1.Sharing of 5G Infrastructure Led by Government 
1.1 Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT Urges Top 3 Telecoms to Jointly Build and Share 5G Networks 
1.2 Chinese Governments at All Levels Push Hard on Joint Construction and Sharing of Telecommunications Infrastructure 
1.3 Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Encourages Sharing of Mobile Communications Infrastructure 
2.Status of Joint Construction and Sharing of 5G Networks in Asia 
2.1 Korea 
2.2 China 
2.3 Japan 
2.4 Summary 
3. MIC Perspective 
Appendix 
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies 
 

Development of joint construction and sharing of 5G telecommunications infrastructure in Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea

A look into a 5G infrastructure sharing projects led by the government in these three countries
 

Figure 1 Base Station Infrastructure Required by Korea’s Top 3 Telecoms 
Figure 2 Scope of Infrastructure Sharing Defined by Japanese Government 
Figure 3 Joint Construction of Infrastructure by Korea’s Top Three Telecoms 
Figure 4 China Tower’s Base Station Site Rental Services 
Figure 5 5G Base Stations of KDDI, Softbank, and Rakuten Mobile on Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Utility Poles 
Figure 6 JTOWER’s Existing Mobile Network Infrastructure Sharing Solutions and Future Outdoor Sharing Solutions 
Figure 7 Types of Infrastructure Sharing among Mobile Network Operators 
Figure 8 Types of Infrastructure Sharing among Korea, Japanese, and Chinese Mobile Telecoms