Japan, South Korea and the Mainland Conduct Intensive Consultation on 5G Cooperation

Including Japan, the officials of the mainland and South Korea government responsible for IT related affairs, held the 6th China-Japan-South Korea Minister of Information and Communications Conference in Tokyo, Japan on May 28. According to a Japanese media report, the theme of this conference was to lock in the application of 5G wireless communication technology. We will try our best to reduce transnational roaming charges. We hope to conduct intensive consultations before the 7th session of the Chinese mainland in 2019. The most active countries in promoting 5G wireless communications today include South Korea that will promote 5G wireless network services in some regions in 2019. In Japan, where the Tokyo Olympics showcases 5G wireless communication service technology, and in mainland China where the 5G wireless communication has been popular until 2022, although the detailed specification of the 5G wireless technology has not yet been formulated, Japan, Korea, and the mainland hope to reach a consensus first to facilitate follow-up. 5G application promotion. This is the first time since the 5th session in 2011 that the three countries have jointly held talks between Japan and the mainland. The tripartite representatives are all government officials. This time the Japanese representative is the general manager Noda Seiko. Miao Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Yu Yingmin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Communications of South Korea. The Japanese representative, Noda Yoko, said that the three parties are responsible for the 5G technology. The frequency band issues all indicate intentional cooperation, and all recognize that 5G is not an extension of the existing 4G technology, but a newly developed advanced technology. Cooperation between countries can obtain maximum benefit. The three parties’ representatives are reducing the number of multinational telecommunications services such as roaming charges. The said that it will actively promote, but there are no specific figures. The representatives of the three parties will hold several high-level official talks in the next year to deal with related technical issues. In addition, the Japanese representatives also attach importance to issues concerning safety and security, especially the upcoming Olympic Games in Japan. Regarding the safety and security issues during the Olympic Games, considerable attention has been paid; and because the mainland has different network control issues from Japan, companies are concerned about this. Both Japan and the mainland have exchanged opinions and the details will be handled at a follow-up technical meeting. South Korea stated that it will cooperate Japan's Olympic security needs cooperation.

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