joined NTT Laboratories in 1990 and currently serves as Chief Standardization Officer at NTT DOCOMO, Inc. With extensive experience in R&D and standardization, he has played a pivotal role in advancing radio and network technologies—including W-CDMA, HSPA, LTE/LTE-Advanced, 5G, and 6G—while fostering inter-industry collaboration.

Since 1997, Mr. Nakamura has actively contributed to standardization activities in ARIB, ITU, and 3GPP, serving as Vice Chair and Chair of 3GPP TSG-RAN from 2005 to 2013. He has been instrumental in promoting and accelerating 5G and 6G both in Japan and globally, as a leading member of the 5G Mobile Promotion Forum, Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium, and ITS Info-communications Forum in Japan.

Currently, he leads several projects on Local 5G, millimeter-wave, and 6G within the XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF). He also serves as a board member of 5G-ACIA and as a sub-leader of the Human Augmentation Consortium.