The rollout of 5G was supposed to be a bang, but stretched slowly across major metro areas lke a flash in the pan. Everyone had to upgrade their phone to one that supports 5G, and then there was that awkward phase where cellphone networks were shutting down 3G devices and dropping support for 4G-capable phones to get customers to buy new ones. What did society get for the trouble? A data setting you're more likely to disable or limit to save battery life. News of the upcoming 5G Advanced suggests this half-baked standard needed a few more years in the oven. True to form, a tech industry built on hype is already talking about 6G before 5G is even finished.
What is 6G? 6G is the successor to the 5G standard, and there's a good chance you've seen mention of it in your newsfeed or your social media scroll. Here's a quick and comprehensive dive into the next generation of mobile data. Here's everything you need to know about 6G.