Japan 5G: Entry into local 5G one after another: Demand forecast / Entry fields

Japan 5G: Entry into local 5G one after another: Demand forecast / Entry fields

New Local 5G Market: Manufacturing Factory

The largest growth potential for new markets is in manufacturing factories.

Nokia research:

The industrial IoT market in the 5G era is expected to total 320 to 900 trillion yen.

“About 130 to 400 trillion yen is for factories,”

Ericsson survey:

ICT-related revenues in industry and 5G contribution forecasts are announced.

As of 2030, the total industry / ICT-related revenue is US $ 3.8 trillion (about 410 trillion yen)

With 5G, operators / revenues will reach US $ 700 billion.

Manufacturing (factories) make up 19% of this $ 700 billion.

JEITA: Local 5G: Demand forecast

JEITA has announced its forecast for local 5G demand.

For SI development, software, and outsourcing services, Japan’s demand announced by category.

According to 2030, “manufacturing (factory) is the number one in terms of solution service by sector (Japan demand)”.

It accounts for more than half of the total 696 billion yen, reaching 356.5 billion yen.

Manufacturing: 5G Adoption Benefits

The introduction of 5G in factories has various advantages.

Omron:

Plans to conduct a demonstration test of the factory 5G in partnership with NTT DoCoMo / Nokia.

Implement a “layout-free production line” that allows flexible and easy change of production line layout.

FANUC / Hitachi / NTT DOCOMO

FANUC, Hitachi, and NTT DOCOMO announced a tie-up in September 2019 for 5G manufacturing sites / advancement.

Currently, the communication network in factories / plants is basically wired.

The company says that it will promote “initiatives with a view to fully wireless communication.”

NEC:

NEC announced at a press conference that it will enter the local 5G market.

He explained that the cost estimate for local 5G would be “tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen per project.”

Because of this cost, “we need to carefully examine the need for local 5G.”

If you just want to go wireless,

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
Carrier’s LTE network,
Various LPWA (low power consumption wide area) networks, etc.
May be the best.

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