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University of Oulu
6G Talk - What Does 6G Mean for Military Communications?
How will 6G reshape military communications, and what role do satellites play in that shift? Professor Marko Höyhtyä examines how commercial space technologies and 6G are being adapted for military use, from remote connectivity and positioning to autonomous systems and electronic warfare.
Video
25.3.2026
In this video:
- How commercial satellites became essential to modern military operations
- The architecture of non-terrestrial networks and direct satellite-to-device connections
- Starlink's role in the war in Ukraine as a case study in dual-use technology
- How 6G adds a vertical dimension to network architecture
- Military use cases: remote connectivity, positioning, situational awareness, and autonomous systems
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction: 6G and Satellite Communications in the Military Context
01:00 - The Growth of Commercial Satellite Systems
02:30 - Satellite System Architecture: Space, Ground, and User Segments
03:30 - Dual-Use Technologies: 5G and Non-Terrestrial Networks
05:00 - Why Satellites Are Becoming Part of 5G and 6G
06:30 - Direct Satellite-to-Device Connectivity
08:30 - Military Use of Commercial Satellites: The Starlink Case
11:00 - How 6G Adds a Vertical Dimension to Network Architecture
12:00 - IRIS² and Europe's Multi-Layer Connectivity Vision
13:00 - New 6G Use Cases: Sensing, AI, and Distributed Computing
13:45 - Military Use Cases Enabled by 6G
16:00 - Conclusion
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Fields
Information and communication technologies
Language
English