Is 5G active in Japan?

The indigenous 5G testbed project funded by the telecommunications department has reached its final stage and is expected to be completed by December 31, 2021 . After that, 5G services will be rolled out in India.

TOKYO — Japan and the U.S. will work together to lead the creation of international standards in unmanned technology that uses 6G communications , aiming to keep Chinese companies from dominating a field expected to include self-driving cars and fully automated factories.

The first country to adopt 5G on a large scale was South Korea , in April 2019. Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson predicted that 5G internet will cover up to 65% of the world’s population by the end of 2025.

Japan is still near the start of the 5G era . Typically, mobile network technology generations last for at least 10 years. Three of Japan’s operators launched 5G just over a year ago in March 2020, while Rakuten launched 5G later on September 30, 2020, and to date Rakuten has focused on its 4G network build over 5G.