Imagine a super-highway for your phone's signals, where each frequency band is a lane and signals can zoom around traffic jams 🚗💨. A team from Peking University (PKU) and City University of Hong Kong just made that idea real by building the world's first ultra-wideband photonic-electronic system for 6G wireless communication.
Published in Nature, this breakthrough tech covers a massive range of 0.5 GHz to 115 GHz, letting networks switch lanes on the fly to dodge interference and boost reliability. It's like giving your data the ultimate fast pass on the internet freeway 🌐🚀.
During tests, the system hit over 100 Gbps—enough to stream 1,000 simultaneous 8K videos 🎥🍿. That performance not only meets 6G's peak data demands but also keeps connections solid across the full spectrum.
Wang Xingjun from PKU compares the tech to an ultra-wide road where signals can pick the fastest lane. No more bottlenecks—just smooth, high-speed communication.
Next up: the team is shrinking and smartening the modules, adding AI-driven controls for real-time data routes, precise sensing, and automatic interference avoidance. Future networks might be as adaptive as the apps we use daily 📱🤖!
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Chinese scientists make breakthrough in 6G wireless communication
cgtn.com
