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The TTA-TAICS 5th Joint Workshop was successfully held in Seoul on October 19, 2023. This year’s theme focused on 5G-Advanced and Beyond. Taiwanese representatives from Chunghwa Telecom, MediaTek, ITRI, and National Taipei University, led by TAICS Secretary General Sheng-Lin Chou, participated. Cho Kyeongrae, Director of MSIT, led South Korea's TTA. He led expert representatives from LG Uplus, SKT, SAMSUNG, LG, and ETRI to conduct exchanges.
In this workshop, three perspectives were discussed: operators, technology suppliers, and juridical entities. Technical representatives from Taiwan and South Korea talked about the needs and technology development status from different angles. ITU-R plans to complete the IMT-2030 framework in 2024, the requirements in 2027, and the standards development in 2030. For 3GPP, ITU-R plans to complete R19 (5G advanced) in 2025, R20 (6G study) in 2027, and R21 (6G work) in 2029. According to the schedule of the international standards organization mentioned above, Taiwan and South Korea are making every effort to develop and exchange information with each other. They aim to take the lead in developing the new generation of communication technology.
During the workshop, TAICS presented the White Paper on Potential 6G Technologies that the Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA, supported. The white paper compiled the perspectives of Taiwan's industry, academia, and research organizations in a year and includes potential 6G technologies like sub-terahertz wireless communications, extremely large-scale input/output antennas, reconfigurable intelligent surface technology, open wireless network architecture, all-photonics networks, edge computing, communication and sensor fusion systems, native smart networks, non-terrestrial networks, fully automated network management, energy conservation technologies for devices, and cybersecurity. The presentation sparked a very lively discussion. |