Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that 6G@UT at the University of Texas at Austin has chosen Keysight’s 6G solutions to drive research on digital twins for wireless and autonomous systems. The deployment will occur within 6G@UT, part of UT Austin’s renowned Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG).
Digital twins are increasingly recognized as a transformative technology for 6G, enabling the creation of highly accurate, real-time virtual near-replicas of physical networks. These models allow researchers and engineers to design, test, and optimize complex communication systems in a safe, cost-effective, and scalable manner — before deploying them in the real world.
At 6G@UT, researchers will explore advanced use cases of digital twins, including enhanced beamforming and adaptive connectivity in next-generation communication networks. A key area of inquiry is the creation of a “multiverse of digital twins”: parallel, heterogeneous models operating across varying fidelities and computing environments, from cloud to edge to device-level. This approach aims to deliver unprecedented flexibility in how networks are designed, analyzed, and optimized.
Keysight’s solutions will enable 6G@UT to:
- Integrate diverse data sources such as ray-tracing models, telco configurations, open-source datasets, lab measurements, and live telemetry.
- Calibrate and validate digital twins with real-time measurements, ensuring reliability and accuracy.
- Simulate terrestrial and non-terrestrial communications from smart cities and factories to satellite and vehicular networks.
- Accelerate innovation in 6G, providing a zero-risk environment for testing breakthrough technologies.
Professor Kaushik Choudhury, Chandra Family Endowed Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT Austin, said: “Keysight solutions will be used to create network models by importing a diverse set of data sources, including ray-tracing models, telco configurations, open-source data, laboratory measurements, and live telemetry. The calibrated digital twins will provide deep insights for advancing research in next-gen technologies, shaping how future networks are designed and deployed.”
Professor Jeffrey Andrews, Director of 6G@UT and the Truchard Family Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT Austin, said: “We are excited to be among the first academic groups worldwide to be able to use this state-of-the-art ray tracing and emulation tool in our research studies on dense LEO [low Earth orbit]networks and for digital twins of 6G cellular networks. We believe this partnership with Keysight will allow us to train superior machine learning and generative AI models for a variety of 6G applications and then validate these models in realistic settings.”
Giampaolo Tardioli, Vice President, 6G and Next-Generation Technology at Keysight, said: “Powered by Keysight’s digital twin channel modeling and AI, the UT Austin lab will serve as a hub for innovation and collaboration in the 6G space, enabling new approaches to simulation-driven design, and further inquiry into next-generation wireless.”
This collaboration reinforces Keysight’s commitment to advancing 6G research and standards development by partnering with leading academic institutions worldwide. Keysight has been an Industrial Affiliate of 6G@UT since 2022, empowering UT Austin’s pioneering research, helping to lay the groundwork for a future of intelligent, interconnected systems that will redefine industries, communities, and everyday life.
