services through collaboration with other 5G experiments." 

But is it even possible to have companies use 6G in the future, especially when 5G capabilities haven't even fully been incorporated into everyday life? It's quite possible, as China has already started work on designing 6G cell phones. According to techinasia.com, Su Xin, head of 5G technology working group at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, had begun studying and designing concepts for 6G phones back in March of 2018. However, he has stated that work will not actually begin until 2020, once others have fully embraced 5G. 

But the biggest question remains: What exactly will 6G speeds be able to accomplish? The biggest change is that it could, potentially, make internet speeds act up to 1 terabyte per second. To put that into perspective, with that kind of speed, a person could download one hundred movies in about a second. However, since this technology will not be introduced anytime soon, the full knowledge of its capabilities is still unknown. 

 

As stated previously, 6G technology is still a long ways away, roughly 10-12 years. Which begs one final question: why is Trump already asking for this kind of technology? Does he want it to be created earlier to help advance tech around the world? Or could it possibly be a more personal reason for him, such as keeping America powerful by hoarding the 6G tech? The world may never truly know until this kind of technology has been introduced to society.





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