Keysight has joined forces with Samsung to support its 6G vision of a hyper-connected world. 6G is expected to be built on technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), sensors, digital twins, time-sensitive networks (TSNs), and holographic communications. The two companies will collaborate on the development of testing and verification technologies for 6G wireless systems.
“Keysight is pleased to expand its existing collaboration with Samsung, which has resulted in several significant milestones toward establishing 5G (NR) radio as a mature technology,” said Giampaolo Tardioli, Vice President of Keysight’s Network Infrastructure business. “6G is expected to underpin the wireless connectivity fabric that leverages heterogeneous networks and the convergence of communications and computing. Establishing a 6G collaboration with Samsung allows Keysight to refine its software-based testing solutions, which are critical to the development of differentiated 6G products.”
The collaboration will accelerate the development of AI-enhanced air interfaces that leverage massive multiple-input multiple-output (m-MIMO) antenna technology. These air interfaces support the deployment of energy-efficient, ultra-dense networks capable of delivering ultra-low latency and terabit wireless data transmissions.
“The signing of this MoU with Keysight will greatly advance Samsung’s 6G strategy by combining expertise in communications technologies with capabilities in software and AI,” said Sunghyun Choi, executive vice president at Samsung Research. “Joining forces with Keysight allows Samsung to influence a future that uses 6G to improve human connectivity, health, and safety.”
Keysight possesses foundational technology and key building blocks to help make 6G a reality. This includes network, channel, and user terminal emulation; millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (THz) signal generation and analysis; high-speed Ethernet network emulation; and data center connectivity testing. Keysight’s integrated software and hardware testing tools for end-to-end compliance, interoperability, performance, and security validation enable Samsung to precisely explore the limits of designs used to support future 6G use cases.
