Last year, Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science established the NextG Initiative to accelerate the adoption of new technologies and increase the flow of innovation across various topics, including cloud and edge networks, intelligent sensing, and network resilience. Recently, the NextG Initiative launched a corporate affiliates program to champion for these technological advancements and encourage cooperation between academia, industry leaders and policymakers. And now Samsung Research America will work closely with Princeton University to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world applications along with fellow corporate affiliates including Ericsson, Intel, MediaTek, Nokia Bell Labs, Qualcomm Technologies and Vodafone.
In May 2019, Samsung established the Advanced Communications Research Center (ACRC) under Samsung Research for spearheading the development of next-generation communication technology.
Samsung Research is playing a major role in the global standardization of 6G technology as the company chairs both the 6G Framework Group of the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Spectrum Group of the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
The collaboration between Samsung’s leadership and Princeton’s academic prowess sets the stage for the NextG Initiative to become a major force in shaping the future of 6G.
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“The best academic research to help realize the promise of future wireless networks is informed by close interactions between faculty and industry technology leaders. Our NextG program aims to foster those deep collaborations around wireless technology, as well as policy, that are required to drive meaningful innovation and global leadership in an era of rapid change.”
- Andrea Goldsmith, Dean of Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science
“The wireless industry has benefited significantly from fundamental research in the past few decades,” he said. “We encourage Princeton’s researchers to continue innovation and develop disruptive technologies that could bring major breakthroughs in 6G.”
- Charlie Zhang, Senior Vice President at Samsung Research America
