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Mitsubishi Electric Tests Local 5G System for Factory Automation in Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Tests Local 5G System for Factory Automation in Japan Image Credit: Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric on Monday announced that it has begun a demonstration test of a local 5G system at its Nagoya Works factory in Nagoya.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has licensed local 5G system for use in a limited area which operates at a different frequency band, 28.2GHz-28.3GHz, than those deployed by mobile operators. 

The company expects to deploy local 5G systems to deliver new services and businesses incorporating a wide range of Factory Automation (FA) and other products. The test is designed to verify wireless transmission between local 5G base stations and Mitsubishi Electric's FA products. It will also help to confirm various possible uses of envisioned local 5G systems, such as remote operation and maintenance support, usage of augmented and virtual reality for enhanced work efficiency, and more.

Mitsubishi Electric expects to launch demonstration test at other business sites as well as establish new 5G infrastructure at its business sites and laboratories. The 5G Open Innovation Laboratory, for example, which is scheduled to begin operating at the company's Information Technology R&D Center in Kamakura, will serve as a base for joint research and demonstrations with customers and partner companies to create new businesses and services.

To create new businesses and services, Mitsubishi Electric is collaborating with partner companies on studying 5G uses and conducting demonstration tests that incorporate basic 5G-related technologies, including communication systems, antenna technologies and both high-frequency and optical devices.

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