Samsung and Princeton Join Hands For 6G Network Technology By CIOTechOutlook Team

Samsung and Princeton Join Hands For 6G Network Technology

CIOTechOutlook Team | Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 11:41 IST

Samsung Electronics said its California-based innovative work unit has cooperated with Princeton College to lead advancement in the 6th era broadcast communications organizing framework. According to the tech giant, Samsung Research America has joined Princeton University's NextG Initiative Corporate Affiliates Program as a founding member to oversee 6G research and development.

The NextG program aims to bring up technological advancements and encourage cooperation between academia, industry leaders, and policymakers. Alongside Samsung, other founding members include Ericsson, Intel, MediaTek, Nokia Bell Labs, Qualcomm Technologies and Vodafone. Last year, Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science established the NextG initiative to accelerate the adoption of new technologies and increase the flow of innovation across a wide range of topics, including cloud and edge networks, intelligent sensing and network resilience, as per koreaherald.

“The best academic research to help realize the promise of future wireless networks is informed by close interactions between faculty and industry technology leaders,” said Andrea Goldsmith, dean of Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Under the partnership deal, Samsung Exploration and Princeton hope to overcome any issues between scholarly examination and certifiable applications.

“We encourage Princeton’s researchers to continue innovation and develop disruptive technologies that could bring major breakthroughs in 6G,” Samsung Research America Senior Vice President Charlie Zhang said while vowing support for studies in next-generation telecommunications.

In May 2019, Samsung laid out the High level Correspondences Exploration Center under its examination association to lead the advancement of cutting edge communication technology. The ACRC distributed the 6G white paper in July 2020 and the 6G range white paper in May 2022.