The tech world is gearing up for the 5G revolution, but one man is thinking eight moves ahead. That man is, of course, noted tech prophet Donald Trump.

He was the first man to suggest that what Monopoly had been missing was an enormous picture of his face on the box, and again he's showed how far ahead of the rest of the so-called cognoscenti he really is.

"I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible," Trump tweeted yesterday.

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I want 5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. It is far more powerful, faster, and smarter than the current standard. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind. There is no reason that we should be lagging behind on......... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019

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....something that is so obviously the future. I want the United States to win through competition, not by blocking out currently more advanced technologies. We must always be the leader in everything we do, especially when it comes to the very exciting world of technology! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019

Leaving aside for a moment that Donald Trump's Very Exciting World Of Technology sounds like a local press farrago waiting to happen, like one of those Winter Wonderlands where the elves are all surly stoned teens and the reindeer are dogs with antler deely-boppers on, there's been a lot of confusion as to what Trump actually means by 6G.



It's tech that doesn't exist in a practical sense and won't for about another decade or so, and indeed hasn't been fully theorised. There hasn't exactly been a thorough public information campaign about what 5G exactly is as yet either. However, if you're interested, the commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission Jessica Rosenworcel gave a quick outline of what 6G might entail in September last year.

"The sixth generation of wireless service will feature terahertz frequency networks and spatial multiplexing," she said. Of course, yes. Spatial multiplexing. Please, go on commissioner. "To do this we will need an unprecedented level of network densification, so imagine base stations miniaturised and embedded all around us. This will make it possible to have hundreds and even thousands of simultaneous wireless connections with as much as 1000 times higher capacity than what we expect with 5G service."

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