Keynote Speaker

Title: Building the Mega Constellation Satellite Network: 6G-NTN

Abstract: In this talk, we present the concept and design of the emerging low orbit mega satellite constellations, the overall system performance evaluation and innovative new use cases. We present a host of the enabling technologies orbit designs: (1) the satellite-as-space-bastion; (2) the inter-satellite networking; (3) the satellite to mobile access and mobile to satellite access; (4) the spectrum comparison. As a foundational enabler for 6G, non-terrestrial-network will provide, for the first time, the full earth coverage, the 6G-NTN will create disruptive innovative use cases in many areas, we also discuss their revolutionary impacts.

Bio: Dr. Wen Tong is the CTO, Huawei Wireless. He is the head of Huawei wireless research. In 2011, Dr. Tong was appointed the Head of Communications Technologies Labs of Huawei, currently, he is the Huawei 5G chief scientist and led Huawei’s 10-year-long 5G wireless technologies research and development.

Prior to joining Huawei in 2009, Dr. Tong was the Nortel Fellow and head of the Network Technology Labs at Nortel. He joined the Wireless Technology Labs at Bell Northern Research in 1995 in Canada.

Dr. Tong is the industry recognized leader in invention of advanced wireless technologies, Dr. Tong was elected as a Huawei Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. He was the recipient of IEEE Communications Society Industry Innovation Award in 2014, and IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award for “pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the mobile communications industry and innovation in 5G mobile communications technology” in 2018. He is also the recipient of R.A. Fessenden Medal. For the past three decades, he had pioneered fundamental technologies from 1G to 5G wireless with more than 530 awarded US patents.

Dr. Tong is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, and he serves as Board of Director of Wi-Fi Alliance.