At a time when more people than ever have come to rely on telecommunications for various aspects of their lives, many feel we should accelerate the development of communications technology. A key aspect of this technology is the way people and machines communicate wirelessly. In order to usher in a new generation of wireless communications, international cooperation is essential, as shared standards encourage adoption.
To this end, Japan and Finland have initiated a bilateral partnership through a collaboration between the University of Tokyo and the University of Oulu in Finland. Over the next few years, a roadmap for the 6G standard will be created and research into the technological components carried out.
Matti Latva-aho, director of the national 6G Flagship research program in Finland, has been appointed a global research fellow at the University of Tokyo. He will collaborate with Professor Akihiro Nakao at UTokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering...