We have established a project led by the only "Materials/Manufacturing" member within XGMF. With this project as a hub, we would like to promote discussions across the supply chain through collaboration within and outside the XGMF. We would like to reflect your opinions in the management of the project, and we look forward to your active participation in this briefing session.
We are pleased to announce that XGMF member ON BOARD, Inc. We are pleased to introduce you to a seminar in which XGMF's "Push for Life x 5G (Millimeter Wave and Local 5G)" project will participate as a cooperating partner1.
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We are pleased to announce the release of Dr. Hendrik Berndt's ‘Beyond 5G Activities in Europe with additional flashlights on B5G US activities’.
The XGMF, following its mission to provide useful information to its members, has decided to release a quarterly report on Dr. Berndt's ‘Beyond 5G activities in Europe with additional flashlights on B5G US activities’.
The 6G Promotion Project of the XG Mobile Promotion Forum has released the "6G Position Paper 1.0" to deepen common understanding among industry, academia, and government, and to disseminate Japan's 6G concept widely both domestically and internationally, based on the direction of Japan's future development and expected social issues. The "6G Position Paper Version 1.0" has been released to the public. We hope that the paper will contribute to fostering common understanding and promoting concrete actions toward the realization of 6G in the future.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will establish the Japan Pavilion at MWC Barcelona 2026, one of the world's largest mobile technology exhibitions, to be held in Spain from March 2 (Monday) to March 5 (Thursday), 2026, and will support exhibitors at the Japan Pavilion. The Japan Pavilion will be open to a wide range of exhibitors, mainly Japanese startups and SMEs that aim to expand their technologies and services overseas and develop new businesses in ICT fields that match the MWC theme, such as 5G, Beyond 5G/6G, AI, and immersive technologies.
The XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF) has signed a MoU with the Next G Alliance (NGA), which is responsible for promoting 6G in North America, with the aim of deepening collaboration between the two countries on efforts toward Beyond 5G/6G. In conjunction with the MoU, a workshop for 6G collaboration was held. In conjunction with the MoU signing, a workshop for 6G collaboration was also held
The XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF) has signed an MoU with 6G-IA, an association representing industry and research institutes in the field of next-generation networks and services in Europe, with the aim of deepening collaboration between Europe and Japan regarding efforts toward Beyonad 5G/6G. In conjunction with the MoU signing, a workshop for 6G collaboration was held.
This showcase was held at the Expo Messe "WASSE" in the Expo site, and was a limited nine-day event from May 26 to June 3. More than 40,000 visitors attended during that period, demonstrating the high level of interest of visitors in future telecommunications. The venue was divided into three zones with contents that were easy to understand and enjoy.
The XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF) has launched the "Space x Ground Use Case Study Project" with the aim of co-creating new value and use cases and SX through dialogue between satellite operators and ground industry users. This seminar is an important first step to kick off the project.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is pleased to announce the results of the "Beyond 5G ready Showcase," an event where visitors can experience the future society and cutting-edge technologies brought about by next-generation information and communications at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo from May 26 (Monday) to June 3 (Tuesday), 2025. The results of the event were announced on June 3.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has invited Japan to the 49th session of SG5 WP5D, a working group of the International Telecommunication Union, Radio Communication Division (ITU-R), which is in charge of international standardization and frequency studies for next-generation mobile communication systems. The meeting will be held from Tuesday, June 24, 2025 to Thursday, July 3, 2025 in Kobe City, Japan.
XGMF-ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core will hold its 7th TeleGraphic WorkShop online on Thursday, June 19. XGMF members are welcome to participate on-site at the Mizunase Innovation Center, Sekisui Chemical Co.
