Research on the Future Market Applications
of 6G Network Technology
Kejun Chen(B)
SAT, Xi’an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, SuzhouJiangsu Province 215000, China
kejun.chen20@student.xjtlu.edu.cn
Abstract. 5G network technology is already quite mature and, in most places, has
popularized the use and application of the 5G network. The successful research of
this technology has brought a lot of convenience to human life. After 5G, research
on 6G is proposed. The research topic of this paper is about 6G networks, and
the blank of 6G applications in the future is obtained by comparing the previous
5G networks. Conclusions are drawn by comparing and analyzing cases in the
literature. 6G can do all the functions of 5G and be faster and more efficient.
In the future, 6G will show new development trends such as immersive, intelli-
gent, and global, and form new market applications such as immersive cloud XR,
holographic communication, and sensory interconnection.
Keywords: 5G · 6G · Application · Market · network
1 Introduction
The two giants of 5G, China and the United States, were also the first to study 6G
technology. These two countries have already established the research basis for 5G
and may have some similarities in 6G networks. Other countries also proposed start-
ing research later. From the development of 5G to now, it has entered the commercial
world, and most of the vision has been realized. There are three main application sce-
narios: eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broad Band); URLLC (Ultra-reliable Low Latency
Communications); and Massive machine-type Communications (mMTC).
Compared with 5G, the advantages of 6G will completely surpass those of 5G in
terms of storage capacity, accurate real-time, high synchronization, and reliability. If the
developed 6G network has the above advantages, it may surpass the 5G research path.
Because 6G has not been pushing out a wide range of applications and is still in the
research stage, there is a vacancy in the next 6G after the success of the development
of a wide range of commercial and application. At present, the research direction of 6G
mainly includes research on 6G band and bandwidth [1], AI, and 6G communication.
This paper mainly studies the application or service industry of 6G in the future by
comparing the technical characteristics of 5G. Problem solving and application in the
future will have more options as a result of the comparison research to the future of
6G, which will not only provide convenience to human life but also contribute to the
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advancement of human science and technology. This paper enriches the relevant aca-
demic research content and can make people further understand the future research and
application direction of 6G.
2 6G’S Development and Vision
2.1 The Market Demand
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learn-
ing (DL), augmented reality(AR), virtual reality (VR), 3D media or 360-degree video,
the Internet of Things (IoT), Enterprise Internet of Things(E-iot), biological and nano
Internet of Things (IoBNT) and many other applications has led to a significant increase
in global communication traffic [2–4]. Global mobile traffic will increase by nearly 55%.
This increase illustrates precisely the impact of advanced communication systems on
traffic. The ecosystem industry, the robotics industry, and the field of machine interac-
tion are becoming mainstream. In order to improve the quality of intelligent life and the
general application of automation, there will be many sensors to be put into cities, cars,
homes, industry, food, toys, and other things. Therefore, the future may require high
data rate transfer and extremely high reliability to support these applications.
2.2 Analysis of 5G
5G wireless networks are already in use for the United States and China. 5G is expected
to be rolled out worldwide between 2020 and 2024. 5G networks do not have enough
capacity to accommodate the next fully automated and intelligent network that provides
all services and a fully immersive experience [5]. Although 5G communication systems
will have huge advantages over existing networks, in 15 years [6] they will not be able to
meet the requirements of the evolving intelligent and automated systems of the future.
Compared to fourth generation (4G) communication [7, 8], 5G networks will offer new
functions and better experiences. By 2030, the world is likely to be data-driven, with
almost instantaneous, unlimited wireless connectivity.
2.3 6G Development Vision
As a result, 6G can advance wireless technology and improve the performance of existing
network systems. As a vision of the future, in terms of speed, 6G is likely to utilize a higher
spectrum than previous generations in order to increase rates, which are expected to be
100 to 1000 times faster than 5G [5]. Specifically, the 6G network will utilize the high
spread spectrum of multi-band to realize the link from 100 gigabits per second to terabits
per second. For example, the combination of the 13 GHz band, the millimeter wave band
(30300 GHz), terahertz (0.06–10 THz) [5]. In order to overcome the limitations of 5G
in supporting high data-driven applications using connections over 100 Gbps and ultra-
reliable low-delay communication (URLLC), sixth generation(6G) wireless systems
with new appeal need to be developed.
