The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Ericsson invests in 6G connectivity research
Ericsson is to invest tens of millions of pounds in the UK over the next 10 years by establishing a new research unit to focus on 6G connectivity.
The telecoms giant said the new programme would see researchers employed alongside PHD students and other academics to look into next generation 6G technology and its possible uses.
An exact figure for the investment has not been confirmed by Ericsson but the company said 6G is expected to become available in the 2030s.
5G only began rolling out in the UK in 2019, but experts already predict that 6G could be used to power virtual reality platforms like the metaverse and more autonomous infrastructure systems.
The government has welcomed the news, with Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan saying it was a “huge vote of confidence in the UK’S innovative telecoms sector”.