Government to tackle 5G research in JapanTOKYO
(The Japan News/ANN) - Government research to develop services using the fifth-generation (5G) communications system will start in fiscal 2017, with an aim to putting such services on the market in fiscal 2020, it has been learned.
The 5G super-fast mobile network will be two generations past the current 3.9 generation Long Term Evolution, or LTE, technology, and will offer communications speeds up to about 100 times faster. As one of its major advantages, 5G will be able to maintain transmissions even when a much larger number of people are using the internet.
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will work with private-sector companies to beef up its efforts to develop services featuring 5G technology, as it believes the types of services available will be key to promoting the network.
The ministry will include related expenses in its budget request for fiscal 2017. It hopes to work with not only communications and electronics companies, but also automakers, image-related and other firms in developing services featuring 5G.
The super-fast network will be available following the fourth-generation system, whose services will fully begin this year. Mobile phone carriers are now developing 5G communications technologies, and the ministry will develop related services in tandem with their efforts.
Envisioned applications include a service in which tens of thousands of stadium spectators can watch a game while simultaneously streaming videos focused on their favorite players with their smartphones. This would not only create a sense of unity at the venue, but also let users see close-up the expressions and techniques of their favorite players at the same time.
The ministry also aims to develop technologies that will enable users to view high-resolution images on the internet while traveling aboard Shinkansen bullet trains.
It further aims to apply the 5G system to so-called remote-controlled operations, in which doctors conduct surgeries from distant places while watching screens. Surgeons would be able to perform operations while watching live images in 8K (8000 megapixels) ultra-high definition even while patients were being treated at places without access to fixed phone lines, such as ambulances.
Featuring 8K images - whose images are 16 times as detailed and sharp as current full high-definition TVs - the remote-controlled operations service would allow doctors to see blood vessels and other small details, making it easier for them to avoid mistakes.
The ministry also plans to install functions capable of handling the 5G network not only in smartphones and tablets, but in many other products as well, to help create new types of services.
It will consider, for example, a service to connect many vehicles to 5G, thus making it easier for road operators to obtain traffic information - such as vehicles’ positioning and locations of accidents - at any time to help drivers travel safely and escape traffic congestion.
The ministry believes that once business models can be established for companies to charge fees for providing 5G services in entertainment, safety and other fields, mobile phone carriers will make more capital investment and more companies will offer new services, thereby boosting promotion of the network.
Government to tackle 5G research in JapanTOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - Government research to develop services using the fifth-generation (5G) communications system will start in fiscal 2017, with an aim to putting such services on the market in fiscal 2020, it has been learned. The 5G super-fast mobile network will be two generations past the current 3.9 generation Long Term Evolution, or LTE, technology, and will offer communications speeds up to about 100 times faster. As one of its major advantages, 5G will be able to maintain transmissions even when a much larger number of people are using the internet. The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will work with private-sector companies to beef up its efforts to develop services featuring 5G technology, as it believes the types of services available will be key to promoting the network.The ministry will include related expenses in its budget request for fiscal 2017. It hopes to work with not only communications and electronics companies, but also automakers, image-related and other firms in developing services featuring 5G.The super-fast network will be available following the fourth-generation system, whose services will fully begin this year. Mobile phone carriers are now developing 5G communications technologies, and the ministry will develop related services in tandem with their efforts.Envisioned applications include a service in which tens of thousands of stadium spectators can watch a game while simultaneously streaming videos focused on their favorite players with their smartphones. This would not only create a sense of unity at the venue, but also let users see close-up the expressions and techniques of their favorite players at the same time.The ministry also aims to develop technologies that will enable users to view high-resolution images on the internet while traveling aboard Shinkansen bullet trains.It further aims to apply the 5G system to so-called remote-controlled operations, in which doctors conduct surgeries from distant places while watching screens. Surgeons would be able to perform operations while watching live images in 8K (8000 megapixels) ultra-high definition even while patients were being treated at places without access to fixed phone lines, such as ambulances.Featuring 8K images - whose images are 16 times as detailed and sharp as current full high-definition TVs - the remote-controlled operations service would allow doctors to see blood vessels and other small details, making it easier for them to avoid mistakes.The ministry also plans to install functions capable of handling the 5G network not only in smartphones and tablets, but in many other products as well, to help create new types of services.It will consider, for example, a service to connect many vehicles to 5G, thus making it easier for road operators to obtain traffic information - such as vehicles’ positioning and locations of accidents - at any time to help drivers travel safely and escape traffic congestion.The ministry believes that once business models can be established for companies to charge fees for providing 5G services in entertainment, safety and other fields, mobile phone carriers will make more capital investment and more companies will offer new services, thereby boosting promotion of the network.
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