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Keysight Collaborates With NTT DOCOMO and NTT on 6G Modeling
Keysight Technologies partners with NTT DOCOMO and NTT to accelerate realistic 6G channel modeling and distributed MIMO wireless communication simulations.
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Keysight Technologies has partnered with NTT DOCOMO and NTT to advance realistic 6G channel modeling and wireless communication simulation. The project is part of an ongoing memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the companies aimed at developing 6G wireless communications design, testing, and measurement technologies.
Context of the Cooperation
As 6G research progresses, evaluating wireless system performance in complex real-world environments—such as urban areas, indoor venues, and transportation corridors—is increasingly critical. Physical field testing is financially costly and difficult to repeat, whereas simplified laboratory models often fail to capture the propagation effects that impact beamforming, mobility, and system reliability.
To overcome these challenges and evaluate next-generation wireless architectures before deployment, cooperation was required to achieve scalable and repeatable simulations. The collaboration merges Keysight’s testing and measurement capabilities with the telecommunications infrastructure and operational insights of NTT DOCOMO and NTT.
Technical Solution and Responsibilities
The partners are leveraging a technical approach that combines high-fidelity channel models with advanced ray-based propagation techniques. Responsibilities are divided between the companies to target specific components of next-generation wireless concept evaluation:
- Keysight and DOCOMO are refining channel models by utilizing real-world radio propagation measurements, including channel impulse response (CIR) data. This integration allows laboratory-based wireless simulations to more accurately represent complex environments.
- Keysight and NTT are advancing the simulation-based evaluation of distributed Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems. This architecture uses geographically distributed antennas working cooperatively to enhance coverage, capacity, and system reliability.
The combined system aims to provide researchers with greater confidence when evaluating the performance parameters of next-generation wireless designs.
Deployment or Implementation
The cooperative development has achieved initial milestones in measurement-driven channel modeling and distributed MIMO simulation. The technical solutions and findings generated from this collaboration will be integrated into future testing frameworks. Initial evaluation results from this joint work are scheduled to be presented at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Malaga, Spain.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
Deployment or Implementation
The cooperative development has achieved initial milestones in measurement-driven channel modeling and distributed MIMO simulation. The technical solutions and findings generated from this collaboration will be integrated into future testing frameworks. Initial evaluation results from this joint work are scheduled to be presented at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Malaga, Spain.
Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
