https://www.scmp.com/rss/512613/feed The successor to the 5G wireless standard, 6G is currently under development and is expected to be substantially faster and able to support virtual and augmented reality, pervasive artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, among other forms of high technology. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zhou Xiaoming Zhou Xiaoming In global discourse, a script has been handed to us: the United States and China are locked in a “tech race”. But this is really a misnomer. True competition requires a level playing field. When one runner trips the other to ensure victory, it’s not a competition; it’s cheating. So, when Washington deploys an arsenal of sanctions, export controls and diplomatic strong-arming to hamstring China’s technological ascent, it is not competing. It is an act of suppression. This reflects a deliberate... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352098/how-us-tech-hegemony-locking-out-global-south?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352098/how-us-tech-hegemony-locking-out-global-south?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Victoria Bela Victoria Bela Chinese scientists have developed a smart surface that could transform electromagnetic waves into usable electricity. The innovation, born from the fusion of communications technology and advanced electromagnetic engineering, could be used to develop intelligent stealth systems and next-generation 6G wireless communication, according to the team from Xidian University. They said this included investigating “electromagnetic cooperative stealth”, where multiple entities work together to reduce... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337882/chinese-6g-smart-surface-could-allow-stealth-jets-turn-radar-power-source?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337882/chinese-6g-smart-surface-could-allow-stealth-jets-turn-radar-power-source?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:00:13 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Imagine a meeting with a colleague on the other side of the world where you can shake hands in real time as holograms. That’s one of the promises of 6th generation (6G) cellular network technology, an in-development communication system able to handle unprecedented amounts of data at speeds 100 times faster than 5G. The technology, set to hit the market around 2030, will also be ultra-reliable, with an end to buffering, lags and disconnections. China leads the world in the development of 6G,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331271/china-races-towards-6g-networks-near-limitless-instant-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331271/china-races-towards-6g-networks-near-limitless-instant-data?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 03:54:07 +0000 Syed Munir Khasru Syed Munir Khasru The revival of techno-nationalism is reshaping strategies across continents. The European Union has embraced technological sovereignty with the EU Chips Act and investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technology. Japan and South Korea are diversifying supply chains and boosting domestic capacity. India is positioning itself as an alternative hub through the Make in India and Digital India initiatives, aimed at reducing reliance on both China and the West. Export controls,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3323778/techno-nationalism-now-critical-battlefront-geopolitics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3323778/techno-nationalism-now-critical-battlefront-geopolitics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Ningrong Liu Ningrong Liu As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of the importance of basic research, education and talent development. Soon after, the government outlined reforms to accelerate the development of hi-tech emerging... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3314813/hong-kongs-research-strength-vital-chinas-third-wave-reform?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3314813/hong-kongs-research-strength-vital-chinas-third-wave-reform?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang A new university under the Chinese military’s mysterious Information Support Force plans to offer training in artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned operations and other key technology, according to its first public enrolment notice. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Information Support Force Engineering University in the central city of Wuhan will offer 10 undergraduate majors in information and intelligent technology, according to a Thursday report by state broadcaster CCTV. It added that... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3313389/new-university-under-mysterious-pla-force-offer-training-ai-unmanned-operations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3313389/new-university-under-mysterious-pla-force-offer-training-ai-unmanned-operations?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:53:19 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick America must re-industrialise and cut its reliance on China in critical technologies such as semiconductors, 6G and quantum computing, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of commerce told senators on Thursday. Paul Dabbar’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation came as bipartisan efforts mount in Washington to limit Beijing’s influence over global supply chains and emerging technologies. With China expanding its dominance in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308742/us-must-re-industrialise-cut-china-tech-reliance-says-trumps-pick-no-2-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308742/us-must-re-industrialise-cut-china-tech-reliance-says-trumps-pick-no-2-commerce?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 19:54:22 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong China has achieved a breakthrough in satellite-to-ground laser communications that could pave the way for 6G and other applications including remote sensing with ultra-high resolution and next generation satellite positioning technology. Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co, which owns Jilin-1, the world’s largest sub-metre commercial remote sensing satellite constellation, said it achieved a 100 gigabit per second ultra-high-speed image data transmission rate in testing last weekend. The feat –... