China has successfully launched the world's first 6G satellite into space to test the technology ahead of the US and Russia. It went into orbi
China has successfully launched the world’s first 6G satellite into space to test the technology ahead of the US and Russia. It went into orbit along with 12 other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the Shanxi Province.
High-speed technology will be trialled, which will be one of the core elements of sixth-generation communications. The satellite also carries technology which will be used for crop disaster monitoring and forest fire prevention. The technology is expected to be over 100 times faster than 5G, enabling lossless transmission in space
The 6G satellite was among three Chinese satellites successfully launched into orbit, along with 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentinian company Satellogic. Named after the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, the satellite was jointly developed by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, UESTC, and Beijing MinoSpace Technology.
It will be used to verify the performance of 6G technology in space as the 6G frequency band will expand from the 5G millimeter wave frequency to terahertz frequency. Terahertz (THz) transmission is a complementary wireless technology for communication networks, which allow high-speed wireless extension of the optical fibers beyond the newly introduced fifth-generation (5G) communication network.
According to China Daily, 6G technology is still in its infancy and must overcome several technical hurdles in basic research, hardware design, and its environmental impact before the technology becomes commercially available. The success of 6G technology is expected to overthrow fifth Generation (5G) wireless technology, which delivers fast speed network and sustain a highly concentrated number of devices.
