According to Europe’s 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6GIA), this memorandum is the first to be signed between 5G/6G related organisations from Japan and Europe.
The memorandum covers the following:
1. Exchange of information
2. Cooperation in following matters:
A. Vision of 6G
B. Technology exploitation and dissemination to ensure awareness, understanding and involvement and finally adoption
C. Requirements on 6G
D. Discussions on basic system concepts, architecture and use cases
E. Support for global regulatory process in identification of Frequency bands and spectrum arrangement for 6G technologies
F. Identification of common interest, building of consensus and collaboration to support development of globally harmonised standards
G. Promoting cooperation among European and Japanese R&D organisations and industries
H. Use cases of 6G and other topics
Other than the deal, both organisations will co-host webinars or investigate joint research products based on the MoU.
They will also explore collaborative opportunities with other organisations and countries.
The Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5PC) has promoted 5G and 6G approaches, and its international committee has worked with other countries and organisations outside Japan, according to the 6GIA.
The 6GIA, on the other hand, carries out standardisation, frequency spectrum, R&D projects, technology skills, collaboration with key vertical industry sectors, notably for the development of trials, and international cooperation.
Last month, the new government of South Korea said it was expecting to come up with a new 6G communications prototype in 2026. Media reports say the Presidential Transition Committee was expecting that 6G will be commercialised between 2028 to 2030.
In January, the Korean Government announced it was working with local carriers and tech firms SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus, Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics to develop network strategies.
This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 9 May 2022.
