TOKYO -- Japan will set up a wide area experimental network as early as 2022 to experiment with the 5G open radio access networks, known as Open RAN, Nikkei has learned, in an effort to enhance economic security against the rising presence of Chinese equipment makers.
The initiative will be led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Japan's leading communication companies. NTT Docomo, Rakuten Mobile and NEC are expected to be included.
