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Japan is getting ready for 6G



5G is an emerging technology and it is 10 times faster than the current LTE networks. This increase in speed will allow IoT devices to communicate and share data faster than ever. Geopolitical rifts have seen some countries strip Chinese-made equipment from their 5G networks. And the next battle to build 6G has already begun. Here are the five nations and blocs leading the charge. Recently, Japanese mobile operator Softbank announced its plan for future 6G rollout. Said to be 100 times faster than 5G, 6G is expected for 2030 and is “a technology for the 2030s.This anticipation comes as an unexpected head start, as Japan only began its 5G rollout beginning of 2020. At Q1 2021, reports Dataxis, 5G had a penetration rate of 3% among mobile subscribers, which is relatively low in comparison to most-advanced countries in the regions.



The rush could be explained by the fact that connectivity improvements will enable new technological and industrial applications such as safety in traffic or even medicine and will be a major boost for Japan’s international competitiveness. But what really is at stake is most probably Chinese competition. Indeed, China had an incredible start in its own race to 5G, which currently holds a penetration rate of more than 25%, thus being one of the leading countries worldwide in terms of 5G consumer deployment. Moreover, it currently owns more than 40% of base stations, where Japan’s share revolves around 5%. Last April, a $4.5 billion Japanese American shared investment for the development of 6G was announced, with an intention to understand on how the Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN), which enables multiple vendors to use the same base stations without risks of non-compatibility, so that it will allow multiple partnerships as well as drastic decreases in building investment costs.

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