August 5, 2022 Results of Public Solicitation for Proposals concerning FY2022 Development Demonstrations for Realizing Local 5G Services to Solve Issues (Development Demonstration Projects)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) made a public solicitation for proposals concerning fiscal 2022 development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues through a contractor (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.). Based on the evaluation results by the external experts' meeting, MIC selected proposals concerning development demonstration projects.
1. Outline
As in fiscal 2020, 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 implement development demonstrations for realizing local 5G services to solve issues 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.
In implementing this project, MIC solicited proposals from Wednesday, June 1, through Thursday, June 30, 2022, through a contractor.
2. Selection of proposals
As a result of the public solicitation of proposals concerning development demonstration projects (under initial budget for FY2022), MIC received 51 proposals and selected the following 20 proposals based on the evaluation results by the external experts' meeting.
| Title | Representative organization | Main implementation area |
|---|---|---|
| Demonstration on provision of advanced tele-medicine service through local mobility using local 5G | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation | Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido |
| Improving operational efficiency and achieving labor saving in snow clearing and pasture management across a large pasture area using local 5G | Sharp Corporation | Niikappu Town, Hokkaido |
| Realizing a carbon neutral society by increasing the capacity factor of wind power plants using local 5G | Cable Networks Akita Co.,Ltd. | Akita City, Akita Prefecture |
| Achieving manpower saving in the production and harvesting of agricultural products with automated harvesting robots and AI image recognition using local 5G* | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation | Daisen City, Akita Prefecture |
| Demonstration for streamlining video production of dramas using local 5G | NHK Enterprises, Inc. | Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Achieving next-generation drug traceability in and outside the hospital and operational improvement for medical personnel using local 5G | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation | Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture |
| Demonstration for remote-type autonomous driving of airside terminal buses (equivalent to Level 4) | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation | Narita City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Achieving manpower saving and stability in operation at a data center using local 5G | Fujitsu Limited | Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Achieving resilience in emergency medical care service through wide-area cooperation of metropolitan hospitals and work-style reform for doctors using local 5G | transcosmos inc. | Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Demonstration for improving efficiency in adult yellowtail farming through AI image recognition using local 5G | ZTV Co., Ltd. | Owase City, Mie Prefecture |
| Achieving digital transformation at ports and harbors and container terminals through real-time transmission of container planning data using local 5G | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation | Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Supporting operations of a local government through inspection and management of dams and on-site investigation at the time of a disaster using local 5G | Sharp Corporation | Tenri City, Nara Prefecture |
| Demonstration on remote monitoring of ICUs at hospital and sophistication of emergency medical care coordination through transmission of high-definition video | NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Inc. | Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture |
| Improving operational efficiency at the plant on a remote island through particle size determination by AI using local 5G | heart@network Co., Ltd. | Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture |
| Achieving prompt information sharing and decision making at the time of a disaster through transmission of high-definition video | NTT DATA KANSAI CORPORATION | Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture |
| Achieving smart production of yuzu (Japanese citron) through remote monitoring control and remote instruction using local 5G* | NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Inc. | Kitagawa Village, Kochi Prefecture |
| Demonstration for establishing a model of high-definition and multi-perspective video service for indoor sports using a kit for setting up simplified local 5G system | KDDI Engineering Corporation | Saga City, Saga Prefecture |
| Achieving smart security for a thermal power plant using local 5G through cooperation with a local government | KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. | Reihoku Town, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Demonstration for improving efficiency in fattening high-quality wagyu by AI image analysis and patrol robots | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation | Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture |
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In conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Smart Agriculture Production Area Model Demonstration (Local 5G)
The selection of proposals concerning demonstrations under special environments (supplementary budget for FY2021) and test production of terminal systems (supplementary budget for FY2021) is as announced by the press release indicated in 3(4).
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