With 5G Still Uncooked, Charter Begins Hyping '6G' While the fifth generation (5G) standard isn't even cooked yet, Charter is already hyping what it's calling "6G." The company is planning to launch a wireless service this year, and has been conducting trials of different wireless technologies as it also considers offering fixed wireless services aimed at rural customers. Charter's also testing what it's ambitiously calling "6G," which Light Reading notes is really just a mish mash of converged communications infrastructure of wired and wireless technologies.

"Our 5G wireless tests are going well," says Rutledge of its wireless ambitions. "As are our 6G tests, which is our pre-spec definition of the integration of small cell architecture using unlicensed and licensed spectrum working together interchangeably with our advanced DOCSIS roadmap to create high-capacity, low-latency product offerings," added the CEO. "We expect that over time our existing infrastructure will put us in a unique position to economically deploy new powerful products that benefit from small cell connectivity." Charter's taking what it's calling an "inside out" approach to wireless, first leaning heavily on the cable industry's network of WiFi technologies for indoor use, then pushing into technologies like 5G and small cells to expand service availability. "Charter is in the process of transitioning its wireless network from a nomadic Wi-Fi network to one that supports full mobility by combining its existing Wi-Fi assets with multiple 4G and 5G access technologies," Charter said in a filing last year. "In navigating this technological transition, Charter is concentrating on an 'Inside-Out' strategy, initially focusing on advanced wireless solutions inside the home and office, and eventually expanding outdoors." First, Charter's expected to launch a WiFi centric calling service that looks relatively close to what Comcast is already offering in the market via its Xfinity Mobile service. Expect that product to arrive under the company's Spectrum brand name sometime in the next few months. First, Charter's expected to launch a WiFi centric calling service that looks relatively close to what Comcast is already offering in the market via its Xfinity Mobile service. Expect that product to arrive under the company's Spectrum brand name sometime in the next few months.







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I guess if there is no such thing as 6G they can claim what ever the want. 6G is CableWIFI SSID on in home gatesways+poll mounted wifi+and ??? Im holding out for 8GI guess if there is no such thing as 6G they can claim what ever the want. 6G is CableWIFI SSID on in home gatesways+poll mounted wifi+and ???