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Is business ready for 6G?

The next generation of mobile connectivity is just years away - we find out what it will mean

As the world gradually adopts 5G, there鈥檚 already talk of the next generation.

It鈥檒l be around 2030 before 6G arrives, but network operators in Japan and South Korea are gearing up.

Meanwhile, some predict that 6G will render smartphones obsolete within a decade.

Devices like sensors, displays, drones and electronics in vehicles will spontaneously create their own networks, sending and receiving at super-fast data rates and low latency.

So, why the early excitement over 6G? How should businesses be preparing and what difference will it make to our lives?

Presenter: Gareth Mitchell
Reporter: Michael Kaloki
Producer: Izzy Greenfield

(Image: A person holds a mobile phone next to a cell tower. Credit: Getty Images)

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