UAE and New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi have demonstrated the 6G Terahertz (THz) test in the Middle East, yielding a record 145 Gbps throughput. The demonstration makes the UAE the first country from the Middle East to check out on 6G, and the country seeks to leverage the potential of the technology for sustainable connectivity in the future.
The pilot highlights the potential of 6G to deliver ultra-high-capacity, low-latency links and enable transformative applications such as holographic telepresence, extended reality (XR), terabit-class backhaul, and digital twins.
Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, CEO of e& UAE, said that 6G translates to faster responses, fail-proof uptime, and massive bandwidth. He also said that 6G is a network that combines connectivity with sensing, local computing, and quantum-resistant security.
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6G becomes more intelligent
“If 5.5G is where ‘physical AI’ becomes service-ready, 6G is where the network itself becomes more intelligent, perceptive, and sovereign by design. For a country prioritizing digital resilience, that combination translates directly into national-scale uptime and control,” he said.
But he didn’t emphasize 6G as a speed horse. “It’s the architecture that keeps essential services responsive under any conditions — intelligent at the edge, sovereign in the core, and resilient end-to-end.”
Marwan Bin Shaker, Acting Chief Technology and Information Officer at e& UAE, said, “This achievement demonstrates our ability to pioneer at the edge of technology, exploring the transformative potential of 6G to reimagine how people, businesses, and cities connect.”
The pilot demonstrated 6G’s capacity to support holographic telepresence, extended reality (XR), and digital twins, among others. Don’t miss: Japan unveils 6G device that’s 500 times faster than 5G
The joint research produced a white paper, “Building the Fabric of 6G: Spectrum Frontiers and Enabling Technologies,” which stressed intelligent surfaces and integrated sensing as some of the key pillars that will define the global 6G standards.
The pilot thrusts the UAE to the pinnacle in early lead for the next-gen cellular technology. Expected to be rolled out around 2030, 6G is said to bring in a revolutionary data rate, remove latency in the dust, and unlock next-generation use cases.