November 17, 2020 Partial Report from Information and Communications Council on Technical Requirements for Telecommunications Facilities in Response to the Spread of IoT

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has today received a partial report from the Information and Communications Council (Chaired by UCHIYAMADA Takeshi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation). This report specifies technical requirements for telecommunications facilities in response to the spread of IoT as a part of inquiry number 2020 about technical requirements for telecommunications facilities corresponding to the switchover of networks to IP (October 31, 2005).

1. Background

In light of the sophistication of communications networks and the diversification of usage patterns accompanying the spread of IoT in recent years, the Information and Communications Council has been studying technical requirements for telecommunications facilities since November 2017 as a part of technical requirements for telecommunications facilities corresponding to the switchover of networks to IP.^*
The IP Network Facilities Subcommittee of the Department on Information and Communications Technology under the Information and Communications Council studied technical requirements from June through November 2020 for wireless fixed-line phone facilities and compiled the results of the study into its fourth report. The Department on Information and Communications Technology deliberated on the contents of the report, and MIC has today received a partial report from the Information and Communications Council.

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  On the results of the study at the IP Network Facilities Subcommittee of the Department on Information and Communications Technology under the Information and Communications Council, MIC received the first report in September 2018, the second report in May 2019, and the third report in March 2020, from the Information and Communications Council.

2. Future plans

With consideration of the partial report, MIC will promptly make institutional development.

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  The published material is in Japanese only.