The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) have held a public hearing on the 'Next-generation network (6G) industrial technology development (R&D) plan (draft)'. On this day, they discussed ways to secure frequencies and related technologies before conducting a preliminary feasibility test for 6G.

The Ministry of Science and ICT has decided to develop a total of 17 strategic technologies in six areas, including wireless communication, wireless communication components, mobile core network, wired network, system, and infrastructure, with the goal of realizing 6G.

Kim Jeong-sam, director of information security network policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said that he would create a cooperative ecosystem where large enterprises can open and share related technologies with SMEs.