February 2024

No.0040
The 68th IMT Working Group Meeting of CJKCJK IMT Working Group Meeting is aiming to exchange information and views about theactivities of IMT standardizations in ITU-R, APT, 3GPP and so on, among members ofSDOs in China, Korea and Japan. Meetings are held three times a year.
Outline of the meeting
Schedule

11 and 12 October 2023

MeetingOnline

Participants

CCSA (China) 50, TTA (Korea) 17, ARIB (Japan) 21

 Main results(1) The results of AWG-31, APG23-6, ITU-R SG5 WP5D #44, ITU-R SG5 #20 and therecent 3GPP meetings were shared.
(2) The information was shared on the preparation status of each country for the ITUR RA-23 and WRC-23 scheduled from November 2023, and the items for continued
study and work content for the preparation of joint contributions were identified.
(3) It was decided to continue the work on the proposed amendments to ITU-R
Resolution 56 on the name of the IMT (mainly defining the new designation IMT2030) and ITU-R Resolution 65 on the principles for the future development processof IMT-2020 and IMT-2030, with a view to preparing a joint contribution for
approval at RA-23.
(4) It was decided to continue the exchange of views toward WRC-23 on specificcandidate frequencies related to the additional identification of IMT frequencies,
which is being considered as a new agenda item for WRC-27, and the issue of using
Mobile-satellite service on IMT frequencies (direct communication between IMT
mobile terminals and IMT satellites).
 Next meeting schedule
The next CJK IMT Working Group Meeting is scheduled to be held in January 2024.

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"5G Special Day V" in CEATEC 2023
CEATEC 2023 was held at Makuhari Messe located in the suburbs of Tokyo in October.
During CEATEC exhibition, the workshop titled "5G Special Day V" was organized onOctober 18th on-site as well as online.
532 participants attended there, and over 300 audience viewed the online distribution. The
archive contents of workshop had been provided until the end of October.
1. Outline of the EventSchedule
18 October 2023
Venue
Makuhari Messe, Chiba city, Japan (Online available)[AM] The Local 5G Utilization 2023 Workshop- Local 5G Promotion Public-Private Coordination Committee- Communications and Information Network Association of Japan(CIAJ)- Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB)
Organizer- 5th Generation Mobile Promotion Forum (5GMF)[PM] 5G Latest Trends 2023 International Workshop- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)- 5GMF- ARIB
2. Program
At the beginning, Prof. YOSHIDA Susumu, Chairman of 5GMF (Professor Emeritus ofKyoto University), gave an opening address on behalf of the organizers, followed by aguest speech by Mr. OGIHARA Naohiko, Director-General of the Radio Department,
MIC as a guest of honor.
(1) The Local 5G Utilization 2023 Workshop (AM)
Main Subject: Expansion of utilization, challenges, and future prospects
Title / Outline
Opening Remarks

Japan's Efforts to Promote thePrevalence of "Local 5G"

SpeakerMr. ISHII Yoshinori
Executive Vice President,
Communications and Information network
Association of Japan
Mr. UCHIDA Yuichiro
Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications Director of the Digital
Economy Promotion Office,Regional Communications Development
Division, MIC

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Local 5G initiatives forautonomous airport buses

Local 5G demonstration
experiment on urban expressways
Local 5G for emergency medical
resilience and physician’s work
style reforms
Realizing smart security forthermal power plants using local5G
Efforts by small and microenterprises to create smart
factories using local 5G
Panel Discussion:(Talking frankly about the statusand prospects of Local 5G)

Closing Remarks

Mr. KADONO TakaakiDirector,
Advanced Technology Group, Solution
Architect Department,
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone EastCorporation
Mr. TAKAHASHI Yoshitaka
Deputy Manager,
Facility Engineering Division,
Metropolitan Expressway Company
Mr. ASANO Tomokazu
Senior Manager,
Government Relations & Public Affairs
Division,transcosmos inc.
Mr. NAKAGAWA Koushirou
Information &communication division,
Kyushu Electric Power Company,
Incorporated
Ms. NAKAMOTO AkaneOHMORI CHROME CO., LTD
Ms. OHYAMA Rika(Moderator)
President,
ON BOARD Co., Ltd.
Prof. MORIKAWA Hiroyuki(Commentator)
Chairman of Strategy & Planning
Committee,
5GMF (Professor of The University ofTokyo)
Mr. UCHIDA Yuichiro
Mr. KADONO Takaaki
Mr. TAKAHASHI Yoshitaka
Mr. ASANO Tomokazu
Mr. NAKAGAWA Koushirou
Ms. NAKAMOTO Akane
Mr. NISHIOKA Seiji
Executive Director,
ARIB

3Panel Discussion at The Local 5G Utilization 2023 Workshop(2) 5G Latest Trends 2023 International Workshop (PM)Title / Outline
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speech
Overview of Millimeter Wave
Promotion Ad Hoc White Paper

