The South Korean government has gone one better than fellow hi-tech nation Japan by targeting 2028 as the start date for 6G services in the country (Japan previously said 2029). That would mean having key 6G technologies ready by 2026, just three years away, a feat that Korean science minister Lee Jong-ho said was achievable as he unveiled the K-Network 2030 plan last week. The aim is to ensure South Korea is in the forefront of the next wave of developments and intellectual property, which will mean moving ahead of official standards. “We will pre-emptively invest in next-generation network technologies such as 6G, Open RAN and low-orbit satellite based on public-private cooperation,” Lee said. The Plan calls for South Korean…