January 21, 2022 Appeal for Proposals related to New R&D Themes Contributing to Expansion of Radio Wave Resources

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will make an appeal for proposals as specified below from Saturday, January 22 through Friday, March 11, 2022. MIC aims to utilize its results as basic data in selecting research and development (R&D) themes to be newly implemented from fiscal 2023 to expand radio wave resources.

1. Background and purpose

MIC is implementing R&D to expand radio resources to promote the effective use of radio waves. The purpose of the R&D is to alleviate the tight situation of frequencies due to an expansion of frequency demand caused by a recent increase in communications volume. Furthermore, the R&D aims to respond to new frequency demand accurately.
The purpose of this appeal is to seek proposals for new R&D themes that will expand radio resources and provide basic data for selecting the new R&D themes to be implemented from fiscal 2023.

2. Submission period

From Saturday, January 22 through Friday, March 11, 2022

3. Proposal procedure

1. Target

The R&D themes for which MIC makes an appeal this time should meet the following requirements (1 and 2).
However, R&D themes overlapping with those already implemented, technologies that have already been developed and have no R&D elements, or combinations of these, are not eligible. For details of the R&D themes that have already been conducted, refer to the webpage for radio waves (R&D for expanding radio wave resources).

https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/e/index.htm

The appeal this time does not recruit R&D contractors.

• 1.

  R&D issues related to technologies that contribute to the effective use of radio waves (1. Technologies that efficiently use frequencies, 2. Technologies that promote shared use of frequencies, and 3. Technologies that promote the transition to higher frequencies). For example, the following technologies are applicable.

  • Technologies for efficient use of radio waves, such as the compression of currently used frequency bands
  • Technologies that enable the joint use of new wireless systems under existing wireless systems
  • Technologies to pioneer technical and economical use of high-frequency bands such as the high-microwave band, millimeter-wave band, and terahertz band, and promote migration to these frequency bands
• 2.
  R&D themes must be completed within approximately five years.

2. Proposal method

There are no particular restrictions on the eligibility of proposals.
An applicant should fill out the specified form with the required information in Japanese and submit it by email or postal mail by the deadline.

Submission address

Development Office, Radio Policy Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Central Gov’t Building No. 2 10F, 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8926
Tel.: 03-5253-5876
Email: wireless-rd_atmark_ml.soumu.go.jp (To prevent spam, @ is expressed as “_atmark_. “Change “_atmark_” to @ when you send an email.)

Submission deadline

No later than 5:00 pm on Friday, March 11, 2022 (Opinions, if submitted by mail, must arrive no later than the same day.)

4. Handling of proposals

• 1.
  The content of proposals submitted will be utilized as basic data for considering projects to be newly implemented from FY2023 for R&D for future expansion of radio wave resources. In this process, the Development Office may inquire about the content of your proposal.
• 2.
  MIC will request the budget for the necessary amount for R&D theses decided to be given priority among those submitted after being examined by an assessment committee consisting of academic experts (around July 2022) to start the implementation of the R&D in FY2023.

5. Others

MIC plans to make a public appeal for contractors around March 2023 for the R&D themes to be implemented fromFY2023 based on this proposal.