DOCOMO Initiates Multi-Party 5G Trial for Connected Cars

TOKYO, Nov 6, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – NTT DOCOMO, INC.
announced today that in a trial of 5G technologies for automobiles, which it
conducted jointly with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Ericsson and Intel
Corporation (Intel), it achieved data speeds of up to 1 Gbps for 4K-resolution
video communications with a vehicle traveling at 30 km/h. The technology will
be demonstrated at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
(Miraikan) in Tokyo from November 9 to 11 as part of DOCOMO R&D
Open House 2017.This initial multi-party trial conducted along
Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront on November 2 involved a moving vehicle mounted with
an Intel GOTM 5G Automotive Platform terminal and equipped with a compact
on-board antenna head designed for connected car trials. Traveling at a speed
of 30 km/h through a 5G trial environment constructed by DOCOMO in the Odaiba
area, with multiple Ericsson base stations and Cloud-RAN, the vehicle
successfully streamed live 4K video at data speeds of up to 1 Gbps downlink/600
Mbps uplink, demonstrating 5G’s unprecedented ultra-high speed data rates,
extra-low latency and massive connectivity.

Further trials will be conducted in cooperation
with Ericsson, Intel and Toyota to test the practicality of services for
5G-connected cars and other applications. This accomplishment marks the first
5G multi-vendor interoperability trial involving a device connected to a base
station in an automotive environment.

DOCOMO has been partnering with leading
companies in its drive to develop new services based on 5G technologies. Since
May, DOCOMO has been operating 5G Trial Sites to let everyday customers view and
experience emerging 5G technologies that may be incorporated into new products
and services in the future.

The NTT Group and Toyota have also agreed to
collaborate in the research and development of an ICT platform for 5G-connected
cars.

Going forward, DOCOMO will continue to work with
diverse global partners to develop and standardize 5G technologies for advanced
services in the field of automobiles and beyond.

Connected Car Trial Environment

Test vehicle (Toyota Alphard)

Test environment

About NTT DOCOMO

NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and
secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The
company serves over 65 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless
networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the world’s first
commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile
operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC
mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance,
environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company
provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and
other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437) and New York
(DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for
more information.