After our successful launch of '5G for Absolute Beginners' course (http://bit.ly/5Gbegins) in 2020, we decided to create an introductory training course on 6G Mobile Wireless Communications technology. The course is ready and the best way to navigate it is via the Free 6G Training page at: https://bit.ly/6Gintro - this will ensure that you have the latest version of each video and also the most recent version of the 6G technologies videos as and they are added. In this part, we will try and look at the answer as to when is 6G coming. The rough answer is 2030 but there is a good consensus within the research community and the industry that 6G will happen somewhere between 2028 and 2032. This will depend on a lot of different factors, for example how quickly is everyone adopting the new technologies, what are the killer applications and use cases and what devices and gadgets are available. This course is part of #Free6Gtraining initiative (https://www.free6gtraining.com/) All our #3G4G5G slides and videos are available at: Videos: https://www.youtube.com/3G4G5G Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/3G4GLtd 6G and Beyond-5G Page: https://www.3g4g.co.uk/6G/ Free Training Videos: https://www.3g4g.co.uk/Training/ Free 6G Training Blog: https://www.free6gtraining.com/

1. @3g4gUK
6G Mobile Wireless Communications
Vision, Roadmap, Technologies & Use Cases
6G Timeline
ZAHID GHADIALY
JANUARY 2021
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@6Gtraining

2. 3GPP Releases Timeline
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R99 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22
1999 2002 2009 2011 2016 2019 2022
3G
3.5G (HSDPA)
3GPP Release Dates on 3GPP Portal
4G
Real 4G (LTE-A)
2025
4.5G (LTE-A Pro)
2029
5G
6G
5.5G?
Red text indicates dates and features are not confirmed

3. 3GPP Release 17 timeline agreed
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Source: 3GPP

4. Technologies Research Timeline
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3G Launch 4G Launch 5G Launch 6G Launch
1999 2009 2019 2029
2G Launch
1991
3G Research Started
4G Research Started
5G Research Started
6G Research Started
Technologies
that didn’t
make it to 3G
Technologies
that didn’t
make it to 4G
Technologies
that didn’t
make it to 5G

5. ZTE’s 6G Timeline from March 2020
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Source

6. 6G Flagship Suggested Timeline
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Source

7. 6G Timeline from Samsung Whitepaper
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Samsung 6G Vision Whitepaper

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