Sony will be around 5,000 yen per month without a limited capacity restriction of the local 5G service for individuals: NURO Wireless 5g

Sony Wireless Communications enters the local 5G business.Nuro Wireless 5G, an Internet connection service for apartment housing for apartments, will be provided around the spring of 2022.

Nuro Wireless 5G will be used by installing a dedicated antenna and provides 5G communication services to each dwelling unit in the area.Until now, most of the 5g of local 5G, most cases for industries and corporations that area factories, offices, commercial facilities, etc. are used, but services for individuals are rare.According to the company, it is Japan's first initiative to provide fixed communication services for housing with a local 5G commercial license.

The local 5G is to build and provide unique networks in specific areas, so that access concentration is difficult to cope with stable communication.Because it is a wireless communication, the necessary construction is not required for a fixed line, and it can be used simply by installing a home router.There is no capacity limit, and the price does not change no matter how much it is used ( * If the bandwidth is continuous and large, communication is restricted).The free period for seven days is set, and if you do not get satisfactory communication quality, you will not be charged if you return it within 7 days.

According to Sony Wireless Communications President Jun Watanabe, the price is assumed to be about 5,000 yen per month, which is equivalent to the NURO service on the optical line.

There is no need to buy a home router, and you will rent a Sony Wireless Communications router.Wired LAN port 2.Equipped with 5GBASE-T1 and 3 1000BASE-T, wireless LAN is IEEE802..Supports 11a / B / G / N / AC / AX.

The available areas are planned for Hokkaido, Kanto (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba), Tokai (Aichi, Shizuoka), Kansai (Osaka, Hyogo, Nara), and Kyushu (Fukuoka), and are gradually expanded.go.If the antenna cannot be installed in the above area, it cannot be used.The provision of the service is "If you receive a request from the user, we will judge it with a preview" (Mr. Watanabe).

Sony Wireless Questions obtained a license for a 5G experiment test on January 14, 2021 and a commercial license on September 29, 2021.Later, on October 1, the Nuro Wireless 5G pre -service was launched in some areas in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Osaka.Frequency band 4.8-4.The 9GHz band is used, and the service is provided by the SA (standalone) method that forms a core network only 5G.The company is considering the introduction of millimeters.

Nuro Wireless 5G is an alternative service for fixed communication using 5G, but similar services also provide NTT DOCOMO, KDDI and SoftBank communication carriers.Regarding the significance of Sony Wireless Communications providing local 5G services, Mr. Watanabe says, "We can provide our own network according to the needs of users, such as experiencing rich content and using IoT devices in a safe environment."Explain.

Watanabe also says, "I want people who are not satisfied with the quality of communication."It is also related to the establishment of a new company.In the group, there is Sony Network Communications that "provides even a uniform service as a public telecommunications business", but this is "a feeling close to a clay pipe as a communication."Sony Wireless Communications dared to be a separate company, aiming for a separate optimized service for the area.

Mr. Toshimoto, a Sony Group Managing Business Development Platform, says, "We will work on creating new entertainment and experience using the synergies of the Sony Group. It is important to connect creators and users."The creator seems to be the target user of Nuro Wireless 5G.Mr. Watanabe said one of the reasons for dividing the company was that we are considering cooperation with the entertainment area.

We will consider not only individuals but also corporate services.For example, Sony is working with a television station to wireless camera using 5G, but also provides services that make use of these groups."If there is a story that a business customer wants to provide something that is not a public in his own area, we want to work together" (Mr. Watanabe).