‘5G’ is succeeding in being overhyped before anyone even knows what it is, and before 4G has been widely deployed. Whether this points to shortening technology cycles or marketing desperation, most so-called 5G projects have been attempts by individual players to promote their favorite technologies as candidates for next generation standards. However, when Japanese carrier NTT Docomo talks next generation, there is usually more reason to listen, given the company’s track record in driving and shaping new technologies. Docomo was so far ahead in 3G that ‘ ill-advisedly perhaps ‘ it launched its own pre-standard version, FOMA. It was also in the vanguard of R&D for 4G, feeding into LTE standards and testing gigabit systems way back in early 2011.…