January 21, 2022 Appeal for Opinions on Draft Report of Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee

Technical requirements for wider band use of 920 MHz low-power radio stations as part of technical requirements for upgrading low-power wireless communications systems

The Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee (Chief Investigator: ANDO Makoto, professor emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Department on Information and Communications Technology under the Information and Communications Council, has been studying technical requirements for the wider band use of 920 MHz low-power radio stations as part of technical requirements for upgrading low-power wireless communications systems (inquiry number 2009, dated September 30, 2002) since July 2020.
Recently, the Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee drafted a report concerning its study. Accordingly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will make an appeal for opinions on the draft from Saturday, January 22 through Monday, February 21, 2022.

1. Subject of appeal for opinions

Draft Report of Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee, Department on Information and Communications Technology, Information and Communications Council

2. Overview

The Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee has been studying the technical requirements for wider band use of 920 MHz low-power radio stations as part of technical requirements for upgrading low-power wireless communications systems since July 2020. Recently, the Land Radiocommunication Subcommittee drafted the report concerning its study. Accordingly, MIC has decided to make this appeal for opinions on the draft from Saturday, January 22 through Monday, February 21, 2022.

3. Procedure of appeal for opinions

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4. Submission deadline

No later than Monday, February 21, 2022 (Opinions submitted by postal mail must also arrive no later than the same day.)

5. Future plans

The report will be finalized considering the results of the appeal for opinions.

Contact

For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html

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