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On June 6, 2011, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) authorized an application from Wireless City Planning, Inc. (CEO & President: Masayoshi Son) for modifications to an establishment plan for special base stations using 2.5GHz-band frequencies.
1. Background, etc.
On December 21, 2007, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) authorized an application from WILLCOM, Inc. for the plans for the establishment of special base stations using 2.5GHz-band frequencies, based on the Radio Law (1950 Law, Act No. 131) and “Guidelines for Establishment of Special Base Stations using 2.5GHz-band Frequencies” (2007 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Bulletin No. 457).
Subsequently, on December 21, 2010, accompanying the enforcement of an absorption-type split by means of WILLCOM, Inc.'s reorganization plan, succession of its authorized establishment status involving the same establishment plans was given to Wireless City Planning, Inc., based on Article 27, Clause 16 of the same Law application mutatis mutandis pursuant to provisions in Article 20, Clause 2.
After carrying out system maintenance for the upgrading of a broadband mobile wireless access system enabling communication environment improvements such as increases in transmission speed, etc. and efficient area expansion, etc., the company submitted an application for modification of the establishment plans based on Article 27, Clause 14.1 of the same Law in order to expand its services through the aforementioned upgrades.
On June 6, 2011, after inspecting the application, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) found the modifications to the establishment plan to be suitable and therefore gave its authorization based on Article 27, Clause 13.4 of the same Law applied mutatis mutandis to Clause 2 in the same Article.
2. Outline of establishment plant after modification
Telecommunications service provided |
Data transmission (BWA access service) |
System adopted |
Wireless Equipment Regulations, Article 49.29 (XGP) |
Special base station details |
Channel type: Base stations and land mobile relay stations
Radio wave types: 20M0 X7W, 10M0 X7W, 5M00 X7W, 2M50 X7W |
Transmission burst length of base station and land mobile station |
Base station transmission burst length: within 625 microseconds x M
Land mobile station burst length: within 625 microseconds x N
(M+N=4, 8 or 16 (M/N=natural number) |
Mobile range for transmission to recipient |
Nation-wide |
Total number of special base stations |
12,693 stations (end of FY2012) |
Forecast number of subscribers |
520,000 (end of FY2012) |
Frequency range |
Between 2545MHz and 2575MHz |
Population cover ratio |
Fiscal year in which at least 50% of the population will be covered by the jurisdiction of each comprehensive communication station: FY2010
Nation-wide population cover ratio by end of FY2012: 92% |
Related reports and documents
- Approval of Establishment Plans based on the Guideline for Establishment of Specified Base Stations Using 2.5 GHz Band Providers of broadband mobile wireless access systems decided (December 21, 2009)
- Approval of Succession of Authorized Establishment Status involving Wireless City Planning, Inc. (December 7, 2010)
- Results from Appeal for Opinions concerning Ministerial Ordinance Plans for Partial Revision of Wireless Equipment Regulations and Each Regulation relating to Technical Standards Compliance Verification, etc. in Special Wireless Equipment, and Reply from Radio Regulatory Council regarding Same Ministerial Ordinance Plans – System maintenance accompanying speed increases in broadband mobile wireless systems (March 9, 2011)
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