MWC 2019: NTT Set to Showcase Innovations in Digital Transformation, 5G

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”), NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”) and other NTT subsidiaries and affiliated companies will be exhibiting together at MWC19 Barcelona, to be held in Barcelona, Spain for four days from Monday, February 25 to Thursday, February 28, 2019.

At the exhibition booth NTT will introduce representative and forward-looking examples of digital transformation that make use of AI and IoT which the NTT Group is deploying globally (examples from various industry fields in preparation for smart world).

Through its exhibits, including 5G Cyber Jam Session, NTT will showcase the advantages of 5G, such as high data rates/high capacity, low latency, and massive connection density, which we are aiming to make commercially available in Japan in 2020.

Some of the Major Exhibits

Public Safety
Public safety solution for Las Vegas, real-time people tracking system jointly developed with Panasonic

Smart Mobility
Demonstration of technology that supports optimal guidance by grasping and predicting the cross-sectional flow of people and transportation at major events, and image of MaaS (Mobility as a Service) that provides optimal operation by combining multiple transportation system using such developed technology

Smart Airport：
Forward-thinking examples of hand baggage inspections using AI and border controls using facial recognition technology

Smart Agriculture：
Initiatives that aim for efficient and sustainable plant factories through using machine learning based on experienced farmers’ know-how

Smart Factory：
Technology that enables long-distance transmission while maintaining quality applied to advanced laser processing by harmonizing NTT’s photonic crystal optical fiber technology and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s high-power laser processing technology, and smart technology for factories that reduces downtime

5G Cyber Jam Session
Real-time performance by virtual, on-stage, and distant band members

Mobile SCOT (Smart Cyber Operating Theater) Realized by 5G
Innovative solution to enable advanced medical treatment in diverse environments

Diorama Stadium
AR sports viewing platform based on cloud computing

Smart Construction Powered by 5G & IoT
5G-enabled remote machinery operation and IOT-based site management to realize a safer, more productive worksite.