en.Wedoany.com Reported - 6G research and development is transitioning from theoretical concepts to practical validation, with multiple organizations recently announcing progress in related testing and verification. Keysight Technologies, in collaboration with NTT Docomo and NTT, is advancing real-world 6G channel modeling and wireless communication simulation, building on an existing memorandum of understanding focused on 6G design, testing, and measurement technologies.
The partners are combining real-world radio propagation measurements with laboratory-based simulation tools. Keysight and NTT Docomo are using channel impulse response (CIR) data to refine channel models, while working with NTT to advance simulation evaluation of distributed MIMO systems, where distributed antennas collaborate to improve coverage, capacity, and reliability. Peng Cao, Vice President and General Manager of Keysight's Wireless Test Group, stated that by integrating real-world measurement data with advanced modeling and simulation, this collaboration enables more repeatable validation of next-generation architectures and helps reduce the risk of transitioning from research to deployment.
Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus have launched a joint study focused on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), which has been identified by the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector as one of the three key scenarios for 6G. ISAC leverages existing communication infrastructure to collect information about the surrounding environment without the need for dedicated sensing equipment, detecting movement, distance, and direction by analyzing reflections of wireless signals. The partners plan to evaluate ISAC performance on existing 5G networks and future candidate 6G frequency bands, specifically the 7 GHz spectrum, initially focusing on human detection and network operations, with future exploration of integrating wireless sensing information with camera images through multimodal AI technology. JinGuk Jeong, Executive Vice President and Head of the Advanced Communication Research Center at Samsung Research, stated that ISAC is a core technology that transforms communication networks into sensing platforms, enabling users, network operators, and industries to experience the full value of 6G.
The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) is calling on the industry to learn from 5G deployment experiences. In two newly released publications, NGMN argues for a standardization approach that emphasizes simplification and smooth migration, urging operators to reach early consensus on major migration paths to reduce long-term complexity in devices and networks. The organization highlights Multi-RAT Spectrum Sharing (MRSS) as a baseline solution and points out the need for further efficiency improvements. NGMN states that commercial deployment of standardized 6G capabilities may emerge in the early 2030s and warns against hasty specification before standards are mature. Laurent Leboucher, Chairman of the NGMN Alliance Board and Group Chief Technology Officer of Orange, noted that the transition to 6G will bring significant opportunities, but only if the industry prioritizes migration paths based on existing network assets, minimizes operational complexity, and delivers tangible benefits from the earliest deployment stages. These announcements reflect a dual trend of continued industry investment in new technology validation, while operators demand that future networks be simpler and more scalable than previous generations.
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