6G Archives

Initial access at RAN1 Malta: designing the first few milliseconds of a 6G connection

Key Takeaways A more flexible 6G synchronization signal structure is under study. The 3GPP Radio Access Network Working Group 1 (RAN1) discussed draft terminology that would replace 5G’s fixed structure of up to 64 Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs) per burst with a more flexible “6G Radio (6GR) SSB burst” and “6GR SSB burst set.” The … Read more

The 7 GHz Bandwidth Deal: How a Plenary Compromise Keeps 6G Radio Work on Track

Key Takeaways from RAN Plenary #111, Fukuoka Way forward agreed on how much spectrum 6G devices can use at the key 7 GHz band — A dispute over how wide a block of radio spectrum 6G devices should be able to use in a single transmission was resolved at the plenary level. The agreed way … Read more

6G Takes Shape in Gothenburg and Goa: First Solutions Emerge as 3GPP Moves Past Problem Identification

Key Takeaways Overview 3GPP’s RAN WG1 and RAN WG2 met in Gothenburg, Sweden, while the SA working groups met concurrently in Goa, India — both running February 9–13, 2026, for their respective 124th, 133rd, and 173rd sessions. These meetings arrived at a transition point: Release 19 was formally closed with ASN.1 frozen after RAN plenary … Read more

2025 Retrospective on Cellular, Wi-Fi, and Video Compression Standards and What We’re Watching in 2026

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview 2025 brought meaningful progress across the cellular, Wi-Fi, and video compression standards communities. In 3GPP, Release 19 reached its functional freeze while Release 20 initiated 6G … Read more

3GPP Starts Defining What ‘Day-1 6G’ Will Actually Mean

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview At the November 2025 3GPP meetings in Dallas, discussions across the Service and System Aspects (SA) and Radio Access Network (RAN) working groups marked a clear … Read more

Top Takeaways from the 2022 6G Symposium

The 6G Symposium of Fall 2022 was held on the 11th and 12th of October at the Hotel Washington in Washington, DC. The symposium was organized in partnership with NextG Alliance – of which Ofinno is a founding and full member – together with Interdigital, Northeastern University, and Keysight. Thought leaders across industry, government, and … Read more

3GPP Rel-19 Toward 6G

SungDuck Chun Author Overview The 5G system achieves a breakthrough increase in the key performance indicator of communication systems, compared to the previous generation 4G system. In addition, the 5G system introduced new functionalities supporting various emerging application scenarios. Based on the success of the 5G system, the 6G system is likely to emerge around … Read more

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Strategy to Drive and Protect Innovation

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) recently announced their 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. This plan centers around five key goals, the first of which is to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness. The strategy aims to “equip workers and companies to compete across the globe and attract foreign investment,” and solidify the country’s leadership in emerging … Read more

Integrated Communication and Sensing for B5G/6G—Part 1: Key Drivers and Applications

Hyukjin Chae Author Overview In the existing wireless communication systems, it has been studied about how quickly and how many packets could be delivered in time to how many devices. Beyond fifth generation (B5G) or sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems can operate as a sensor for recognizing surrounding environments or objects as well as … Read more

Terahertz Communications

Higher frequency bands than that being employed in fifth generation (5G) communications, such as terahertz (THz) bands, are envisioned for future communications in the next decade. This article discusses envisioned use cases of THz communications, technical challenges, and the industry’s view of THz communications in sixth generation (6G) communications. download the whitepaper

6G Network Architecture

Overview With the commercialization of fifth generation (5G) technologies, the communications industry has started research activities on a sixth generation (6G) communication system. This article discusses services and requirements of 6G as well as possible network architectures to support these requirements. What’s inside: This article discusses some new services and applications for 6G. To support … Read more