About this episode

Russ White and Tom discuss the upcoming 6G technology with guest Doug Dawson, exploring the limitations of 5G and the challenges of higher frequency ranges.

  It's 2026, and it's time for a new cellular telephone hype cycle: 6G! Doug Dawson from CCG joins Russ and Tom to talk about why 5G is really 4.5G, the proposed changes for 6G, and the challenges higher frequency ranges and bandwidths face in the real world.   It's definitely worth following Doug's daily post about the telecom and wireless worlds over at Pots and Pans.

People in this episode

Host: Russ White

Guest: Doug Dawson

Topics covered

• 6G
• 5G
• telecom
• wireless technology
• cellular networks
• hype cycles

Keywords

• 6G
• 5G
• telecom
• wireless
• hype cycle
• bandwidth
• frequency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CCG, Pots and Pans

Products: 6G, 5G

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