With the 5G era just barely upon us, it may seem preposterous to already be thinking about 6G communications. However, some are indeed looking ahead to 6G technology, evidenced by National Instruments’ (NI) recent announcement of a sub-terahertz (sub-THz) testbed for 6G research (Fig. 1). Built through a collaboration between NI and Virginia Diodes (VDI), the testbed features NI’s millimeter-wave (mmWave) transceiver system along with radio heads from VDI.
1. This sub-THz testbed for 6G research combines NI’s mmWave transceiver system with Virginia Diodes’ radio heads.