At a recent industry forum, top researchers from China Mobile, China Telecom and leading universities unveiled a bold roadmap for 6G that goes far beyond faster phones. Huang Yuhong, head of the Zhongguancun Pan‑Connected Research Institute, warned that building a city‑wide, low‑altitude sensing network – the eyes in the sky for drones, traffic and weather – has been held back by two problems: expensive hardware and unreliable data in complex urban settings. Her team’s answer is a “network‑enhanced sensing” approach that lets the massive 5G/6G communication grid double as a cheap, high‑precision sensor platform, while AI algorithms fuse the data for trustworthy results. Chen Shanzhi of China Telecom painted a bigger picture for 6G: a space‑earth integrated system that connects everything in three dimensions, using intelligent agents and semantic communication to cut the need for raw bandwidth. Instead of merely boosting speed, 6G will blend sensing, computing and AI into a single digital fabric, turning the “Internet of Everything” into an “Intelligent Connectivity of Everything.” The forum also showcased prototype platforms – from reconfigurable 6G testbeds to digital twins of low‑altitude electromagnetic environments – that demonstrate how these ideas can become real‑world services. Industry leaders stressed that practical, affordable solutions and open standards are essential to turn the 6G dream into everyday benefits for citizens and businesses alike.
Read moreAt a high‑profile forum in Beijing, leading researchers and industry executives laid out a sweeping vision for China’s next‑generation 6G network. Zhang Yuhong, head of the Zhongguancun Pan‑Connected Research Institute and China Mobile’s research arm, introduced a plan to build a cheap, city‑wide low‑altitude sensing grid. By marrying massive communication‑network coverage with smart AI algorithms, the system can “see” and interpret data from drones and other aerial platforms, offering a reliable complement to traditional radar. Chen Shanzhi of China Information and Communications Technology Group explained that 6G will go beyond faster speeds—it will fuse satellite and ground links, enable intelligent agents to talk directly, and create a “sky‑terrain” platform where sensing, computing and communication work as one. The forum also showcased concrete breakthroughs: an open‑innovation 6G network testbed, a semantic‑driven communication platform, a high‑precision UAV channel measurement system, and a digital‑twin model of the low‑altitude electromagnetic environment. Experts stressed that real‑world applications, not just flashy concepts, must drive the technology. By leveraging AI‑based compression and “compute‑before‑transmit” semantics, 6G could dramatically cut bandwidth needs, breaking current limits and paving the way for an intelligent, fully interconnected world.
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