Next generation communication standard “5G” spreads Tokyo cooperates with mobile phone companies November 8 20:50

Governor Koike of Tokyo has exchanged opinions with the presidents of mobile phone companies for the spread and utilization of the next generation communication standard “5G”, and uses the land and buildings owned by the city as the base station installation location. , They agreed to study specific services for the citizens of Tokyo.

Governor Koike of Tokyo exchanged opinions with the presidents of mobile phone companies at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government before the next-generation communication standard “5G” service started in earnest next year.

In this, Governor Koike said, “To win the competition with the world, it will not be a match unless we have a 5G communication network. We want to make Tokyo a city with the world's most advanced mobile Internet.” He explained that he would actively lend his land and buildings as base station installation locations.

On the other hand, President Yoshihisa Yamada of Rakuten Mobile said, “The location of the base station is a serious issue, and we are thankful for Tokyo ’s response. We want to jointly conduct 5G demonstration experiments and accumulate success stories.” Said.

In addition, Ken Miyauchi, president of Softbank, has also made a proposal such as “Would you like to create an app that can provide all services provided by Tokyo on smartphones?” Did.