About Beyond 5G/6G
The Cyber Physical System（CPS）of the Beyond 5G Era
In the Beyond 5G era, the advanced control of time and space will lead to the integration of both physical and cyber spaces, enabling the realization of futures that were not achievable with physical space alone.
It will become possible to provide novel services by combining enablers（platform services and basic functions） generated by crossing the integrated physical space and cyberspace. These services are expected to help solve various social issues including those related to life, industries, disaster prevention, education, and medical services.
Vision for Society in the 2030s after the Realization of Beyond 5G/6G
In light of national strategies and social scenarios that the entire government is addressing based on the three social scenarios proposed in the "Beyond 5G Promotion Strategy" （June 2020, MIC）, the social scenarios to be realized by Beyond 5G has been organized and concretized as follows.
Specifically, "A society in which everyone can play an active role（Inclusive）" mentions contributing to the "Digital Garden City Nation Concept," health care, the extension of social life expectancy, and reform of work styles; "A society that can grow sustainably（Sustainable）" mentions addressing green/environmental energy issues, strengthening international competitiveness, and promoting economic growth; while economic security, response to the COVID/Post-COVID society, disaster prevention
and mitigation, and national resilience are mentioned under "A human-centered society in which safety and security are ensured
（Dependable）."
Responding to these social scenarios with Beyond 5G will lead to the realization of Society 5.0.
Expected Use Cases by Industry with Beyond 5G/6G
Beyond 5G is expected to contribute to solving various social issues as a future platform for all industries and society.
After understanding the issues and future vision for the 2030s across various industries, not just in the information and communication sector, a wide range of use scenarios involving many industries and users have been identified, and the expected use cases of Beyond 5G have been organized as follows.
Beyond 5G/6G R&D Issues to Be Addressed by Industry, Academia and Government
As an overall picture of the Beyond 5G network, a study of the direction of the network architecture, which is composed of "services", "network platforms", "network infrastructure", and "devices/equipment/terminals", and Japan’s strengths towards Beyond 5G was conducted, following which the R&D issues that the entire industry, academia, and government should work on towards Beyond 5G have been organized into the following 10 issues. Note that issues 1 to 10 are interrelated.
