A workshop on sixth-generation smart networks and services was held Oct. 8 in Taipei City, highlighting the government’s promotion of innovative research and development of Taiwan’s 6G industry to create an international-standard verification environment, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said.
Organized by the MOEA’s Department of Industrial Technology and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), the event was attended by experts, business representatives from 30 domestic enterprises, and professionals from several EU 6G projects.
During the event, DOIT Director General Chiou Chyou-huey said that 6G communication services are expected to enter commercial use in 2030, and its market size is estimated to reach US$340.5 billion a decade later. The ministry has delved into the research and development of 6G prototype systems since last year and is cooperating with major EU manufacturers and research institutions to lay a foundation for forward-looking technology and industrial collaboration in the 6G field.
Pearse O’Donohue, director of the DG CONNECT’s Future Networks, said communications technology is crucial to strategic economic independence and security, and EU member states are looking for like-minded partners like Taiwan for further cooperation. He added that the EU will continue to work with Taiwan to develop global standards of openness and security.
According to the MOEA, a 6G experimental network developed by researchers, enterprises and institutions across Taiwan, including the Industrial Technology Research Institute based in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu County, and other facilities from Belgium, France, Poland, Spain and the U.K., was also displayed at the workshop. The network employed applications and technologies like open radio access networks to provide a testing environment for global standards, the ministry said.
The network’s development was supported by the EU’s 6G-SANDBOX project, which aims to bring a complete and modular facility to the European experimentation ecosystem to allow for the research validation processes necessary on the path to 6G. (YCH-E)
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