Japanese mobile operators invest $ 45.7 billion in launching fifth generation communications by 2023 throughout the country.

Three leading mobile operators in Japan will begin to provide communication services of the 5G generation from 2020, and by 2023. Plan that it will be available throughout the country. This is written by the Nikkei Asian Review.

It is expected that operators NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank Group will invest $ 45.7 billion in the deployment of fifth-generation wireless services throughout the country. For comparison: the transition to the standard 4G cost operators $ 54.8 billion.

The first 5G availability zones will be built in Tokyo and other regions where in 2020. Events of the Summer Olympic Games will be held.

Investments in the first base stations will begin to invest in 2019.

The new technology will provide data transfer rates 100 times faster than the current 4G standard. For example, it is expected that the new network will allow unmanned vehicles to communicate with each other in just 0.001 s, which will significantly reduce the likelihood of an accident.

Let's remind, earlier it was informed that test tests of 5G technology can begin in Ukraine in 2019..

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