October 22, 2024
Innovative Information and Communication Technology (Beyond 5G (6G)) Fund Project
Results of the Public Call for the FY2024 Strategic Program for Social Implementation and Global Development (Common Network Infrastructure Technology Establishment Type)

 Regarding the Information and Communication Technology Research and Development Fund established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), MIC invited applications for the FY2024 Research and Development projects to be conducted under the “Innovative Information and Communication Technology (Beyond 5G (6G)) Fund Project” specifically within the Strategic Program for Social Implementation and Global Development (Common Network Infrastructure Technology Establishment Type), resulted in the selection of one project.

 The MIC established the Information and Communication Technology Research and Development Fund at NICT in March 2023 to implement the Innovative Information and Communication Technology (Beyond 5G (6G)) Fund Project. The fund has been in operation since FY2023.
 To provide focused support for research and development projects that integrate social implementation and overseas deployment strategies as part of the funded project, NICT invited applications for new R&D projects in FY2024 from Wednesday, July 31, 2024 to Friday, August 30, 2024 under the Strategic Program for Social Implementation and Global Development (Common Network Infrastructure Technology Establishment). One proposal was received, and, as a result of the screening process, it was selected for funding.
 This project is intended to develop a common platform between carriers in a development field that is not linked to the profits of individual carriers with the social implementation of an all-photonics network and its spread as the goal.
 Selected R&D project:
 Project Title: Research and Development Project for Control Technology and Equipment Configuration Technology for All-Photonics Network Connections among Multiple Telecommunications Carriers
 Implementers: NTT Corporation (Principal Investigator), KDDI Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
 For details, please refer to the following web page of NICT.
 https://www.nict.go.jp/publicity/topics/2024/10/22-2.html