5G status and preparation for B5Gin Korea
5G-Advanced mmWave
Opportunities and Challenges
mmW solutions and business
opportunities
Millimeter-Wave Spectrum forIndustrial 5G - Potentials andChallenges
The Changing World Through 5G :The Current Landscape ofMetaVerse and Web3 Service 'αU'Speaker
Prof. YOSHIDA Susumu
Mr. OGAWA Hiroyuki
Director of Land Mobile Communications
Division, MIC
Mr. NAKAMURA Takehiro
Chief examiner,
Millimeter wave Promotion Ad Hoc, 5GMF
(Chief Standardization Officer,NTT DOCOMO, INC.)
Prof. LEE Hyeon Woo
Associate Professor,
Mobile System Engineering Dept.
(Professor at DanKook University)
Mr. Ozge Koymen
Senior Director, Technology,Qualcomm, Inc.
Mr. Christopher Price
Director of Advanced Technology,
Asia-Pacific,
Ericsson
Mr. Niels König
Head of Department,
Production Metrology Institut für
Produktionstechnologie IPT,
5G-ACIA (Fraunhofer)
Mr. TATEBAYASHI Shunpei
General Manager,
KDDI CORPORATION

4Panel Discussion:“Challenges and future prospects
for millimeter wave utilization”

Closing Remarks

Mr. SEKIGUCHI Waichi(Moderator)
President,
MM Research Institute (former editorialwriter and columnist for Nikkei Inc.)
Mr. NAKAMURA Takehiro
Prof. LEE Hyeon Woo
Mr. Ozge Koymen
Mr. Christopher Price
Mr. Niels König
Mr. TATEBAYASHI Shunpei
Mr. OHMURA Yoshinori
Secretary General of 5GMF

Panel Discussion at 5G Latest Trends 2023 International Workshop

The 29th ITS World Congress 2023 in Suzhou
The 29th ITS World Congress 2023 was held in Suzhou, China in October 2023.
 Overview of the Congress
Date
Venue
Theme

Organizer

Participants (Registered)
Number of exhibitors

16 - 20 October 2023
Suzhou International Expo Center“DRIVING TOWARDS INTELLIGENT SOCIETY –Quality Life”
Suzhou Municipal People's Government
Jiangsu Provincial Department of transport
Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport ofP. R. China(Co-hosted by Suzhou Transportation Bureau, Suzhou
Industrial Park Administration Committee and China
ITS Industry Alliance)
More than 4,900 (3 from ARIB)
More than 1345 Sessions related to Japan
SessionNo.
Title

Speakers

Highlights
SessionNo.
Title

Speakers

Highlights
SessionNo.
Title

SIS(Special Interest Session)11 (held on 17 October)
National ITS Activities in Japan – Future Transport Society with DX

Mr. BARADA Takehiko (Moderator)
ITS Japan
Mr. IKEUCHI Hisaaki
National Police Agency, Japan
Mr. MASHIKO Takanori
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Mr. KYOTO Yuta
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Mr. WAGA Masamitsu
Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,JapanMr. HAYASHI Kenichi
Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism, Japan
Mr. ISHIDA Haruo
Cabinet Office, Japan
Mr. ASAYAMA Kentaro
Digital Agency, Japan
Mr. MASHIKO gave a presentation entitled "MIC's Recent Activities on ITS",
in which the domestic and international efforts for ITS were introduced. The
presentation also included the allocation of frequencies for 5.9GHz V2X and thetarget launch date for applications using the 5.9GHz band.
SIS14 (held on 17 October)Current and Future Spectrum Strategy for Cooperative Automated Vehicle
Mr. YAMAMOTO Takeshi (Moderator)
ITS Info-communication Forum, Japan
Mr. KAKEGAWA Hirofumi,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Mr. NIELS PETER SKOV ANDERSENCAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium, Denmark
Mr. RAM SHALLOM
Autotalks Ltd., Israel
Ms. SUZANNE MURTHA
AECOM, United States
In this session, speakers from governments and related organizations inJapan, U.S., Europe and China reported and discussed the status and futureof V2X studies and frequency allocations in their respective regions.
From Japan, Mr. KAKEGAWA gave a presentation on the status of studies at
MIC and future issues for V2X in the 5.9 GHz band.
PL(Plenary Session)2 (held on 18 October)
Future Mobility and Transport Industry Driven by Innovation6

SpeakersHighlights

MR. XIAOJING WANG (Moderator)
Chairman of China ITS Industry Alliance, China
Mr. KEQIANG LI
Academician/Professor, The Chinese Academy of Engineering/Tsinghua
University, China
Dr. JÜRGEN UNSER
President of Audi China, Audi, Germany
Mr. CHENWEI YAN
Senior Vice President, Qualcomm, United States
Mr. OGIHARA Naohiko
Director-General of the Radio Department, Telecommunications Bureau,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JapanMr. OGIHARA appeared on video and made a presentation titled "The future
mobility of Japan with ITS communications" including the government's
target setting for V2X and the timing of the realization of 5.9GHz band V2X,
which drew attention from other speakers.

