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Japanese carriers to install 5G base stations on traffic signals: Report

June 5, 2019

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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 of the country’s high density of traffic lights.

Japan’s 200,000 traffic signals are administered by local governments, which will be able to use the 5G infrastructure for the implementation of self-driving vehicle projects and emergency communications in natural disasters, according to the report.

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