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3293038/china-beats-starlink-hi-res-space-ground-laser-transmission-6g-standard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3293038/china-beats-starlink-hi-res-space-ground-laser-transmission-6g-standard?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:00:09 +0000 1. Chinese scientists genetically modify tomatoes to make them ‘significantly sweeter’ with 30 per cent more sugar CRISPR technology has been used to modify tomatoes by removing genes that control sugar content, increasing glucose and fructose levels without affecting yield, potentially offering sweeter tomatoes for consumers and higher economic value for producers. 2. World first as China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals volcanic activity on far side of the moon Chinese and US scientists have... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3286848/chinas-genetically-modified-sweet-tomatoes-ai-robot-lifeguards-5-top-science-stories?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3286848/chinas-genetically-modified-sweet-tomatoes-ai-robot-lifeguards-5-top-science-stories?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:56:09 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong China has established three pivotal 6G technological standards under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), marking a significant advance in setting the international framework for next-gen telecommunications. The new standards are tailored to enhance scenarios outlined in the union’s international mobile telecommunications 2030 framework: communications that are immersive, ultra-reliable low-latency and AI integrated. Cui Kai, an associate research director from... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3278257/china-sets-some-global-standards-6g-tech-it-looks-towards-next-gen-communications?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3278257/china-sets-some-global-standards-6g-tech-it-looks-towards-next-gen-communications?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:00:11 +0000 China pledged on Friday to make breakthroughs in emerging industries – including bleeding-edge fields like humanoid robots, 6G mobile technology and atomic-level manufacturing – that could enhance its strength in the high-growth tech arena while preserving traditional sectors as a bedrock. The country’s unique system – which can concentrate resources on specific benchmarks – can be marshalled to fill gaps in core technologies created by containment efforts from the United States, said Jin... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3269364/china-seeks-hop-tech-hurdles-robots-6g-industrial-development-hits-key-juncture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3269364/china-seeks-hop-tech-hurdles-robots-6g-industrial-development-hits-key-juncture?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:30:10 +0000 5G communications technology has been overhyped but 6G may live up to the revolutionary promise that its predecessor did not, a British expert told a leading tech conference in China. Jiangzhou Wang, a professor at the University of Kent’s school of engineering, told a technology conference in Beijing on Friday that 5G had yet to result in a killer app. “I am objectively disappointed with 5G,” Shanghai-based financial news site Yicai quoted Wang as saying at the Sohu Annual Sci-Tech... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3263204/will-6g-tech-deliver-where-overhyped-5g-didnt-expert-sees-holographic-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3263204/will-6g-tech-deliver-where-overhyped-5g-didnt-expert-sees-holographic-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 May 2024 12:00:09 +0000 When the US Commerce Department this week announced its largest award to date under the US$50 billion Chips for America programme, it signalled that Washington’s semiconductor battle with Beijing would increasingly focus on second-tier “legacy chips”. In all, about US$1.5 billion would go to leading American chip maker GlobalFoundries to help the firm expand two manufacturing facilities, open a new one and “strengthen domestic legacy chip supply”, the US government said on Monday. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3253031/us-china-tech-war-second-tier-legacy-chips-forefront-battle-semiconductor-supremacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3253031/us-china-tech-war-second-tier-legacy-chips-forefront-battle-semiconductor-supremacy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:20 +0000 Chinese authorities have reiterated the need for technological breakthroughs in a range of hi-tech areas, including graphics processing units (GPUs), quantum computing, humanoid robots and brain-computer interfaces, in Beijing’s latest effort to seek control of “the industries of the future”. A document issued on Monday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other departments, urges the country to “grasp... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3250195/china-urges-breakthroughs-gpus-robotics-quantum-computing-and-brain-interfaces-drive-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3250195/china-urges-breakthroughs-gpus-robotics-quantum-computing-and-brain-interfaces-drive-future?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:00:32 +0000 Beijing has set developing “industries of the future” as one of its key missions for the year to come, as it ramps up efforts to explore frontier technologies as a major driving force for China’s economic growth. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a meeting on Thursday that it would boost a wide range of tech-heavy sectors from new materials to biomedicines and high-end equipment to press ahead with China’s advanced manufacturing development and ensure high-quality... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246040/china-targets-industries-future-2024-humanoid-robots-and-biomedicines-drive-high-quality-economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246040/china-targets-industries-future-2024-humanoid-robots-and-biomedicines-drive-high-quality-economic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:11 +0000 China announced it has completed the initial set-up of its first high-orbit satellite communication network, which is expected to provide a swift satellite internet service within its borders and in several belt and road nations. The Chinese project could be an alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink, according to a Beijing-based communications expert. