Research and development projects on Beyond 5G/6G are quite active in Germany and Japan.
To strengthen global collaborations and promote joint activities from fundamental technologies to demonstrations, a research workshop on Beyond 5G/6G is going to be held between Germany and Japan. Any participants who are interested in Beyond 5G/6G research activities are welcome to join.
Jan. 21-22, 2026
NICT Innovation Center (15F), Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi (4F)
2-7-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Japan
Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower, 15th and 4th Floor
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Access map (Japanese) [PDF]
Day 1st January 21 (Wed) Registration open 9:00 -
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Opening remarks | 4th Floor *1 |
| 10:05 - 11:00 |
Welcome address from MIC
Yasushi Furukawa (MIC)
Greetings from BMFTR
Dr. Dirk Ziemann (BMFTR) Introduction from NICT Kazuo Hagimoto (NICT) |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 | Poster & Demo session I | |
| 12:30 - 13:40 | Lunch break | |
| 13:40 - 14:20 |
Invited session
- Dr. Simone Redana (Nokia) - Dr. Satoshi Suyama (NTT DoCoMo) |
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| 14:20 - 15:50 | Poster & Demo session II | |
| 15:50 - 16:50 |
Panel session I: “Future of 6G Industrial Applications” Moderator: Prof. Haris Gačanin (RWTH Aachen University) Panelists: - Dr. Taro Eichler (Rohde & Schwarz) - Niels König (Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology) - Dr. Satoshi Suyama (NTT DoCoMo) - Hiroyuki Kato (Anritsu Corporation) |
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| 17:30 - 19:30 | Networking event NICT Innovation Center | 15th Floor *2 |
Day 2nd January 22 (Thu)
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Panel session II: “Optical Communications for Beyond 5G”
Moderator: Dr. Ruben S. Luis (NICT) Panelists: - Dr. Dimitar Kroushkov (Adtran Networks SE) - Dr. Tetsuya Hayashi (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.) - Dr. Johannes Fischer (Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut) - Dr. Masahiro Nakagawa (NTT Network Service Systems Laboratories) |
4th Floor *1 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Invited session
- Prof. Haris Gačanin (RWTH Aachen University) - Prof. Koichi Adachi (Keio University) - Dr. Ved Kafle (NICT) |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break | |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Report from the project - Dr. Dimitar Kroushkov (Adtran Networks SE) | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Report from the Industry use case workshop
- Niels König (Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 | Invited session
- Dr. Taro Eichler (Rohde & Schwarz) |
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| 14:20 - 14:30 | Closing remarks |
Venue:
*1) Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi (Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower 4th Floor)
*2) NICT Innovation Center (Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower 15th Floor)
1st workshop: Apr. 24-25, 2023 @Tokyo, Japan
2nd workshop: Jun. 27-29, 2023 @Berlin, Germany (As a part of Berlin 6G Conference 2023)
3rd workshop: Feb. 05-06, 2024 @Tokyo, Japan
4th workshop: Jul. 02-04, 2024 @Berlin, Germany (As a part of Berlin 6G Conference 2024) [PDF:1.3MB]
5th workshop: Jan. 21-22, 2025 @Sendai, Japan
6th workshop: Jul. 01-03, 2025 @Berlin, Germany (As a part of Berlin 6G Conference 2025)
For any questions, please send an e-mail to the following.
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Unit
