1. contents

●Day 1 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)

Morning session:5G International Workshop
[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/IBSh7GBn3cM

Theme:

Latest Trends in Industrial Applications - 5G Communications: Dreams on Land, at Sea, in the Air, and in Space".

First half:

Lecture "Wireless Communications in the Linear Central Shinkansen", "5GAA, pioneering digital transformation in the automotive industry", etc.

Second half:

panel discussion

Speakers:

Rika Oyama (ON BOARD), Hiroyuki Morikawa (XGMF co-chair, University of Tokyo), Hiroshi Koide (Tokai Railway Company), Maxime Flament (5GAA) (video presentation), Ray Tseng (Nokia), Hiroshi Sugita (KDDI Smart Drone Corporation), Ryuji Yugawa ( Softbank Corporation), Mr. Hiroki Shibayama (5GAA (NTT Docomo Inc.))
5GAA: 5G Automotive Association

Afternoon session:Local 5G International Workshop"
[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/wGPLOStM4ig

Theme:

"Global frontline of factories, manufacturing industries and business development"

First half:

Lecture "Industrial 5G-State of the Union", "Flexible Society Project Wireless Technologies to Support DX in Manufacturing, Logistics, Healthcare and Infrastructure", etc.

Second half:

panel discussion

Speakers:

Masakazu Shirota (5G-ACIA (Qualcomm Japan G.K.)), Satoko Itaya (FFPA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)), Manabu Hibi (XGMF (Kyocera Communication Systems Corporation)), Koichiro Fujimoto (BA (NEC Corporation)), Brian Huang ( REIGN Technology Corporation) (online presentation), Thomas Fuerst (Verizon Business Group) (video presentation), Takehiro Nakamura (XGMF (NTT Docomo Inc.)), Gota Iwanami (XGMF (Infocity Corporation)), Susumu Yoshida (Past Chairman of 5GMF, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University)
5G-ACIA: 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation
FFPA: Flexible Factory Partner Alliance
BA: Broadband Association

●Day 2 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)

5G/6G International Conference
[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/vM53NNu-fC0

AM:

Lecture "Lecture by Government Officials of Various Countries
Panel Discussion: "XG Cyber Lifeline (Advancing Resilient and Robust Cyber Infrastructure for a Global Digital Future)

Afternoon:

Lecture "Career Lectures in Each Country
Lecture "Vendor Lectures from Vendors in Various Countries
Presentations by Other Companies and Organizations

Speakers:

Hermano Tercius (Brazilian Ministry of Communications), Masayuki Matsui (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), Iwao Hosako (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Chung Jaehoon (Ministry of Science, Technology and Information Technology, Korea), Kim Phirun (Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications), Akihiro Nakao (XGMF co-chair, University of Tokyo), Abhimanyu Gosain (PAWR), Takki Yu (SK Telecom) (online presentation) (XGMF Co-Chair, University of Tokyo), Abhimanyu Gosain (PAWR), Paul Wijngaard (6G FNS Program Board), Takki Yu (SK Telecom) (online presentation), Wang Xiaoyun (China Mobile) (online presentation), Eric Hardouin (Orange) (online presentation), and Kai-Young Lee (Cambodia) (online presentation). Hardouin (Orange) (online presentation), Lorenzo Casaccia (Qualcomm), Juho Lee (Samsung), Wen Tong (Huawei Wireless) (video presentation), Seizo Ogami (International Telecommunication Union) (video presentation)
PAWR: Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research
6G FNS: 6G Future Network Services

2. outline of the event

●Day 1 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)

(1) Morning Session: "5G International Workshop
Following opening remarks by Hironobu Yumoto, Director General of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as representative of the co-organizers, XGMF co-chair Hiroyuki Morikawa gave an opening address.

Next, five speakers spoke on the latest trends in 5G industrial applications on land, sea, air, and space.

