Merging virtuality and reality: 6G will promote digital twins in the future

In 2030 and beyond, the whole world will generate a digital twin virtual world based on the physical world, where information and intelligence can be transmitted between people, between people and objects, and between objects via the digital world. Twin virtual world is the simulation and prediction of the physical world, where it will accurately reflect and predict the real state of the physical world, and the predictive maintenance of the physical world, in order to avoid its deviation from the normal track, and help human beings to further liberate themselves, improving quality of life and living, and improving the efficiency of the whole social production and governance.

The combination of 5G and VR / AR technology can realize some 3D display applications, bringing users an “immersive” in-depth interactive experience. In the 6G era, holographic 3D display will be realized. You can view 3D effects from 360° using your naked eyes without wearing any equipment. Viewing objects from different angles will show different information, bringing users an immersive visual experience. In the future, in the 6G mobile communication network, holographic display technology will be integrated into many application scenarios, such as communication, telemedicine, office design, military and entertainment games, completely changing people’s living habits and bringing a high quality living experience. In addition, the holographic interaction technology can also realize the interaction between the projected content and the user. You only need to swipe your hand in the air to switch the content displayed. It can also assemble some digital mechanical devices and test their performances. Holographic interaction technology allows the information communication mode to no longer be fixed, which greatly shortens the distance between information dissemination and users, establishing an information communication mode with satisfying human experience as the core.

The Internet has gone through the stages of fixed Internet, mobile Internet and infinite Internet connections, showing a vigorous development trend. Vision and hearing have always been the two basic means of conveying information. The current 5G mobile communication network can meet the network needs needed for real-time voice and video communication. However, humans use multiple senses to receive information In addition to vision and hearing, other senses, such as touch, smell, and taste, all play an important role in daily life. In the 6G era, the multi-sensory interconnection will become the mainstream communication mode, and more senses will become a part of the communication means, and a variety of sensory cooperation and participation in communication will also become a key development trend. In the future, relying on the 6G network environment, novel application fields will be discovered, including health care, skill learning, entertainment, roads and transportation, industrial production and emotional interaction, contributing to solving the complex challenges faced by society, and becoming the driving force behind economic growth and innovation.

At present, 5G SWAN has begun application in the medical field, such as human health monitoring, disability assistance, sports monitoring and other aspects, and can also provide high reliability and a certain degree of rapid support for telemedicine diagnosis and remote surgery. In the 6G era, through real-time data collection, analyses and modeling in the body area network with densely deployed sensors in vivo and in vitro, the human digital twin, namely personalized “digital twin”, will be realized. In the future, 6G network technology can conduct efficient virus mechanism research and organ research. It can also assist doctors in accurate surgical prediction. You can imagine the following scenarios: when a doctor performs an operation, the “digital twin” can prompt the doctor with how cutting at different locations will result in different changes in the patient’s condition, so as to provide the doctor with the best surgical assistance. After the patient is discharged from the operation, the hospital can still provide the patient with follow-up health management through the changes in the “digital twin” of the patient. In medical research, “digital twinning” will also play a major role. For example, the human brain is very complex, and brain activity is even easier to track and study. The thinking mode and motion perception function of the brain are both key and difficult points for researchers. Using digital twin technology in brain research can facilitate experimenters to discover the deep secrets of the brain. Similarly, the attack of viruses and bacteria can also be simulated through some control of the “digital twins”, so as to provide a reference for the study of the virus mechanism.