 Exhibitions

ITS Info-communications Forum (ITSF) had a booth exhibition at the Japan Pavilion,
where the panels introducing the status of radio wave use in Japan and its
standardizationactivities

wereexhibited,

andbooklets

summarizing

ITSF'sachievements to date were provided. At the Toyota booth, an automated vehicle for
China was on display for the first time in several years in collaboration with Pony.ai andothers. In addition, the system configuration and remote monitoring of the Robot Taxi,
which connects the world conference venue, nearby major hotels, and high-speed
railway's Suzhou Park Station, were exhibited at the Denso booth and the Suzhou Park(SIP) booth.

Suzhou International Expo Center

Display by ITSF

The congress concluded with the announcement of the future ITS World Congress describedbelow.
The 30th:

Dubai, UAE, 16 - 20 September 2024

The 31st:

Birmingham, UK, 2025

The 32nd:

Gangneung, Korea, 2026

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Result of the Elections to the Secretary Generalof Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)Mr. KONDO Masanori (Japan) was re-elected at the 16th General Assembly of Asia-PacificTelecommunity (GA-16) held in Bangkok, Thailand on 6 and 7 November 2023 as Secretary
General for his second three-year term (February 2024 - February 2027).

Exhibition in Inter BEE 2023 by ARIB/DiBEG
The 59th Inter BEE (International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition) 2023 was held at theMakuhari Messe in the suburbs of Tokyo, which ARIB/DiBEG participated in.
1. Event outline
Inter BEE is Japan’s largest broadcasting equipment exhibition, and this year was the59th time. The conferences were held at the international conference hall and the open
stage, with 1,005 exhibitors, 1,704 booths and 31,702 visitors based on the registration,according to the organizer's announcement. The number of exhibitors and visitors hasrecovered to 80% of the pre-corona crisis (2019).
Schedule:• Real exhibition: 15 - 17 November 2023
at Makuhari Messe (in the suburbs of Tokyo)• Online exhibition : 6 November - 15 December 2023
Comparison of the scale of Inter BEE over the past four years
Year
Number of
Number of
Number of(Exhibition form)
exhibitors
boothsregistered visitors
2023
1,005
1,704
31,702(Real, Online)
2022
810
1,391
26,901(Real, Online)
2021
495
749
18,308(Real, Online)
2020
140――
(Online)
2019
1,158
2,125
40,375(Real)
2. Real exhibition of ARIB/DiBEG
At the ARIB/DiBEG booth, explanations of the recent state of standardization in thebroadcasting field, efforts toward next-generation broadcasting technology and theinternational expansion of ISDB-T by DiBEG were provided using the display panel
and the brochures.
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Visitors to the booth expressed interest in the fact that the many of the countries whichhave adopted ISDB-T located in Latin America, the latest information on competitionof candidate systems for the introduction of the next-generation digital terrestrial
television broadcasting system in Brazil, and the progress of standardization in Japan.
3. Seminar
At the "IP Pavilion Relay Seminar", Mr. TAKIGUCHI Yoshiro (NHK Science &Technology Research Laboratories), Chairman of the Studio equipment interface
working group, Technical committee of ARIB, gave a lecture on domestic
standardization and future prospects for the program production IP interface
standardization at ARIB.

Display panel at the Exhibition booth of ARIB/DiBEG

oneM2M Technical Plenary(TP) #62 and Open IoT Industry Day
oneM2M TP#62 and "Open IoT Industry Day" were held in December 2023.
1. Organizers: Co-hosted by ARIB and TTC (Telecommunication TechnologyCommittee)
2. DateTP#62: 4 - 8 December 2023
Open IoT Industry Day: 6 December 2023
3. Venue: Tokyo, Japan (Conference Room at TTC, online available)
4. Overview:【oneM2M TP#62】
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The main purpose of this meeting was to review the work of Release 5 Stages 1 and2, work program management, and to discuss the ad hoc groups related to academia.
Notable topics included the approval of the Work Item on Digital Twin, anddiscussion of the liaison from GCF ("Global Certification Forum", which oversees
certification work).
【Open IoT Industry Day】
TP#62 participants gave a lecture on the latest progress in IoT platform development
and introduced case studies of IoT systems based on oneM2M standard.
In panel discussion, interoperability frameworks were discussed, and there was alively Q&A session among the conference participants (28 participants at the venueand 57 online).

Participants in the TP#62

Open IoT Industry Day

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