Digital TV News: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

NEC provides base stations for NTT DOCOMO 5G video trial
Jan 11, 2019 – NEC has announced that it contributed to a video transmission test utilizing 5G conducted in November 2018 by NTT DOCOMO and TOBU RAILWAY through the provision of 5G base stations that support 4.5GHz and 28GHz bands.
News categories: NEC Corp, 5G, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan

MediaFLO Recognized by Japan as an Official Technology for Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting
Nov 12, 2009 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced that Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recognized MediaFLO™ as one of two official technologies for nationwide mobile multimedia broadcasting services in Japan.
News categories: Qualcomm, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Regulation, Smart TV

Japan consults on extra spectrum for mobile TV
Jul 15, 2009 – Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has opened a consultation on whether to allocate additional spectrum to 1-seg mobile TV broadcasting after analogue switch off in 2011.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan, Mobile, Regulation

Japan - Digital TV transition behind pace
Dec 2, 2008 – The number of Japanese households that have converted from analogue to digital terrestrial TV reception stands at 23.5 million, or 2.5 million short of the government's target for September of 26 million.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Dpa, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Terrestrial