At the 2021 (virtual) IEEE Microwave Symposium, the industry looked at where wireless is going and how it will get beyond 5G.

While the International Microwave Symposium will also hold a virtual conference, exhibitors insisted on a live event albeit with COVID-19 restrictions.

Several themes have begun to emerge in the 6G community, providing some clues as to what the next generation might bring.

Keysight’s N9042B UXA X-Series signal analyzer lets you analyze mmWave and sub-6 GHz signals while keeping the noise down.

Two conferences, held at the same time, covered mostly the same topics.

Despite the intense hype, 5G looks like a stepping stone to the real thing.