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the parent company of the satellite operator, said the network would provide internet service for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3243351/china-launches-high-orbit-satellite-internet-could-challenge-spacexs-starlink?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3243351/china-launches-high-orbit-satellite-internet-could-challenge-spacexs-starlink?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:14:08 +0000 A milestone achievement in a crucial communication device – which may pave the way for satellite internet, a key part in the development of 6G networks – has been announced by a team of scientists in China. When mounted on a satellite, the device can pass light signals from one location to another without converting them to electrical signals, working more or less like a mirror. Now it has been successfully tested in space, the team from the Xian Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3237799/chinese-scientists-move-step-closer-6g-network-after-space-test-new-satellite-communication?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3237799/chinese-scientists-move-step-closer-6g-network-after-space-test-new-satellite-communication?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:17 +0000 China has tested the world’s first submarine-detecting device based on next-generation communication technology, according to researchers. The terahertz device identified extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea, scientists involved in the experiment said. These ripples were as tiny as 10 nanometres tall, well below the detection range of existing technology. Tracking and analysing these waves can not only help find the submarine but also gather... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3232682/chinese-scientists-look-6g-hunt-submarines-testing-device-small-enough-fit-drone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3232682/chinese-scientists-look-6g-hunt-submarines-testing-device-small-enough-fit-drone?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:00:22 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Shanghai plans to expand the scope of virtual asset trading in the metropolis over the next few years, according to the municipal government’s 2023-2025 digital economy master plan published on Tuesday. Under that plan, the existing Shanghai Data Exchange, which started trading various data products in November 2021, will be transformed into a larger “national-level data exchange” capable of covering transactions across the country by 2025 amid efforts to set up a new “digital asset board”. Some... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3231190/shanghai-expands-scope-virtual-asset-trading-become-data-industry-innovation-highland-worth-us69?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3231190/shanghai-expands-scope-virtual-asset-trading-become-data-industry-innovation-highland-worth-us69?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:19 +0000 Meng Wanzhou, the deputy chairwoman, rotating chairwoman and chief financial officer at Huawei Technologies Co, on Wednesday extolled the global prospects for 5G mobile technology at the MWC Shanghai trade show, even as Chinese telecommunications equipment suppliers struggle to expand outside their home market because of US sanctions. In her keynote presentation at MWC Shanghai, the regional edition of the world’s largest mobile communications industry trade show, Meng said 5G connections... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3225747/tech-war-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-beats-drum-global-expansion-5g-mobile-services-chinese-firms-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3225747/tech-war-huaweis-meng-wanzhou-beats-drum-global-expansion-5g-mobile-services-chinese-firms-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:00:11 +0000 China Unicom, the country’s third-largest wireless network operator, expects to complete technical research and launch early applications for 6G technology by 2025, boosting hopes of rolling out the next-generation mobile technology by the dawn of the next decade. That timeline was revealed by China Unicom chairman and chief executive Liu Liehong, 55, on the sidelines of the China Development Forum (CDF), a two-day conference that opened on Saturday and regarded as Beijing’s answer to the World... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3214848/china-introduce-early-6g-mobile-applications-2025-putting-country-track-rolling-out-commercial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3214848/china-introduce-early-6g-mobile-applications-2025-putting-country-track-rolling-out-commercial?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:37:03 +0000 Top executives from China’s largest internet companies met officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), one of the nation’s major technology industry regulators, to discuss ways to push forward the “high-quality development of the internet sector”. The symposium, held on Friday in Beijing, was attended by MIIT deputy head Zhang Yunming, Tencent Holdings founder and CEO Pony Ma Huateng, Baidu co-founder and CEO Robin Li Yanhong, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun, and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3210753/chinas-tech-regulator-meets-top-bosses-didi-baidu-tencent-xiaomi-netease-beijing-eases-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3210753/chinas-tech-regulator-meets-top-bosses-didi-baidu-tencent-xiaomi-netease-beijing-eases-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:00:20 +0000 Shanghai, China’s financial and semiconductor production centre, has declared its ambition to become a base for “industries of the future” amid an intensifying US-China tech war and stringent Covid-19 controls. Under a guideline published by the Shanghai government on Tuesday, the city aims to groom innovative enterprises and talent in areas including health, smart technology, energy and materials. By 2030, the city wants to be home to 1,000 hi-tech enterprises with a combined production output... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3195695/tech-war-shanghai-wants-be-industrial-hub-future-us-chip-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3195695/tech-war-shanghai-wants-be-industrial-hub-future-us-chip-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:30:15 +0000 Scientists who observed the accelerated growth of mouse neurons after the rodents were exposed to brief, low-dose radiation from terahertz waves say their findings have implications for future communication devices. Radio waves in the terahertz band can boost a smartphone’s bandwidth to 1 terabit per second (Tbps). It is a hot candidate for next-generation communication technology, or 6G. After a three-minute exposure to 100-microwatt pulse radiation with wide frequencies ranging from 0.3 to 3... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3188633/eyes-6g-safety-chinese-scientists-find-terahertz-radiation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3188633/eyes-6g-safety-chinese-scientists-find-terahertz-radiation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Aug 2022 13:00:09 +0000 Chinese researchers say they have made it possible for humans to beam radio waves with their brains in a breakthrough that could have uses ranging from health monitoring to mind-controlled military radar. In an air force laboratory experiment, researchers showed that brainwaves could control and interact with electromagnetic waves remotely. “Our design provides users with a universal way to manipulate electromagnetic waves using brainwaves,” said Professor Wang Jiafu, leading project scientist... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3183424/chinese-breakthrough-lets-human-brains-beam-radio-waves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3183424/chinese-breakthrough-lets-human-brains-beam-radio-waves?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:35:31 +0000 China will have 2 million installed 5G base stations this year to step up expansion of the country’s next-generation mobile network, while preparing for the development of the more advanced 6G wireless system, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The Chinese mainland currently has 1.425 million installed 5G base stations that support more than 500 million 5G users nationwide, which makes it “the biggest network [of its kind] in the world”, MIIT minister Xiao... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3169832/china-targets-2-million-installed-5g-base-stations-year-expanding?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3169832/china-targets-2-million-installed-5g-base-stations-year-expanding?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:15:20 +0000 Chinese researchers say they have achieved a record data streaming speed using a revolutionary technology that could help China take the lead in the global race for next-gen wireless communication, or 6G. Using vortex millimetre waves, a form of extremely high-frequency radio wave with rapidly changing spins, the researchers transmitted 1 terabyte of data over 1km (3,300 feet) in a second. The experimental wireless communication line, set up in the Beijing Winter Olympics compound last month,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3166372/race-6g-chinese-researchers-declare-data-streaming-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3166372/race-6g-chinese-researchers-declare-data-streaming-record?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:00:18 +0000 Chinese scientists say they have proved that a hypersonic weapon could use 6G technology for communication and target detection, solving some of the blackout problems that occur at five times the speed of sound or faster. The breakthrough has implications for the effectiveness of weapons and defence systems and could lead to “critical improvement in China’s near-space defence”, according to the team led by Professor Yao Jianquan, one of China’s top laser scientists. Their paper on the experiment... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3164918/chinese-scientists-develop-6g-technology-hypersonic-weapons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3164918/chinese-scientists-develop-6g-technology-hypersonic-weapons?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:00:33 +0000 China will boost support for 6G research and development and “proactively take part in setting international standards” for the sixth-generation mobile communications technology, according to Beijing’s latest digital economy plan. The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Wednesday published this new digital economy development blueprint, which was drawn up in line with the country’s 14th five-year plan from 2021 to 2025. The sharpened focus on 6G reinforces a similar policy directive issued last... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3163261/china-pursue-major-standards-setting-role-6g-mobile-technology-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3163261/china-pursue-major-standards-setting-role-6g-mobile-technology-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:30:16 +0000 A Chinese lab said it has made a breakthrough in next generation mobile communications technology, as the global power struggle over standards-setting in the telecoms industry continues to heat up. A government-backed institute called Purple Mountain Laboratories said on Wednesday that a research team led by its chief scientist professor You Xiaohu had achieved a sixth generation (6G)-level wireless transmission up to a speed of 206.25 gigabits per second for the first time in a lab environment,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3162411/chinese-lab-says-it-made-breakthrough-6g-mobile-technology-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3162411/chinese-lab-says-it-made-breakthrough-6g-mobile-technology-global?