1. Overview

Date and time:

16:00 – 18:00 May 13, 2025

Venue:

ARIB Meeting Room #3 (Meeting was conducted in hybrid-mode)

Participants:

Zhiqin WANG, the Vice President of CAICT
Ying DU, Deputy Director of the Mobile Communications Innovation Center, CAICT
Lan CHEN, President and CEO, Docomo Beijing Labs.
Akihiro NAKAO, Co-chairman, XGMF
Takehiro NAKAMURA, Leader of 6G Promotion Project, XGMF
Shigeru IWASHINA, Leader of 6G Network Architecture Project, XGMF
Issei KANNO, Sub-leader of 6G Radio Technology Project, XGMF
Satoshi SUYAMA, Sub-leader of 6G Radio Technology Project, XGMF
Kazuaki TAKAHASHI, Leader of 6G Promotion Project, XGMF

Summary of discussion:

(1) Presentation by Ms. WANG
Ms. WANG made a presentation about the 6G activities in China.
The contents are as follows:

• It is important to deepen the research and development of the key technology of 6G such as AI and sensing as well as to design the network architecture and develop the solution
• It is also important to conduct trials to increase the maturity of the key technologies
• Contribute the standardization activities of ITU-R aiming the global frequency harmonization
• It is important to collaborate between IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group and XGMF to fortify the global position of both bodies in the field of global standardization as well

(2) Overview of XGMF
A Leader and sub-leader of each project explained the overview of the projects.
CAICT asked regarding the activities of the working group of 6G Radio Technology project. CAICT also asked trials as for the fusion of communication and AI.

(3) Way forward for the collaboration between IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group and XGMF
XGMF proposed having a workshop to discuss further the activities of 6G.
With regard to the timing, it was agreed that the workshop will take place in November considering another conference that will be held in China in the same month.