Japan teams up with Finland on 6G development

 

Japan teams up with Finland on 6G development

TOKYO -- In the race to set 5G global standards, China made significant strides in promoting its own network. Japan, meanwhile, stumbled by getting a late start.
 
Looking to avoid the same mistake, Japan's telecom industry will team up with its Finnish counterpart in developing communications technology for 6G.
 
Nokia, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone and Japan's major mobile carriers will be among the participants, with an eye toward taking the lead in crafting 6G standards. 
 
Plans call for linking up with a similar American organization, which includes telecom hardware supplier Cisco Systems and chipmaker Intel, as Japan strives to increase its share of 6G patents.