Construction machinery remotely controlled from Numata to excavate soil in Ibaraki, 900 kilometers away, using satellite communication networks, with high hopes for digital transformation advancement.

In Numata, a test center operated by a high-tech information and communications company based in Tokyo, demonstrated the use of SpaceX’s satellite communication network “Starlink” to remotely operate construction machinery located approximately 900 kilometers away in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.