NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Creating new value with 6G, the next generation mobile communications system
DOCOMO is working on the research and development of “6G,” aiming to launch 6G services around 2030. We present our 6G vision and element technologies such as “NW for AI” for future AI-driven society, new customer value (CX) creation using wireless sensing, and further radio technology upgrades for extreme coverage extension to the sea and the sky and mmWave coverage expansion.
Latest Technology Trends (Beyond 5G/6G, etc.)
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Seminar
5/29/2025 (THU) 10:30 ～ 11:10K2-1WJWTPKeynote Speech Venue
The initiatives of DOCOMO towards an AI-Centric Network in the Beyond 5G era.
As AI technology rapidly evolves and becomes an integral part of our lives, the era of Beyond 5G is arriving, where communication infrastructure functions as the neural network of AI, the brain. In this lecture, we will introduce NTT DoCoMo's vision of the "AI-Centric Network" and efforts toward its realization, incorporating specific examples. Furthermore, we will discuss NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network), which is key to realizing a world that is connected anytime, anywhere; use cases for the Beyond 5G era; and the research and development of next-generation mobile networks aimed at shaping our future in the 6G and IOWN era.
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
IOWN EvangelistShigeru Iwashina
Shigeru Iwashina joined NTT DOCOMO in 1995, focusing initially on developing core network equipment and network architecture from 2G to 4G systems. Since 2011, he has been involved in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and 5G research. In 2019, at NTT, he advanced the IOWN initiative and established the IOWN GF. As of July 2020, he served as Director of the NTT Network Innovation Laboratories. He was also Deputy Chairman of the 5GMF Network Committee. Since July 2023, Iwashina has been the IOWN Evangelist at NTT DOCOMO. Additionally, he functions as a Director at the Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) and leads the 6G Network Architecture Project at the XG Mobile Promotion Forum.