1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [433MHz Band Usage in Japan]
Date Submitted: [13 September, 2010]
Source: [Koichiro Hayashi] Company [NYK Line]
Address [2-3-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo Japan]
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Abstract: [This document has been shown the background of 433MHz regulation in Japan and recent reviewing process.]
Purpose: [Understanding 433MHz Regulatory Discussion in Japan]
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2. NYK Line Koichiro Hayashi
433MHz Band Usage in Japan
NYK Line
Koichiro Hayashi

3. About NYK Trade name NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line)
Established 1885
Head office Tokyo, Japan
Gross Sales JPY 2.4 trillion (US$ 24,737　million)
*2008 Fiscal Year
Number of employees 55,975
President Yasumi Kudo
Business areas Ocean carrier
Logistics Integrator
Size of Container Fleet 99 Vessels (398, 446 TEUs)
No 1. in Japan
No 10 among Worldwide Container Operators

4. 433MHz Situation in Japan Originally licensed only to amateur radio
Also opened for active RFID usage
Limited to “International Logistics”
Narrow Bandwidth
Industries push the government to loosen the restriction.

5. Ubiquitous Special Frequency Zone Project
A program executed under Japan’s national ICT strategy, “u-Japan,” promoted by MIC (Ministry of Internal affairs and Communications)
MTI won the bid in cooperation with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC).
Example projects
Theme
Place
Budget
(FY2008)
Mobile Terminal
Kanagawa
JPY 400 M
Broadcasting
Hokkaido
JPY 300 M
Logistics
Okayama
Kurashiki
JPY 180 M
Sightseeing
Kyoto
JPY 150 M
Okinawa
Environment
JPY 130 M
Healthcare
JPY 70 M
MIC
Support for MTI
Project Supervising
& Management
MTI
NRI
JCTC
NYK
MMC
NTT
ICO
Technical Advisor
For details, see the following URL (Japanese only)
Providing fields & operational requirements

6. Logistics Project
Carried out at Mitsubishi Motors factory and car terminal.
Demonstrating effectiveness of 433MHz band with a use case of car export.
Proving the necessity of
Conforming the world wide standard (e.g. opening wider band)
Abolishing the usage limitation for “international logistics”

7. 433MHz RF Band in Japan
Suitable frequency band for industrial logistics
Long-range communication (several hundred meters)
Reach backside of barriers
Utilizable worldwide (except Japan’s domestic use)
Expectation for the revision of Japan’s Radio Law through Ubiquitous Special Frequency Zone project
400m
800m
500m
The past test result at NYK Kobe CY

8. Conclusion
Ubiquitous Special Frequency Zone project is going successfully and will complete at the end of FY 2010.
Next step is to reflect the results to nation-wide regulation.
433MHz world wide standard and its active usage is highly appreciated.