What is 6G and why is it important?

SINGAPORE - Singapore is developing a new national blueprint to throw its hat into 6G developments to stay in the global digital race. What is 6G and how is it superior to predecessor technologies such as 5G and 4G? The Straits Times' tech editor Irene Tham looks at the mobile evolution and what each upgrade can do for users here. Together, 5G and AI are expected to stage the next industrial revolution to welcome new realities such as self-driving cars, remote surgery and smart cities complete with smart power grids, e-surveillance and payments by facial scans. Nations with these technologies hold the keys to the future.