A new research lab dedicated to helping advance state-of-the-art 6G communications technologies has opened at the University of Glasgow.
 
The Terahertz On-chip Circuit Test Cluster for 6G Communications and Beyond lab, or TiC6G, was officially unveiled at an event on Wednesday 1 November.
 
More than 70 guests from industry, government, and academia gathered to commemorate the launch of the pioneering facility, the first of its kind in the world.

Photo 1: Professor Edward Wasige, Principal Investigator of the TIC6G grant; Professor Muhammad Imran, Dean of Graduate Studies of College of Science and Engineering, Director of the Communications, Sensing & Imaging Hub, and Director Centre for Educational Development and Innovation; Dr. Mark Pierpoint, Vice President of Strategic Development, Keysight Technologies; Professor Chong Li, Director

(l-r): Professor Edward Wasige, Principal Investigator of the TIC6G grant; Professor Muhammad Imran, Dean of Graduate Studies of College of Science and Engineering, Director of the Communications, Sensing & Imaging Hub, and Director Centre for Educational Development and Innovation; Dr. Mark Pierpoint, Vice President of Strategic Development, Keysight Technologies; Professor Chong Li, Director
 
Funded by a £2.6 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), TiC6G houses a suite of cutting-edge instruments capable of testing prototype devices for 6G, the next generation of ultrafast wireless networks expected to be commercially available by 2030.
 
The lab is located in the Centre for Advanced Electronics at the James Watt School of Engineering. It will help enable research critical to developing the infrastructure, spectrum, and protocols needed to achieve 6G's lightning-fast speeds.
 
The test cluster is poised to drive the advancement of enabling technologies for the next-generation wireless and mobile communications and radar sensing as well as emerging technologies such as quantum computing systems.
 
Professor Edward Wasige from the James Watt School of Engineering is principal investigator of the grant which supported the establishment of the TiC6G lab. He said: “The University of Glasgow has been working at the forefront of communications technologies for many years, including as a host for the Scotland 5G Centre’s testbed for 5G communications.
 
“The TiC6G lab will help us remain at the leading edge as the next generation is established, bringing with it exciting new applications in healthcare, transportation, clean energy, and more.
 
“It will also help us support partners around the world to comprehensively evaluate the new technologies that will help process the complex signals that will power 6G’s ultrafast speeds, up to 50 times faster than 5G.
 
“Tic6G also aligns with key UK government strategies on semiconductors, digital technologies, space, and quantum computing, putting the University in a key position to help deliver national objectives.”
 
At the event, representatives from the University signed a new memorandum of understanding with Keysight Technologies, an international leader in electronics testing and measurement. The agreement aims to deepen collaboration in the development of new measurement technologies that will address the challenges of tomorrow.

Professor Muhammad Imran (University of Glasgow) and Dr. Mark Pierpoint (Keysight Technologies) signing the MoU.

Professor Muhammad Imran (University of Glasgow) and Dr. Mark Pierpoint (Keysight Technologies) sign the memorandum of understanding.

First published: 7 November 2023

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