Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and KDDI Corporation signed a Basic agreement to standardize the optical network field. The agreement is intended to standardize and promote the use of both companies' strengths in optical network technology. This includes their respective strengths in optical transmission technology and mobile network tech. The goal is to encourage open innovation with partners around the globe and work towards standardization to spread innovative communication techniques centered around all-photonics networking around the globe.
NTT and KDDI have led the research and design of optical networks in Japan for a long time. The companies will collaborate on research and development of an optical communication system with high capacity for domestic backbone transmission lines.
