Tag: japan

March 27, 2023

NTT and KDDI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote global standardization in the field of optical networks, such as optical transmission technology, mobile network technology and its operations management technology, where both companies can leverage their technological strengths. For […]

February 1, 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is aiming to launch a 5G spectrum auction in early 2026, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported. This would be the first time that the Japanese government has used an auction to award frequencies, […]

December 7, 2022

KDDI announced that the first mobile tower in Japan to use Starlink has started commercial operation in Hatsushima, a remote island in Sagami Bay. Starting with this location, KDDI will expand its coverage to 1,200 remote towers in order to […]

September 28, 2022

Versa Networks and Nabiq of Japan announced their new partnership to deliver advanced Private 5G services for enterprise customers throughout Japan. Leveraging integrated security, networking and Versa’s platform for hosting 5G Core technology, Nabiq is offering these new capabilities as […]

August 10, 2022

Right now mmWave 5G deployments are focused on adding capacity to congested network hot zones, places like stadiums, music venues, shopping malls, transit hubs and dense central business or downtown areas. In addition to capacity offload, mmWave 5G promises to […]

March 3, 2022

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that KDDI, a leading Japanese telecommunications provider, is using the HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus – Telco server for the commercial network operation of O-RAN compliant 5G standalone base stations. KDDI is accelerating construction of […]

February 21, 2022

KDDI, Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu announced that the companies have turned on the world’s first commercial 5G Standalone Open RAN site powered by virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. For the deployment of this first site, KDDI used […]

December 6, 2021

Japan is expected set up a wide-area experimental network as early as 2022 to experiment with 5G O-RAN networks, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported. According to the report, the initiative will be led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications […]

November 23, 2021

JTower and NTT Docomo announced that they have formed a capital and business alliance with the aim of strengthening collaboration in the field of infrastructure sharing. As part of the alliance, Docomo plans to acquire part of JTower shares held […]

November 9, 2021

An international team of researchers from Japan and Finland will work to develop technologies and standards for future 6G technologies as part of a joint research agreement between the two countries, the University of Tokyo said in a release. Japan […]

October 18, 2021

Nokia last week announced that it has been selected by Japanese mobile operators, SoftBank and KDDI as one of the vendors to deploy Japan’s shared RAN. This deployment will deliver 5G services to both SoftBank and KDDI subscribers in the […]

September 14, 2021

KDDI has selected Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to KDDI’s 1,200 remote mobile towers as its network backhaul provider. As soon as 2022, KDDI will be able to offer an urban mobile connectivity experience to its rural mobile […]

August 30, 2021

Qualcomm Technologies in collaboration with Thundercomm Technology and Keysight Technologies last week announced their cooperation in the establishment of a new 5G mmWave laboratory in Koto-ku, Tokyo, by Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute (TIRI). This effort aims to lower […]

August 5, 2021

2021 is the year when 5G continues to progress while both infrastructure and device ecosystems have matured, creating economies of scale. In the infrastructure market, vendors have shipped more than 1 million 5G base stations while the device ecosystem has […]

July 30, 2021

NTT and ACCESS announced a business and technology partnership aimed at promoting the realization of Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN). Through the arrangement, NTT and ACCESS will conduct research and development on new user interface and user experience technology […]

July 13, 2021

Rakuten Mobile on Monday announced that it has successfully verified data transfer on a 5G Standalone (SA) mobile network with the collaboration of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) on July 4, 2021, at Tokyo Tech’s Ookayama Campus. In 5G […]

June 25, 2021

NEC has announced the joint development of RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) with NTT DOCOMO in support of intelligent Radio Access Networks (RAN). The two companies are aiming to reduce RAN operational costs, improve performance, and reduce power consumption through the […]

May 28, 2021

Samsung said that it is collaborating with OPTAGE, a Japanese service provider, to implement a dedicated private 5G network and deploy a real-time video monitoring system at a plant facility. This private 5G network will support 4K Ultra HD-based live-streaming […]

March 16, 2021

The Japanese government assigned the three largest mobile operators in Japan — NTT Docomo, KDDI au and Softbank, as well as new arrival Rakuten Mobile — 5G spectrum in April 2019. In the coming years, the four Japanese carriers are […]

December 22, 2020

AT&T and KDDI, a Japanese telecommunications service provider, have teamed up to bring industry-leading connected car capabilities to Mazda vehicles across the U.S., enabling streaming of best-in-class entertainment and more. Mazda will enable AT&T 4G LTE connectivity for thousands of […]