6G waves magazine : spring 2024
Longhurst, Katja; Wittenberg, Ville (2024-04-09)
Longhurst, Katja
Wittenberg, Ville
Editori
Longhurst, Katja
Wittenberg, Ville
Oulun yliopisto
09.04.2024
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Foreword
6G Flagship has been up and running for almost six years now. At the start, it was one of the two first Finnish science flagship programmes. Now, there are a total of 14 in different fields of science.
All Finnish flagships strive to merge the best academic research excellence with the practical exploitation of the results. It has been the core driver and philosophy from the 6G Flagship proposal preparation in 2017.
Our core has been the long-term top-tier research carried out in strategic research areas (SRAs). The first three were wireless connectivity, devices and circuit technology, and distributed intelligence. These were soon complemented by a fourth, a more vertical application-oriented SRA, to focus on sustainable and human-centric wireless services.
Our early selections for technology focus now show a good fit for the current global 6G landscape. Last year, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released the IMT-2030 requirements and roadmap, highlighting the evolution of familiar 5G use cases like immersive and massive communications and hyper-reliable low-latency communications.
More interestingly, three new use cases have been identified: integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), integrated AI and communications, and ubiquitous connectivity. All these new and old topics were included in the 6G Flagship scope early on.
On top of actual 6G evolution, the critical role of microelectronics and semiconductor technologies has been freshly recognised in all continents. In Europe and North America, Chips Act programs invest in the skills and capabilities in the field. Our corresponding SRA has tackled certain corners of this from a 6G perspective.
Reflecting on our journey, one might wonder: was it all just a stroke of foresight at the beginning, or did we create the current landscape? Both are true, though the initial decision likely holds more weight. A decade from now, looking back with retrospective insight will offer fascinating perspectives on this question.
Given the great excitement about 6G technology, I hope you enjoy the current 6G Waves Magazine issue, which highlights some of the core stories over these past six years.
Prof. Markku Juntti
Centre for Wireless Communications
University of Oulu, Finland
6G Flagship has been up and running for almost six years now. At the start, it was one of the two first Finnish science flagship programmes. Now, there are a total of 14 in different fields of science.
All Finnish flagships strive to merge the best academic research excellence with the practical exploitation of the results. It has been the core driver and philosophy from the 6G Flagship proposal preparation in 2017.
Our core has been the long-term top-tier research carried out in strategic research areas (SRAs). The first three were wireless connectivity, devices and circuit technology, and distributed intelligence. These were soon complemented by a fourth, a more vertical application-oriented SRA, to focus on sustainable and human-centric wireless services.
Our early selections for technology focus now show a good fit for the current global 6G landscape. Last year, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released the IMT-2030 requirements and roadmap, highlighting the evolution of familiar 5G use cases like immersive and massive communications and hyper-reliable low-latency communications.
More interestingly, three new use cases have been identified: integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), integrated AI and communications, and ubiquitous connectivity. All these new and old topics were included in the 6G Flagship scope early on.
On top of actual 6G evolution, the critical role of microelectronics and semiconductor technologies has been freshly recognised in all continents. In Europe and North America, Chips Act programs invest in the skills and capabilities in the field. Our corresponding SRA has tackled certain corners of this from a 6G perspective.
Reflecting on our journey, one might wonder: was it all just a stroke of foresight at the beginning, or did we create the current landscape? Both are true, though the initial decision likely holds more weight. A decade from now, looking back with retrospective insight will offer fascinating perspectives on this question.
Given the great excitement about 6G technology, I hope you enjoy the current 6G Waves Magazine issue, which highlights some of the core stories over these past six years.
Prof. Markku Juntti
Centre for Wireless Communications
University of Oulu, Finland
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