"Local 5G" license application begins. Major IT companies and other applications are successively applied. December 24 12:31
The application for a local 5G license, which utilizes the next generation communication standard 5G in a small area, began on the 24th, and major IT companies and others have applied one after another.
Local 5G uses a high-speed, large-capacity 5G communication network in a limited area such as inside a building, and radio waves are to be allocated to companies, municipalities, universities, and so on.
On April 24, applications began to be accepted at general communication stations nationwide, and at the Kanto General Communication Bureau, NEC, Fujitsu, Jupiter Telecom, the largest cable television company, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, applied in succession.
Local 5G is
実 現 Realizing a “smart factory” to increase production efficiency by connecting robots and cameras in the facility,
さ ま ざ ま Various applications are expected, such as sending high-precision images from cameras installed in rivers to local government facilities and using them for disaster prevention.
NEC and Fujitsu are planning to use them at their own offices, and Tokyo is planning to establish facilities where small and medium-sized businesses in Tokyo can experiment with 5G.
5G services will be launched by mobile phone companies sequentially from next spring onward. However, the maintenance of the communication network will take time, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will allocate local 5G radio waves separately and aim to promote the introduction to the region as soon as possible. is.
If the examination progresses smoothly, local 5G is expected to be commercialized in February next year.