 Despite ill-founded rumours that it is linked to Covid, the roll-out of 5G mobile has reached less than a third of the worlds population and investment in 6G is already stepping up, with Ericsson ADR NASDAQ:ERIC today launching an investment worth tens of billions of pounds in UK research and development. With 6G expected to become available in the 2030s around three decades since the launch of 3G in 2001 and two since 4G in 2009, the Swedish telecoms group said it will set up a new UK research unit, staffed by 20 dedicated researchers along with additional PhD students and leading academics, as part of a 10-year investment program focusing on 6G research and breakthrough innovations. 