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:30:14 +0000 South Korea’s space programme is set for a major boost with new satellites to keep it at the forefront of the 6G communications competition and more eyes in the sky for national security purposes, the science minister said. Lim Hye-sook said this means launching multitasking satellites on home-grown rockets, and eventually a mission to the moon. “Space exploration will be the platform for new businesses,” said Lim, who received her doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3141178/south-korea-poised-expand-space-programme-new-satellites-6g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3141178/south-korea-poised-expand-space-programme-new-satellites-6g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:59:48 +0000 Most of the world is yet to experience the benefits of a 5G network, but the geopolitical race for the next big thing in telecommunications technology is already heating up. For companies and governments, the stakes could not be higher. The first to develop and patent 6G will be the biggest winners in what some call the next industrial revolution. Though still at least a decade away from becoming reality, 6G — which could be up to 100 times faster than the peak speed of 5G — could deliver the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3121076/us-china-tech-war-battle-6g-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3121076/us-china-tech-war-battle-6g-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Feb 2021 01:59:11 +0000 Although 5G phones are just starting to go mainstream this year, Xiaomi has already started pre-research into the next generation of mobile connectivity, according to the smartphone company’s co-founder and chairman Lei Jun. This wasn’t the first time Lei mentioned 6G. In May, during China’s annual legislative meetings known as the Two Sessions, the entrepreneur prepared four proposals for China’s next five-year plan. One of them is making satellite internet a strategic industry by including... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/forget-5g-xiaomi-getting-ready-6g/article/3086921?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/forget-5g-xiaomi-getting-ready-6g/article/3086921?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:45:32 +0000 Although most of the world still lacks 5G coverage, one of China’s three state-owned telecommunications companies is already working on the next generation of mobile communication. China Telecom signed a strategic cooperation agreement with telecom equipment maker ZTE on Sunday to research 6G technologies. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology started looking into 6G in 2018, making it one of the first countries to do so. But 6G is still a vague term with no developed standards... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/china-telecom-and-zte-are-already-working-6g-technology/article/3084824?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/china-telecom-and-zte-are-already-working-6g-technology/article/3084824?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 09:09:25 +0000 China has discussed using 6G telecommunication technology to modernise its fighting forces, even though the country has just begun implementing 5G technology and 6G exists only in theoretical studies. Observers said there remained questions around whether the People's Liberation Army (PLA) could shoulder such an ambitious and demanding transformation and how far the sixth-generation wireless technology could be adopted. An article titled “If 6G Were to be Used in the Future Battlefield”,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3080235/chinas-military-draws-6g-dream-modernise-fighting-forces-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3080235/chinas-military-draws-6g-dream-modernise-fighting-forces-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2020 04:00:31 +0000 From South Korea to China, tech-savvy users had their first taste of 5G’s lightning-fast internet speeds just months ago. While the network promises a future of self-driving cars and data-fuelled cities, tech companies and research facilities in China and around the world are already looking into 6G, the next generation of internet networks. Sixth-generation mobile networks will reach speeds of one terabyte per second, by some estimates. That’s 100 times the rate of even the best existing... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3044461/6g-new-frontier-if-world-can-work-out-how-use-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3044461/6g-new-frontier-if-world-can-work-out-how-use-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:00:18 +0000 China’s total planned coal-fired power projects now stand at 226.2 gigawatts, the highest in the world and more than twice the amount of new capacity on the books in India, according to data published by environmental groups on Thursday. The projects approved by China amount to nearly 40 per cent of the world’s total planned coal-fired power plants, according to the Global Coal Exit List database run by German environmental organisation Urgewald and 30 other partner organisations. China’s new... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3028066/china-planning-226gw-new-coal-fired-power-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3028066/china-planning-226gw-new-coal-fired-power-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 06:42:35 +0000 If you were excited about 5G, smartphone maker Oppo has news for you. The company’s Vice President Brian Shen announced that Oppo is starting research into 6G technology, local media reported. However, industry insiders say it’s too early to talk about the technology. Right now, 6G is a vague term that researchers use to mark the novelty of the technology they’re developing, according to Roberto Saracco, Professor at the University of Trento. The future generation of wireless technology was... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/smartphone-maker-oppo-says-its-looking-6g/article/3026838?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/smartphone-maker-oppo-says-its-looking-6g/article/3026838?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:44:22 +0000 On Thursday, US President Donald Trump urged wireless technology companies to step up their efforts to build next-generation data networks, tweeting that he wanted “5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible.” The tweet comes as the United States and China prepare for another round of trade talks. 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... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/2187190/donald-trump-says-he-wants-us-lead-5g-and-even-6g-wireless-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/2187190/donald-trump-says-he-wants-us-lead-5g-and-even-6g-wireless-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:45:32 +0000