LG Electronics Reappointed as Chair of Global 6G Consortium... "Recognized for 6G R&D Capabilities"

'Next G Alliance' App Working Group
Selected with Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson, Miter, etc.
6G Capabilities Applied to Autonomous Driving, Mobility, etc.

LG Electronics has successfully renewed its position as the chair company of the 6th generation (6G) mobile communication global organization. This recognizes its 6G research and development (R&D) capabilities, which can be applied in fields such as autonomous driving and mobility, on a global scale.

On the 20th, LG Electronics announced that Dr. Ki-Dong Lee, working in the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) division, was elected as the chair of the Next G Alliance (NGA) Application Subgroup Working Group.

LG Electronics serves as the chair company of the Application Subgroup among six subgroups including apps, technology, and national roadmaps. It became a chair company alongside firms such as Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson, and MITRE. LG Electronics is the only Asian company to hold a chair position. NGA is a 6G technology organization led by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) in the United States. Founded in 2020, it includes over 100 companies from the US’s three major mobile carriers, telecommunications equipment, and semiconductor sectors.

Dr. Lee Ki-dong, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Division, LG Electronics.

LG Electronics will continue as the chair company until May 2025, having first been elected in 2021. It oversees projects that discover various 6G use cases and establish technical requirements for realization based on the NGA roadmap. 6G is a technology that can be widely applied in future growth areas fostered by LG Electronics, such as autonomous driving, mobility, metaverse, smart homes, and smart factories. Standardization discussions for 6G are expected to begin around 2025, with commercialization anticipated around 2029. LG Electronics emphasized the significance of renewing its chair position, stating that "it is important to actively participate in advanced R&D and build technological capabilities before the 6G era begins."

Kim Byung-Hoon, Vice President and CTO of LG Electronics, said, "6G technology will act as a game changer accelerating innovation in future new businesses such as artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, robotics, and urban air mobility (UAM). Through thorough advanced R&D, we will secure leadership in future foundational technology fields by preemptively establishing standard technologies."

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