China pushes forward on 6G while US still working on 5G
China is barreling ahead on ultrafast wireless technology, quietly hurtling the worlds first 6G test satellite into space while the US is still rolling out 5G at a snails pace. The satellite, called Star Era-12, has frequency bands so high that they have to be tested in space so the signals wont be lost as…
Author: Melanie Gray
Date: 2020-11-14
URL: https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/china-pushes-forward-on-6g-while-us-still-working-on-5g/
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