Local 5g around Joetsu Myoko Station

　In October, an environment where you can use the "Local 5G", which develops the 5th generation (5g) mobile communication system in a limited area, will be maintained around Joetsu Myoko Station in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture in October.The area where local 5g can be used outdoors is the first in the prefecture and is rare nationwide.It is created mainly by a joint company made by eight industry -academia -government companies and organizations, such as companies in Joetsu City.A circle (Joetsu City), a co -business representative, is working on software development, states, "I want to lead to the development and attracting startup companies that make use of ICT."

　Local 5G can be used with enhancement of safety, and there is demand for industrial development.With the spread of the new colon virus infection, the various ways of working have penetrated, and the environmental development has been considered by NTT East Niigata Branch, etc.

　In the plan, the subsidy of the prefecture's "Innovation Creation Support Project with a view to aftercorona" is used.The indoor lab, which will be opened in the commercial facility "Enjoy Plaza" at the west exit of Joetsu Myoko Station, is scheduled to start construction in July and has a space for telework and satellite offices.Lessons such as remote conferences and sports with high -definition images are possible.

　In front of the station, the Kama -lid archeological park will be developed in a space where you can test outdoors such as automatic driving such as construction equipment, wheelchairs, and drone advanced pilots.A person in charge of NTT East said, "I wonder if demonstration experiments using snow, such as automatic driving of personal snowplows, will be possible."

　The container commercial facility "Full Sat" will play the role of the reception desk for startup companies.

　"It would be nice to be able to build a model that would lead to a declining population by establishing a state -of -the -art information and communication base to solve the population decline."According to Tomo Iizuka, the director of NTT East Niigata Branch, "In Joetsu Mitaka, you can work with a rich nature.I want you to participate in. "