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Telecommunications & Media
ETRI launches development of core 6G AI-RAN technologies
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is moving ahead with research and development to secure core technologies for AI-RAN, an AI-based radio access network technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation began the AI-RAN Global Leading Project in April 2026 and designated ETRI as a national specialized research institute. The project runs to December 2030 with 47 billion won in R&D funding.
AI & Enterprise
LG Uplus, LG Electronics join forces to secure core 6G technologies
LG Uplus said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with LG Electronics to jointly pursue early research and development of AI-based communications technologies for the 6G era and to cooperate on international standardisation. The companies plan to strengthen cooperation in key next-generation areas including semantic communications and post-quantum cryptography. They will review network applicability, security requirements and standardisation issues, and hold an annual technology exchange meeting to further shape cooperation.
Telecommunications & Media
6G shift talks gain momentum as equipment makers push speed, telecoms urge caution
Discussion on a shift to 6G is gaining momentum, led by telecom equipment makers, while operators remain cautious about investment. At MWC26 in Barcelona, equipment firms said 6G will be key to combining AI with communications and to building AI-native networks. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon set 2029 for commercialization and launched a strategic cooperation body. Operators cited the lack of finalized standards and clear use cases, and the burden of 5G standalone obligations.
