CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 16,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI)
(NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that it is supporting 6G academic
and industry research worldwide through its new 6G Forward
program. The program is designed to provide vital expertise,
technology, and funding to promising avenues of research, which may
lead to breakthroughs for the next generation of wireless
technology. VIAVI has already supported three universities,
Northeastern University and the
University of Texas at Austin in the US
and the University of Surrey in the UK.
At Northeastern University, VIAVI is
supporting the Institute for Wireless Internet of Things and the
Open6G cooperative research center led by Professor Tommaso Melodia. The group is exploring
large-scale RF propagation channel modeling based on AI and ML
technologies to develop a city-scale digital twin of a 6G network.
The team is also developing a RAN Intelligent Controller
(RIC)-enabled Massive MIMO beamforming optimization testbed using
the Colosseum 256-port RF channel emulator and the VIAVI E500 UE
Emulator.
At the University of Texas at
Austin, VIAVI supports 6G@UT, led by Professor Jeff Andrews, within the Wireless Networking and
Communications Group (WNCG). The key topic of the joint research is
applying end-to-end machine learning, specifically deep
reinforcement learning (DRL), using adversarial conditions to
re-train more robust cellular traffic forecasters.
At the University of Surrey in the UK, VIAVI is a founding
member of the 5G/6G Innovation Centre led by Regius Professor Rahim
Tafazolli FREng. The Innovation Centre addresses advanced
communication systems and the key challenges in the development of
a 5G, 5G+ and 6G infrastructure for providing connectivity for
future technologies. Key research areas include: Antennas and
signal processing; Artificial intelligence for wireless
communications; Intelligent and high-performance networking and
service delivery; Intelligent RAN technology and management; Mobile
network security; New physical layer; Satellite communications; THz
components and communications all under future Integrated
communication and sensing.
"At the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, we
envision a future in which people and their environment are
connected by a continuum of AI-powered devices and networks," said
Professor Melodia. "6G research initiatives require collaboration
between academia and industry, and the technology, expertise and
funding provided by VIAVI are critical to our contributions to
making wireless communications exponentially faster, smarter, more
energy efficient, and more secure."
"6G@UT is imagining the future of wireless connectivity at the
intersection of immersive sensing and machine learning," said
Professor Andrews. "VIAVI's unique perspective on enabling the
entire network lifecycle from R&D to deployment provides
academic researchers like us insights into problems affecting
real-world network deployments, and we welcome the collaboration
with the VIAVI experts as we embark on this journey towards
6G."
"VIAVI is a founder member of the Innovation Centre at Surrey
and we deeply appreciate the support and expertise they are
bringing to the table," said Regius Professor Tafazolli. "It
enables us to fully explore concepts, to deliver technologies and
methodologies that will help define and improve connected
communities in the future. This is a good example of academia and
business working together to improve technology and people's
lives."
"Academic institutions play a vital role in exploring the
potential of 6G," said Dr. Ian Wong,
CTO Office, VIAVI. "We believe it is important to get involved
now and to allow disruptive and productive areas of research to see
their ideas come to fruition ahead of formal standards definitions.
We have had fascinating and beneficial exchanges with our academic
partners and we hope to expand the scale of the program in the
future."
VIAVI is also involved with several other 6G-focused initiatives
globally, including:
- The Next G Alliance, an ATIS-led industry initiative
focused on advancing North American mobile technology leadership in
6G and beyond over the next decade. VIAVI is a founding member of
the Next G Alliance, whose projects encompass the full lifecycle of
research and development, manufacturing, standardization and market
readiness.
- 6G BRAINS, which is developing AI-driven
multi-agent Deep Reinforcement learning (DRL) to
perform resource allocation in 6G networks for Industry 4.0,
intelligent transportation, e-health and other
applications. Supported by the European Commission Horizon 2020
Programme, 6G Brains initiatives include providing network
operators with new options for using and combining
sub-6 GHz, mmWave and THz
spectrum, as well as optical wireless communications.
- The Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium, a forum for
industry, academia and government in Japan to share information about research and
development in areas such as integrating cyberspace with the real
world, known as Society 5.0.
Further information about VIAVI and 6G is available at
https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/solutions/6g.
About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider
of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for
communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment
manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, government and
avionics. We help these customers harness the power of instruments,
automation, intelligence and virtualization to Command the
network. VIAVI is also a leader in light management solutions
for the anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial,
government and automotive markets. Learn more about VIAVI at
www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives, LinkedIn,
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