Speaker
Takashi Shimizu
a Senior Research Engineer, Supervisor of Future Networking Research Group, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories in Japan
Dr. Takashi Shimizu is a Senior Research Engineer, Supervisor of Future Networking Research Group, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories in Japan. He received Dr.E degree in electrical engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1996. Since then, he has been engaged in researching IP traffic management mechanisms. He spent a year as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. From 2011 to 2014, he has been at NTT DOCOMO and led R&D projects for virtualizing mobile core systems, which facilitated standardization activities on NFV (Network Functions Virtualisation) in ETSI. He currently is a member of 5GMF and is interested in architecture evolution for supporting 5G.
Title:Challenges in 5G Mobile Network R&D in Japan
Abstract:This talk introduces the Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum (5GMF), the initiative to conduct and promote research and development concerning the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications systems. The 5G mobile communications system is expected to create new businesses and markets in a diverse range of industries and to bring greater affluence to people's lives. Hence, the focus of research and development has been extended to an efficient design of overall mobile communications networks. This talk covers the overall network architecture, use cases and technical challenges identified and discussed in this Forum.