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6G will be powered by a combination of all the features of the past, such as net-
work density, high throughput, high reliability, low latency, low power consumption,
and large scale connectivity. The 6G system will also continue the advantages of pre-
vious generations, including new services brought about by new technologies. These
new services include artificial intelligence (AI), smart wearables, implants, autonomous
vehicles, computational reality devices, etc. [9].
The most important requirement for 6G wireless networks is the ability to process
large amounts of data and connect devices at extremely high rates. The rapid growth
of global Internet usage is from 7% in 2020 to 43% in 2030. Global mobile traffic is
expected to increase 700 times over 2008 levels by 2030 [5].
To cope with the development of 6G, the fusion of photonic technology and artificial
intelligence(AI) proposes two possible 6G implementation technologies: photon-based
cognitive radio and holographic radio. In addition, since many studies have described the
performance of low-delay optical networks, multipurpose, full-spectrum, and all-photon
RANs may be used and play an important role in uBBLLC scenarios [10]. In the uMUB
service, the extraterrestrial integrated network also employs a 100Gbps hyper spec-
tral extraterrestrial integrated network based on laser-millimeter wave-terahertz conver-
gence, of which the most critical technology is all-photon satellite payloads. Therefore,
high-performance photonic integration technology will become a new paradigm in the
next generation of wireless communication, as well as a revolutionary and subversive
technology.
3 Market Economy Analysis
The 6G era of the 2030s will present a unique set of challenges and opportunities for
human society and humanity, many of them of global relevance. The value of the 6G
vision and associated to use cases will ultimately be the only way to support trillions of
dollars of 6G-related R&D investment in the next 15 years. Figure 1 shows the possible
6 G relevant effects on the value of the key dimensions.
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Fig. 1. Human Possibilities 10×
3.1 Tangible Benefits
For example, the technique in the prophase of R&D costs, after the success of the
late development in use costs, brings to the company’s profits, after counting use
from a deeper level. For example, this scientific and technological achievement brings
convenience to human beings as well as an impact on the world pattern.
3.2 Thirst for Knowledge
For knowledge learning is a scientific research base and has a large knowledge system,
which may have a positive impact. The progress of scientific research is not satisfied
with the present and will explore more esoteric knowledge, just like at the time of 5G
development. Humans will move from more than 1.8 GHz frequency band to 3 GHZ–6
GHZ.
3.3 Personal Questions
As mentioned above, 6G technology has high security and reliability. Time. Because 6G
is more intensive in the base station and its transmission speed is many times faster than
5G, it also saves a lot of time and improves efficiency. The simple reason for the choice
is that 6G is more secure, reliable, and efficient than traditional networks.
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3.4 Purpose of Sustainable Development
The cost should be affordable compared with that of 5G in the future. Sustainable
development, green energy saving and sustainable development, as the characteristics
of the 6G networks, reflect the importance of the 6G networks to energy consump-
tion and human sustainable development. The 6G network will achieve cost reduction
and lower energy consumption while improving network performance, promoting the
development of energy-saving software and hardware, networking technology, improv-
ing energy efficiency, and promoting green development and sustainable future network
development.
According to the above analysis of the ten major factors influencing human devel-
opment, 6G network technology can be applied to many fields and contribute to the
development and progress of each field. It can also reduce energy consumption and
costs, as well as save a lot of time. It will have some effects on future urban planning.
Because 6G network coverage is much higher than 5G, it will require a base station to
cover a very large area. There are many applications for 6G that will be shown in the
following paragraph in comparison with the application of 5G network technology.
4 Comparison with 5G Applications
4.1 The 5G and 6G Connection
The 6G network can be said to be an extension of the previous 5G network, which is
an iterative relationship. The biggest difference between the 6G network and the 5G
network is that the performance of the previous 5G infrastructure has been improved.
Therefore, the analysis of the applications of 5G network technology can show the wide
applications of 6G network technology in the future.
