While India is still adapting to 4G, the Chinese are already two steps ahead and have announced research on 6G telecom technology.
The Chinese Minister for Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei has recenty announced the beginning of research into the next-generation of mobile communications networks, 6G.
According to media reports, Wei said that the start of the research was closely tied to the constant broadening and development of the “Internet of Things.”
He said that the use of driverless cars and overall digitalisation of life in the future would require much faster network capable of transferring massive amounts of data for proper functioning.
At present, China is using 5G communication network technology with two prominent Chinese companies, Huawei and ZTE, working on hardware solutions.