Trump Administration Wants 6G Ready by 2028 Olympics

Trump administration wants 6G ready by 2028 Olympics

The Trump administration wants the 6G development process accelerated. The government is requesting Qualcomm to prepare at least three commercial devices for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Qualcomm announced this morning that the Trump administration wants 6G to be ready earlier, by the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Nate Tibbit, Qualcomm's Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, articulated the U.S. government's expectations on this matter during a 6G-focused event organized by Politico. According to Tibbit, the government is closely monitoring the 6G deployment timeline and is highly interested in accelerating the process.

Three Devices Requested from Qualcomm for the Olympics

Tibbit also stated that the Trump administration wants 6G to be ready by 2029 and has requested Qualcomm to prepare at least three commercial devices for the Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028. However, achieving these goals requires both the infrastructure and the necessary legal regulations to be established in a timely manner.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will begin accepting technology submissions for the IMT-2030 framework for 6G in 2027, and this process will continue until early 2029. Subsequently, the ITU will determine which technology will become the IMT-2030 standard, with completion anticipated in 2030. During the same period, 3GPP is also working on Release 21, the first 6G standard. However, this standard is also expected to be finalized with the completion of the IMT-2030 framework in 2030. Therefore, it seems unlikely that 6G will be ready for the 2028 Olympics.

What will 6G offer?

While the currently developing 5G-Advanced aims for a transition to a fully standalone infrastructure and download speeds of 10 Gbps using higher frequency bands, 6G is expected to reduce latency to single-digit milliseconds and offer terabit-level data speeds. Furthermore, artificial intelligence is anticipated to play a much larger role in these next-generation networks.

However, there are differing opinions within the industry regarding whether 6G will utilize the existing 5G-Advanced core infrastructure or require an entirely new system. Qualcomm advocates for a lighter and newer infrastructure for lower latency and higher efficiency. All of this is theoretical for now. Time will tell how the actual implementation will unfold and to what extent Qualcomm can achieve these goals.