KEY POINTS
  • China has officially launched research and development work for its 6G mobile networks. The country only just turned on its 5G networks earlier this month, ahead of an initial 2020 schedule.
  • To be clear, 5G is still in its infancy with most people around the world are still on 4G networks.
  • Vice Minister Wang Xi of the Ministry of Science and Technology said 6G is in the "initial stage" but the country must attach "great importance" to the technology.
Eric Xu, Huawei's rotating chairman, discusses 5G technology during an event in China.

China has officially launched research and development work for 6G mobile networks, having only just rolled out 5G.

The Ministry of Science and Technology said in a statement posted Wednesday, that it will set up two working groups to carry out the task.