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7/10 New Initiatives: 5G mobile communication system

Next, I will explain the Group’s initiatives related to the fifth-generation mobile communications system (5G). ● As we know, 5G is expected to cause major changes in people’s lives. For example, it makes it possible for conversations to be translated in real time between devices, smoothing communication in multiple languages. It also enables completely automated operations based on massive amounts of data, among many other possibilities. 　Other countries may have taken the lead with 5G, but services on a full scale began in Japan this spring. As communications systems are converted from the existing 4G and LTE to 5G, demand for additional and replacement communications devices and industrial equipment will increase, offering major opportunities for the supply chain related to communications equipment and electronic parts. 　Business has already started for the Group, as described here. ● In the parts and module business, power-supply devices and heat exchangers, etc. for 5G base stations ● In the finished product business, optical transceivers and routers for businesses, and access points for local 5G use ● Our Group company that develops CG has experienced a stream of orders for the creation of content for 5G-compatible smartphone games. 　As such, the Group overall is meeting a variety of needs for parts, finished products, software creation and other. As this has only just begun, we cannot expect major sales in this fiscal year but think this will be a growth field going forward.