LG Electronics Meets Global Industry, Academia, and Research Institutes to Secure 6G Sovereignty

6G Grand Summit to be Held on the 23rd

Source=LG Electronics

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Pyeonghwa] LG Electronics announced on the 23rd that it held the ‘6G Grand Summit’ jointly with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) at LG Science Park in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, sharing the current status of 6G technology and discussing its direction.

The theme of this 6G Grand Summit was ‘Next Hype onto Smart AI World in 2030.’ The event was divided into ‘Keynote Session,’ ‘Technical Symposium,’ and ‘Industry Panel.’ Attendees included Kim Byung-hoon, LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer (CTO); Hong Jin-bae, Director of Network Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT; Lee Sang-yeop, Vice President of Research at KAIST; Park Hyun-min, President of KRISS; and Mike Noroki, Executive Chair of the Next G Alliance.

In the keynote session, John Smi, Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm, presented on ‘Core Technologies Realizing a Connected Intelligent Future,’ LG Electronics Research Fellow Jeong Jae-hoon spoke on ‘The Path of 6G Towards Hyper Convergence,’ and Thomas Kleine Ostmann from the German Federal Institute of Physics and Technology presented on ‘Terahertz-based Technologies,’ among other topics.

At the technical symposium, professors Arno Pasinen from the University of Oulu, Finland; Lee In-gyu from Korea University; Mark Rodwell from UC Santa Barbara, USA; Kim Sang-hyo from Sungkyunkwan University; and Chun Jeong-hee from Seoul National University participated. They introduced the latest core 6G technologies such as terahertz and artificial intelligence (AI) communications, next-generation channel coding, and security, conducted by academia including universities and research institutes.

During the industry panel session, leaders from LG Electronics, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Keysight, and the three major domestic telecom companies leading global 6G technology engaged in technical discussions on key 6G applications and services, technology goals, and major candidate technologies.

On-site, LG Electronics, KAIST, KRISS, and Keysight set up exhibition booths to showcase core 6G development technologies. Earlier this month in Germany, LG Electronics unveiled key components such as the ‘multi-channel power amplifier’ and ‘low-noise receiving signal amplifier’ used for outdoor 320m wireless data transmission in the terahertz (THz) band.

CTO Kim said, “6G is a core technology for LG Electronics’ future businesses such as mobility, metaverse, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Through this event and continuous exchanges with domestic and international 6G R&D entities, LG Electronics and South Korea will strive to become a hub for 6G technology R&D.”

6G mobile communication is expected to begin standardization discussions around 2025 and commercialize by 2029. Compared to 5G, it will support much faster wireless transmission speeds, low latency, and high-reliability communication. LG Electronics is focusing on securing fundamental technologies by building a collaborative R&D belt for 6G core technologies in cooperation with global research institutes, universities, and companies.

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