Beyond 5G Function Realization Program
The targets of this program are technologies that could serve as core technologies for realizing the following key features of Beyond 5G: ultra fast & large capacity, ultra low latency, ultra numerous connectivity, autonomy, scalability, ultra security and resiliency, ultra low power consumption. Open-call sponsored research on the program’s targets conducted by private companies and universities are implemented.
For the target technologies to be developed through the open-call sponsored research projects of the Beyond 5G Function Realization Program, we selected key R&D themes for the promotion strategy from the R&D Themes Candidate List and, as the implementing organization, called for proposals in sequence while taking the available budget into account.
Upon calling for proposals, we set and adopted the following two types of issues in accordance with the contents of the target technologies.
- Key Issues (7 issues): As the aim of these issues is to create high-level R&D achievements, we set specific and clear development targets (e.g., numerical targets), prepared the R&D plan for each issue, and then called for project implementers.
- General Issues (20 issues): As the development targets of these issues were left up to the ideas of external proposers, we specified only the research outline and then widely called for proposals concerning the specific R&D topics.
The R&D Themes Candidate List (2nd edition) of the Beyond 5G Function Realization Program

Beyond 5G Function Realization Program Key Issues (12 issues): List of Selected Institutes
R&D Issues and Items | Commissioned institutes (○: Representative research institute) |
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Key Issue 00101 R&D of the next generation edge cloud computing platform for supporting Beyond 5G ultra-high-capacity wireless communication | |
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Tokyo Institute of TechnologyGifu University, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Fujitsu Optical Components Limited, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Network Solution Corp., NEC Corporation, Osaka University, Tohoku University, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. |
Key Issue 00201 R&D of space division multiplexing (SDM) optical network and node technologies for supporting Beyond 5G ultra-high-capacity wireless transmission | |
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Kagawa UniversityKDDI Research, Inc., NEC Corporation, Suntech Co., Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
Key Issue 00301 R&D of wireless communication technology for realizing Beyond 5G ultra-high-speed high-capacity communication using the terahertz band | |
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Fujitsu LimitedTokyo City University |
Key Issue 00302 R&D of wireless communication technology for realizing Beyond 5G ultra-high-speed high-capacity communication using the terahertz band | |
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Waseda UniversityNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
Key Issue 00401 R&D for realizing terminal expansion wireless communication systems utilizing the terahertz band for Beyond 5G | |
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KDDI Research, Inc.Waseda University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., Panasonic Corporation |
Key Issue 00501 R&D of radio-optical converged wireless communication systems for Beyond 5G ultra-high-capacity wireless networks | |
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Mie UniversityHitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., KYOTO SEMICONDUCTOR Co., Ltd., KDDI Research, Inc., TOYO ELECTRIC CORPORATION. |
Key Issue 00601 R&D of hybrid radio-optical communication technology for Beyond 5G next generation small satellite constellations | |
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Axelspace CorporationThe University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kiyohara Optics Inc. |
Key Issue 00602 R&D of hybrid radio-optical communication technology for Beyond 5G next generation small satellite constellations | |
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NEC Corporation |
Key Issue 04501 R&D of bandwidth expanding optical node technologies for realizing ultra-fast, large capacity Beyond 5G networks | |
R&D of bandwidth expanding optical node technologies for expanding the bit rate-distance product of optical networks
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Fujitsu LimitedNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
Key Issue 04601 R&D of compact low power wavelength conversion and format conversion technologies for realizing ultra-fast, large capacity Beyond 5G networks | |
R&D of compact low power wavelength conversion and format conversion technologies for improving large capacity optical network utilization efficiency
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationMitsubishi Electric Corporation, NEC Corporation, Fujitsu Limited |
Key Issue 04701 R&D of optical network control technologies for realizing ultra-fast, large capacity Beyond 5G networks | |
R&D of optical network control technologies for setting and managing end-to-end optical wavelength path on an on-demand basis
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Fujitsu LimitedNEC Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation |
Key Issue 04801 R&D of network services platform technologies for realizing ultra-fast, large capacity Beyond 5G networks that are autonomous and consume ultra-low power | |
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NEC CorporationNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, NTT DOCOMO, Inc. |