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How 6G Could Bring Holograms, Smarter Cities and Improved Healthcare

Imagine talking to a friend thousands of kilometres away who looks, sounds and feels as though they’re right in the room with you. That’s the promise of 6G: networks that don’t just communicate, they’ll also sense, understand and respond to the world around them.  In this episode of Engineering the Future, Neil Martin chats with Associate Professor Shaghik Atakaramians about how the next generation of telecommunication will deliver far more than just faster downloads. By combining connectivity with intelligence, future networks could their environment, predict changes and respond in real time.  Together, they explore how these technologies could enable safer autonomous transport, smarter cities, remote healthcare and education and even life-sized holographic communication.  Visit our ⁠website (https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/news-events/events/engineering-the-future/engineering-the-future-of-Telecommunications) ⁠for A/Prof. Atakaramians's bio and the full transcript of the conversation.  Read more of our stories on Telecommunications:  • Six things you need to know about 6G (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/07/six-things-you-need-to-know-about-6g)   • ‘Don’t scare the cat!’ Engineers find smarter way to measure quantum systems (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/dont-scare-the-cat-engineers-find-smarter-way-to-measure-quantum-systems)   • How ‘digital twins’ could help prevent cyber-attacks on the food industry (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/11/digital-twins-prevent-cyber-attacks-food-industry)   • Quantum technologies aren’t just the future – they’re already here and making an impact (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/09/Quantum-technologies-making-impact) • Reimagining infrastructure through digital twin modelling (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/08/Reimagining-infrastructure-through-digital-twin-modelling)   Let’s connect:  Don’t miss out on more conversations about the technologies shaping our world. Subscribe to Engineering the Future on your favourite podcast platform and follow us on ⁠Facebook⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/UNSWengineering) , ⁠LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/unswengineering/)  and ⁠Instagram⁠ (http://www.instagram.com/unswengineering)  to stay up to date with the latest research and news from ⁠UNSW Engineering⁠ (http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/) .   Acknowledgement of Country  We would like to show our respects and acknowledge the Bedegal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which our Kensington campus is situated on, and to Elders past and present.