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- Use case: Take an X-ray image on a monitor, send it to an AI server over a 5G network, and let AI decide if the endotracheal tube is in the right place (no changes to the existing system).
- Location: St. Marianna Medical University Hospital (Japan)
- Deployment: Transcosmos (2022)
- (Public 5G network for demonstration, private 5G network for commercial deployment)
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- Use case: AI-driven, behavioral/habit identification of Silvertown residents and detection of changes in condition (resident registration/ identification: facial recognition)
- Location: Silver Town (Japan)
- Deployment: NTT Docomo (2020)
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Use case: 360o camera, 4K camera, wearable camera worn by the surgeon, and private 5G-based remote surgery guidance
- Location: St. Marianna Medical University Hospital (Japan)
- Deployment: Transcosmos (2023)
- Private 5G network: On-premise type, Fujitsu
- Source: Transcosmos, Transforming the way doctors work with private 5G(Japanese), 2023.03
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- Use case: Remote collaboration with cameras and private 5G
- Location: Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital (Korea)
- Deployment: Nable Communications (2022)
- Private 5G network: On-premise type, Samsung
- Source: Nable Communications, Surgery AR guide medical service(Korean). 2022.12.20
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- Use case: Take a CT image on a monitor, share the image with a remote specialist over a 5G network, and the specialist makes a remote diagnosis (no changes to existing systems)
- Location: St. Marianna Medical University Hospital (Japan)
- Deployment: Transcosmos (2022)
- (Public 5G network for demonstration, private 5G network for commercial deployment)
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Remote
collaboration,
consultation
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hospital)
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- Use case: Remote support from mainland specialists in remote hospitals to deliver highly specialized care
- Location: Nagasaki University Hospital (Japan)
- Deployment: NTT FIELDTECHNO (2021)
- Private 5G network: 5G core sharing type, Abit
- Source: 専門医の遠隔サポートによる離島等の基幹病院の医師の専門外来等の実現, 2021.03.25
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- Use case: Remote online rounds by mainland specialists in remote senior facilities
- Location: Nagasaki University Hospital (Japan)
- Deployment: NTT FIELDTECHNO (2021)
- Private 5G network: 5G core sharing type, Abit
- Source: 専門医の遠隔サポートによる離島等の基幹病院の医師の専門外来等の実現, 2023.03.31
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- Use case: Remote ultrasound examination using mobile care vehicles (medical buses), private 5G, ultrasound diagnostic devices, cameras, and realhaptics robots
- Location: Hokkaido University Hospital
- Deployment: NTT East (2023)
- Private 5G network: 5G core control plan sharing type, Samsung
- Source: ローカル
5G を活用した地域モビリティによる遠隔高度医療サービス提供に関する実証, 2023.03.31
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- Use case: Remote dermatology diagnosis using mobile healthcare vehicles (medical buses), private 5G, dermoscopes, cameras, and realhaptics robots.
- Location: Hokkaido University Hospital
- Deployment: NTT East (2023)
- Private 5G network: 5G core control plan sharing type, Samsung
- Source: ローカル
5G を活用した地域モビリティによる遠隔高度医療サービス提供に関する実証, 2023.03.31
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Augmented Reality
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- Use case: AR-guided breast cancer surgery
- Location: Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital (Korea)
- Deployment: Nable Communications (2022)
- Private 5G network: On-premise type, Samsung
- Source: Nable Communications, Surgery AR guide medical service(Korean). 2022.12.20
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Autonomous driving robots
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It's interesting to see how edge AI and private 5G are being combined for physical AI use cases, since that kind of infrastructure efficiency often comes down to cost per inference. For anyone tracking the economics of video workloads, comparing AI video API pricing across providers is becoming just as important.