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Establishment date: June 11, 2010
Wireless City Planning Inc. announced that Keiichi Makizono will become representative director, president, and CEO effective April 1, 2026. Hideyuki Tsukuda will retire as a director effective March 31, 2026.
Wireless City Planning Inc. announced executive changes on June 20, 2024. Hideyuki Tsukuda became representative director, president, and CEO, and Junichi Miyakawa stepped down. Mr. Tsukuda's appointment was decided at an extraordinary board meeting on June 19.
Wireless City Planning Inc. announced changes to executive responsibilities and a departure effective April 1, 2021. Junichi Miyakawa became representative director, president, and CEO; Hideyuki Tsukuda and Keiichi Makizono became directors and assistant COOs. Ken Miyauchi stepped down.
From March 24 to 25, 2020, Wireless City Planning Inc. (WCP), SoftBank, and FEV Japan Co., Ltd. conducted a 5G field trial of remote vehicle operation at Kitakyushu Science and Research Park in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu. The partners set up a 5G experimental base station and equipped the remotely operated vehicle and control center with 5G wireless terminals. They demonstrated removing an abandoned vehicle to prevent secondary damage after a disaster. The trial showed that 5G's high-capacity, low-latency communications can support safe remote removal of vehicles from disaster-stricken areas.
On March 25, 2020, Wireless City Planning Inc., SoftBank Corp., and Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. conducted a 5G field trial at Kitakyushu Science and Research Park. In a disaster scenario, signal information was sent via 5G from a simulated traffic control system to a signal controller. Cameras at an intersection detected vehicles and sent hazard alerts—a vehicle stop message—to a remotely operated vehicle. The trial verified the effectiveness of 5G's high-speed, high-capacity, ultra-low-latency communications for providing hazard information to remotely operated vehicles.
SoftBank and Wireless City Planning Inc. successfully demonstrated platooning of three trucks on the Shin-Tomei Expressway using vehicle-to-vehicle communications over 5G NR, with the following trucks automatically maintaining a 10-meter gap. The trucks traveled at about 80 km/h on an approximately 20 km test route. The lead truck was driven by a person, while the following trucks were automated and shared control information. Reliable, low-latency 5G enabled real-time control and high-capacity video transmission, helping stabilize the platoon and improve visibility for safety checks.
Wireless City Planning Inc. (WCP) and Nippon Express conducted a logistics efficiency field trial using 5G and Cat.M1, in cooperation with Sharp Corporation and SoftBank Corp. The trial ran from late January to late February 2020 at Ekoda Distribution Center in Nerima, Tokyo, and Nara Logistics Center in Yamatokoriyama, Nara. It aimed to build an efficient pickup system in response to truck driver shortages and work-style reform.
Wireless City Planning Inc. (WCP), SoftBank Corp., and Taisei Corporation conducted an i-Construction field trial using 5G at a worksite for the Hokkaido Shinkansen's Shiribeshi Tunnel. The team installed SoftBank's portable 'Odekake 5G' equipment and used sensors to monitor worker safety. The trial was intended to contribute to Japan's use of ICT to prevent tunnel construction accidents and improve productivity.
Wireless City Planning Inc. (WCP) was selected as a contractor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ FY2019 project to build a secure IoT environment. WCP will conduct a demonstration of coordination between autonomous mobile robots and elevators in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and Kamakura, Kanagawa. The robots will be equipped with multiple communication standards to measure and analyze radio conditions.
Wireless City Planning Inc. and SoftBank Corp. conducted a 5G smart office trial at Higashihiroshima City Hall under a commission from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. They installed smart chairs that measure heart and pulse rates and environmental sensors, and built a 5G heterogeneous network. Using 5G-mMTC radio units with NOMA and grant-free access, they tested communications performance for simultaneous connections from many devices.