A panel discussion followed on the theme of "The Latest Trends in Industrial Applications: 5G Communications Expanding Dreams to Land, Sea, Air, and Space," with Mr. Oyama and Mr. Morikawa as moderator and commentator, respectively. After comments from overseas panelists on the characteristics and expectations of the Japanese market, each panelist introduced HAPS, connectivity at construction sites and substations, use cases for drones, connected cars, millimeter wave applications in railroads, etc., and discussed issues, prospects, and expectations in the latest trends. The participants discussed the challenges, prospects, and expectations of the latest trends in each area.
(Mr. Shibayama participated in the panel discussion as a representative of 5GAA on behalf of Mr. Maxime Flament.)

Panel Discussion
From left: Ms. Ooyama, Mr. Koide, Mr. Shibayama, Mr. Ray Tseng, Mr. Sugita, Mr. Wakikawa, Mr. Morikawa

(2) Afternoon Session: "Local 5G International Workshop
Mr. Hiroyuki Ogawa, Director, Mobile Communications Division, Radio Department, Telecommunications Infrastructure Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, opened the session.

Mr. Ogawa, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Next, six people spoke about the latest trends in local 5G utilization in their respective organizations and fields of activity in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.

After the speeches, a panel discussion was held by four speakers from the audience, with Takehiro Nakamura as moderator and Gota Iwanami as commentator.
Under the theme of "Factories and Manufacturing + Global Frontiers of Business Development Challenges," the panelists discussed the status of 5G adoption for the manufacturing industry, awareness of wireless communications on the manufacturing side, development of a set of use cases and applications, and how to work more closely with both the manufacturing industry and The participants discussed ways for closer collaboration between the manufacturing and ICT industries, and agreed that it is important for the XGMF, FFPA, 5G-ACIA, and BA to work together in the future to promote local 5G and millimeter wave.

Panel Discussion
From left: Mr. Iwanami, Mr. Nakamura, Mr. Shirota, Ms. Itaya, Mr. Hibi, Mr. Fujimoto

Mr. Iwanami of Infocity (left) and Mr. Nakamura of NTT Docomo (right)

Finally, Mr. Susumu Yoshida, former president of 5GMF, the predecessor of XGMF, gave a message of support for XGMF's future activities.

Dr. Yoshida 5 GMF Past President

●Day 2 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)

5G/6G International Conference
Day 2 began with opening remarks by Koichi Takemura, Director General of the International Strategy Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as representative of the co-hosts, followed by lectures and panel discussions with a view to the realization of 6G. First, five government officials from Brazil, Japan, Korea, and Cambodia gave lectures.

Following the panel discussion, moderated by Akihiro Nakao and panelists representing 6G-related organizations from Europe, the U.S., and Japan, the panel discussed the "XG Cyber Lifeline (Advancing Resilient and Robust Cyber Infrastructure for a Global Digital Future)" to identify global priorities, strengthen international collaboration, and promote international industry-academia partnerships. The panel discussion focused on identifying global priorities, strengthening international collaboration, and promoting international industry-academia partnerships. The panel discussed the importance of utilizing AI-RAN, NTN, etc. to build a resilient NW, which is a priority area, and the next step is to materialize joint POCs and joint projects.

Panel Discussion
From left: Dr. Nakao, Mr. Abhimanyu Gosain, Mr. Paul Wijngaard, Dr. Hohsako

This was followed by presentations by three carriers from Korea, China, and France.

This was followed by presentations by three vendors from the U.S., Korea, and China.

Following this, we received a video message from Mr. Seizo Onoe, Director General of the Telecommunications Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union.

Mr. Onoe, Telecommunications Standardization Bureau, International Telecommunication Union

Mr. Seiji Nishioka, Secretary General of XGMF, concluded his speech by expressing his gratitude to all parties involved and saying that for the XG Mobile Forum (XGMF), this event provided many suggestions for the future development of 5G and 6G technologies, and that he would appreciate continued support and cooperation for international collaboration in the future. He also expressed his hope for continued support and cooperation for future international collaboration.

Mr. Nishioka, XGMF