5G has three major network capabilities: 1. Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB):
This large broadband technology is intended to meet the demands of high data rates,
ultra-HD video calls, and VR/AR industries in everyday life, such as video surveillance
and environmental monitoring. 2. Mass machine communication (mMTC, short for “big
connection”): this capability is widely used in the Internet of Things industry because the
Internet of Things has low real-time performance requirements but high terminal density
requirements. In daily applications, it is used in the transportation and power industries.
3. Low latency, high-reliability communication (uRLLC, short for low latency): This is
the most obvious distinction between communication network generations. Low latency
is applied in industries requiring high reliability, such as remote device control and
security monitoring.
4.2 Service Direction
The integration of the above three capabilities will form the common services of 5G.
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4.2.1 Intelligent Control
Remote device control: using 5G’s high bandwidth and low latency, as well as a com-
bination of artificial intelligence, edge computing, cloud computing, big data, and other
technologies, an artificial or machine can operate and control the remote device after sens-
ing and identifying the remote environment, improve efficiency and solve the problem of
insufficient resources, such as through remote control in industry, agricultural machin-
ery control in agriculture, remote diagnosis and remote surgery in medical treatment,
unmanned driving in traffic, and so on.
4.2.2 Identify
Target and environment identification is the use of 5 G big bandwidth and low latency
ability, the sensing device(fixed installation or installed on the unmanned aerial vehi-
cle(uav), the robot’s camera, AR glasses worn by the staff, and laser radar and other
sensors) scans the environment or the target information, edge or transferred to the
cloud computing platform, using artificial intelligence and large data capacity to iden-
tify the environment or the target. This kind of business can be used in public places and
for intelligent security in vehicles, as well as for some cities in traffic equipment and
road deformation, quality monitoring, environmental monitoring, quality inspection of
industrial products, telemedicine, and so on.
4.2.3 Ultra hd Video and XR Technology
Uhd and XR playback: UHD videos and VR/AR content stored on cloud platforms and
edge computing are presented to users through UHD display screens, VR headsets and
AR glasses with the large bandwidth and low latency of 5G. This type of service can be
widely used in the service industry.
4.2.4 Information Service
Using 5g connection, the environmental information and equipment status information
of sensors, information collection, user behavior information and workflow in cloud
computing platform are collected and shared through data processing to realize the envi-
ronment, equipment, transaction, action and insight, decision-making and optimization
process, and the results on terminal devices. This kind of service is widely used in the ser-
vice industry for user service, business decisions, process optimization, and monitoring
management. Then there is the application of these technologies in various industries:
education, health care, electricity, and so on.
5 Discussion
Because 6G and 5G are derived, the relationship between more than 5G of all applications
can be improved with 6G. It will also introduce technologies such as artificial intelligence
and block chain, which have the advantages of high intelligence and reliability, and also
in the next 6G, which consists of the 5G first application and some other areas (Fig. 2).
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Fig. 2. 5G Application
6 Conclusion
Above, a brief introduction of 6G technology has been made, its key technologies have
been briefly analyzed to find out its advantages, and the future market analysis of 6G
technology has been analyzed based on the data about ten key factors for human beings.
Finally, by comparing the three major capabilities and application markets of 5G network
technology, the three unique advantages of 6G network technology can not only occupy
the previous 5G market applications but also develop unique applications. Not only is
it faster and faster than 5G technology, but 6G also has unique technical applications,
such as XR technology and holographic communication.
Because 6G technology is not open to popularization and application now and we
know little of the content, the paper is a comparison study of the SAN technology—5G
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to come to the conclusion that there is no specific data which has a certain limitation on
paper. The research direction in the future should be on the board and the disadvantages
of 5G stretched out to achieve a 6G standard. For example, one of the key technologies
is terahertz communications, which can meet the six gigabyte spectrum requirement.
Acknowledgments. Firstly, I would like to show my deepest gratitude to my teachers and profes-
sors at my university, who have provided me with valuable guidance at every stage of the writing of
this thesis. Furthermore, I would like to thank all my friends and parents for their encouragement
and support. Without all their enlightening instruction and impressive kindness, I could not have
completed my thesis.
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