Japanese companies NEC Corporation and Fujitsu said they started to deliver 5G equipment for compatriot telco NTT DoCoMo’s 5G deployment.
NEC said it is already supplying radio units (RU) for 5G base station equipment to the Japanese operator. NEC began shipping three types of small-cell...
The Japanese government announced it will allow the country’s four mobile carriers to deploy 5G base stations on traffic signals, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
The main aim of the initiative is to reduce the cost and times necessary to deploy 5G networks nationwide by taking advantage...
Japanese operator KDDI expects to launch pre-5G services in September 2019, the company’s president, Makoto Takahashi, said on a conference call with investors.
The executive
said that KDDI will start to sell 5G phones in March 2020.
Takahashi said that the company’s 5G coverage will reach...
Japanese telecommunications
operator NTT DoCoMo, together with compatriot logistics firm Itochu Logistics
Corp. and their U.S. subsidiaries announced that they will trial an IoT
solution for delivery-fleet management in the United States.
The companies said that this
IoT-based solution uses LTE-M devices to visualize operational status of
outsourced trucks.
The trial...
Japan's government has approved plans by the country’s four mobile carriers to build 5G wireless networks with investment set to reach JPY 1.6 trillion ($14.4 billion) over the next five years, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
Applications submitted by NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, SoftBank and e-commerce...
The new 5G trial was performed in a high-speed train by NTT Communications and NTT DoCoMo
Japanese company NEC Corporation has contributed to a high-definition video transmission test utilizing 5G connected to a high-speed train. The test was conducted by compatriot firms NTT Communications Corporation,...
NEC said that demo system uses 5G technology as well as MEC
Japanese firm NEC Corporation announced the provision of a facial recognition demo system utilizing multi-access edge computing to compatriot carrier NTT DoCoMo’s 5G Open Lab Okinawa, a 5G technology verification center established in...
The 5G test used a 5G base station with massive MIMO technology
Japanese company NEC Corporation announced that it contributed to a video transmission test utilizing 5G conducted in November 2018 by compatriot carrier NTT DoCoMo, and railway operator Toby Railway, through the provision of 5G...
NTT DoCoMo's demo used 5G equipment provided by Ericsson and Intel
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo collaborated with Metawave to demonstrate a 5G mobile communication system using 28 GHz, in what it claims is the world’s first demo of meta-structure reflect-array technology.
NTT DoCoMo described meta-structures...
The robot, developed by Toyota was developed to support human activities in homes and health centers
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and Toyota Motors said they have successfully controlled the Toyota-developed T-HR3 humanoid robot in trials using 5G technology.
Toyota developed the T-HR3 with the aim of...
New research explores frequencies up to 150 GHz
Even as the mobile industry steps into a 5G world where it is making use of millimeter wave frequencies for commercial cellular services, some are eyeing even higher -- and more plentiful -- spectrum resources.
Test company Rohde...
The outdoor trials used frequencies in the 28 GHz band
Japanese firms Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and NTT DoCoMo announced they have achieved what it claims to be the world's first 5G mobile telecommunications proof of concept (PoC) for 27 Gbps and 25 Gbps maximum throughputs...
The company has already reached 1,800 partners in its 5G Open partner program
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo plans to launch pre-commercial 5G services in September 2019, the carrier’s president and CEO, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, said during a conference call with investors and analysts.
Yoshizawa also said...
DoCoMo confirmed it will adopt Anritsu’s 5G New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR platform
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has formally adopted Anritsu's equipment for 5G testing.
The Japanese carrier said it will use Anritsu’s 5G New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR platform as its...
DoCoMo’s new offerings include an IoT-driven temperature and humidity-monitoring service for industrial refrigerators and freezers
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and its U.S. subsidiary, NTT DoCoMo USA, announced the launch of an IoT-driven temperature and humidity-monitoring service for industrial refrigerators and freezers in the United States.
NTT...
NTT DoComo, KDDI and SoftBank aim to launch full 5G services in 2020
Japanese mobile carriers have confirmed plans to launch 5G commercial services in 2019, a year ahead of schedule, local press reported.
NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank representatives said during a communications ministry hearing...
The device will feature image recognition functionalities based on DoCoMo’s AI technology
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo plans to start trials of a new greenhouse pest monitoring device, the company said in a statement.
The device uses an ultra low-power, battery-operated, wireless high-definition camera in conjunction...
The telecoms industry is at odds with the enterprise sector it is seeking to serve with ultra-reliable, low-latency (URLLC) 5G communications. Industrialists want both the control of private networks and the convenience of managed network services, and network operators want to bunch digital enterprises...
Juniper Research said NTT DoComo, SK Telecom, LG U+, KT and Softbank will be at the forefront of 5G development
Japan and South Korea will lead the development of 5G technology, with the two markets accounting for 43% of global 5G connections in 2019, according...
Keysight’s solutions allow users to validate the protocol signaling and radio frequency performance of 5G New Radio mobile devices in a laboratory environment
Keysight Technologies has extended its collaboration with Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo by providing its 5G network emulation solutions for validating new 5G...
Telit’s module enables the deployment of LTE CatM1 and NB-IoT technologies
IoT specialist Telit announced that its Telit ME910C1-J1 module is being used in a field trial of a delivery service application implemented by Japanese telecommunications firm NTT DoCoMo.
Telit said that the ME910C1-J1 features Telit’s...
The two Japanese firms said they achieved 5.5 Gbps wireless communication in eight mobile stations in Kawasaki City
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC have jointly achieved 5.5 Gbps throughput in eight mobile stations using beamforming with inter-base station coordination between two base...
Globally 3.5 GHz is a 5G band, but not in the U.S.
To deliver multi-gigabit-per-second throughputs associated with 5G, operators around the world are working with regulatory authorities to test and commercially deploy in an increasingly variable mix of spectrum. The key driver shaping spectral...
Under the new 5G deal, NEC will provide control units for NTT DoCoMo’s 5G base stations
Japanese technology firm NEC has reached an agreement with compatriot telecom operator NTT DoCoMo to provide control units for 5G base station equipment aiming for the commercialization of 5G...
