June 16, 2021 Public Appeal for Demonstration Proposals and Briefing Sessions concerning FY2021 Development Demonstrations for Realizing Local 5G Services to Solve Issues

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will make a public appeal for demonstratio proposals and briefing sessions concerning fiscal 2021 development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues^*1 through a contractor (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.) as described below.

1. Overview

As in fiscal 2020, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will conduct technical studies, including those on radio wave propagation, under a wide variety of usage environments assuming various actual usage situations. At the same time, MIC will again implement development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues^*1 to create solutions that utilize local 5G. Thereby, MIC intends to realize the more flexible operation of local 5G and the inexpensive, safe, and secure utilization of local 5G.
Accordingly, MIC has decided to make a public appeal for demonstration proposals concerning the fiscal 2021 development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues^*1 through the contractor.
In addition, for those who wish to participate in this project, MIC will hold briefing sessions for the public appeal through the contractor to deepen their understanding of the purpose, contents, etc. of this project. However, their attendance at the briefing session(s) is not an essential requirement for their participation in this demonstration.

2. Public appeal for demonstration proposals

Contents of public appeal

• Project overview
  The demonstrations aim to acquire detailed data, including that on the radio wave propagation of local 5G, and to create and implement solutions utilizing local 5G, considering the issues clarified in the fiscal 2020 development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve local issues^*1.
• Proposer
  A consortium consisting of private businesses, local public organizations, universities, NPOs, etc. involved in technical studies (e.g., radio wave propagation) and studies on solutions using local 5G.

• *1.
  The project name has been changed to “Development Demonstrations for Realizing Local 5G Services to Solve Issues” in fiscal 2021.

• *
  The published material is in Japanese only.