Get ready for the ultra-fast 6G mobile network!

Many mobile phone users want to use the latest 5G mobile network, which is supported by a wide range of newer mobile phones - even those that do not require spending a fortune. The 5G network is not yet available everywhere, but it is steadily expanding. The latter provides mobile phone users with advantages, mainly in the form of faster and more reliable data transmission. This is the main reason why mobile phone subscribers are choosing a fast 5G mobile network.

It is therefore not surprising that many companies and countries are already focusing all their efforts on the development of the new 6G mobile network. However, a significant breakthrough has recently been made in this area. Keysight Technologies, in collaboration with Japanese telecommunications company NTT and its subsidiary NTT Innovative Devices, has set a new world record for wireless data transfer speed. It has reached a speed of 280 Gbps using sub-terahertz frequencies, confirming the great potential for future 6G networks.

The key to achieving the record speed was an extremely clean signal. At the heart of the system was a Keysight Vector component analyzer based on the N524XB PNA-X series, which enabled the use of digital predistortion (DPD) to reduce distortion. Also used was an NTT J-band Indium Phosphide amplifier, operating at 35 GBaud with 256-QAM modulation, 0 dBm output, and +9.1 dBm saturated power.

With this test, engineers surpassed the previous record of 240 Gbps, set by Osaka University in 2024, and achieved a speed that is 28 times higher than the theoretical limit of 5G mobile networks. At 280 Gbps, a 50 GB file could be transferred in just 1.4 seconds. The remarkable achievement will be presented at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2025, which will be held in San Francisco on June 19.