The 36-month innovation action named 6G-Holonet takes its name from the Star Trek internet system. Credit: Golden Dayz

6G-Holonet: Bringing Star Trek’s space-age comms system to reality

As the 6G-Holonet project sets its sights on live entertainment, cultural heritage sites, and immersive media, Alex Buchan, Chief Technology Officer, DTG, reveals the key technological considerations that have ensured the project’s impact.

With the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication (ITU-R) blowing its kick-off whistle with the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) 2030 framework, 6G research projects are suddenly multitudinous. The multiple countries and companies looking to exploit the wonders of 6G were joined on 29 September 2026 by the Digital Television Group (DTG). The industry body comes on as a coordinator of the 36-month innovation action named 6G-Holonet, which takes its name from the Star Trek internet system. 

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