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The authoritarian regime are concocting a new technology that will make 5G look like yesterday's news, in the depths of the Ministry of Science and Technology chief telecoms engineer Xin Su is working on a close to zero latency 6G internet network. The network is being solely produced for the army that supports Beijing's centrally controlled CCP. Consumers may benefit by 2030 at the earliest.

This 6G technology has the capability to put China for the first time ahead of the US, because of 6G's vastly superior bandwidth, extremely low latency, and high connectivity properties. The future of combat will be autonomous and reliant on data drive artificial intelligence. 5G US autonomous drones will therefore by outmatched by China's 6G alternatives. An article titled “If 6G Were to be Used in the Future Battlefield”, published by the PLA’s China National Defence News on Monday 13 April. The article said 6G had a distinct technological edge and rich potential for military applications when compared to 5G. READ MORE:South China Sea: US military operations bringing China to brink of war

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The article said: “If 6G technology is introduced into the military, it will surely have a major impact on military practices, such as war formation, equipment development, and battlefield communications. “Promoting the gradual application of 6G in the military might be one of the major focuses for the Chinese armed forces to adapt to the new military changes in the future.” The terms 6G and 5G refer to the sixth and fifth-generation of mobile wireless networks. While 5G is known to have data transmission speeds at least 10 times greater than 4G, rolled out in 2009, 6G is envisioned to have a speed 10 times greater than 5G. The article said potential 6G benefits went beyond data transmission speed. DON'T MISS:

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Better internet access, high transmission rates, low delay and broad bandwidth would deliver military advances, such as gathering intelligence, visualising combat operations and delivering precise logistical support. The article added: “Based on the 6G network, the commander could make the right decisions quickly after the control-and-command network mined, learned and analysed vast data from the ground,” The China National Defence News report said that battle units could get highly specific and instantaneous information on troop locations and equipment, allowing the military to make tailored logistic plans. China officially started researching the 6G telecoms technology in early November, according to a Ministry of Science and Technology notice.

The ministry announced that it had two teams overseeing 6G research.

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