Tell me about wireless communication technology in 2025

Wireless communication technology in 2025 is leading innovative changes across industries based on ultra-high speed, ultra-low latency, and hyper-connectivity. We will explain the major technology trends by detailed field:

 

📡 Major wireless communication standards

• Wi-Fi 6E/7: Implements ultra-high-speed transmission of 9.6 Gbps and delay time of less than 1 ms, applied to industrial real-time control systems.

• 5G private network: Expands construction of dedicated networks that support ultra-low latency (less than 1 ms) and high-reliability communication in factories and logistics facilities.

• Bluetooth 5.3/6.0: Optimized for low-power sensor network construction, emerging as a standard for smart factory sensor data collection.

 

🚀 Preparing for the next-generation 6G

• Terabit-level transmission speed: Implements data processing performance 100 times faster than 5G.

• 1 microsecond (μs) delay: Real-time telemedicine and autonomous vehicle technology evolution expected to be commercialized by 2026.

• THz band utilization: Ultra-high-density connection implementation by using frequencies above 300 GHz.

 

🔧 Industrial-specific technology

• Energy harvesting sensor: Maintenance efficiency improved by expanding the supply of wireless sensors powered by environmental energy without batteries.

• WirelessHART: Accelerating wirelessization while maintaining compatibility with wired HART systems in process industries such as chemical and oil refineries.

• LoRaWAN: Low-power technology capable of long-distance communication of over 10 km, applied to large-scale smart city infrastructure.

 

🔒 Security innovation

• Quantum cryptography: Introduction of an untappable security system based on a quantum random number generator (QRNG).

• AI-based network security: Real-time detection of abnormal traffic and expansion of application of attack path prediction algorithms.

 

🌐 Convergence Trends

• TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking): Standardization of real-time control networks combining wired Ethernet and wireless 5G.

• Software-defined Network (SDN): Establishment of wired and wireless integrated control platforms through virtualization technology.

• AI network optimization: Commercialization of dynamic bandwidth allocation technology through traffic pattern learning.

These technological advancements are expected to produce full-fledged results in various fields such as mobile communications (6G), industrial IoT (wireless sensors), and smart cities (LoRaWAN) starting from 2025.

 

In particular, private 5G networks are expected to grow by more than 30% annually in the manufacturing sector, and telecommunications companies are accelerating competition to secure 5G monetization models and secure 6G standards.