English | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 | 한국어 | 日本語
Monday, 8 May 2017, 12:45 JST
Share:
    

Source: NEC Corporation
NEC Contributes to Successful Trial of KDDI's Next Generation Platform
- New platform based on Red Hat OpenStack Platform for field trials -

TOKYO, May 8, 2017 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced its contributions to a successful trial of KDDI's next generation enterprise platform in collaboration with Red Hat, K.K.

KDDI provides high-quality communication and services in line with the company's "life design" strategy. In the future, as 5G and IoT services become more prevalent, it is expected that development and operation of fast and efficient services will be necessary on a larger number of servers and infrastructure. For this reason, NEC participated in trials with Red Hat, K.K. to confirm the feasibility of KDDI's next generation integrated platform, which includes infrastructure and IaaS, and can operate with multiple types of systems.

These trials were conducted from January to April 2017 and confirmed the feasibility of advanced functions as outlined below.
1. The utilization of open cloud technology to support the construction of high-quality and highly reliable system infrastructure for telecommunications carriers
2. Integrated management of numerous services using simple infrastructure, flexible services and efficient operations
3. Maintenance and replacement of servers and storage devices without stopping service
4. Advanced monitoring utilizing distributed monitoring technology from the KDDI Research Institute

In these trials, the Red Hat OpenStack Platform was used to create an open cloud environment, while NEC managed the building of infrastructure by utilizing its cloud infrastructure construction experience, operation record and know-how.

Going forward, NEC plans to continue collaborating with Red Hat, K.K. in order to enable the performance of KDDI's next generation platform.

"We would like to create an ideal platform that strongly supports KDDI's next generation system and business. As part of this, stability, flexibility and manageability are also required," said Akihiro Nakashima, General Manager, Platform Development Division, KDDI. "NEC supported these trials with Red Hat through advanced technological strengths with respect to OpenStack and cloud systems. We aim to leverage the results of these trials in order to accelerate the completion of our next generation platform."

NEC Corporation today announced its contributions to a successful trial of KDDI's next generation enterprise platform in collaboration with Red Hat, K.K.

KDDI provides high-quality communication and services in line with the company's "life design" strategy. In the future, as 5G and IoT services become more prevalent, it is expected that development and operation of fast and efficient services will be necessary on a larger number of servers and infrastructure. For this reason, NEC participated in trials with Red Hat, K.K. to confirm the feasibility of KDDI's next generation integrated platform, which includes infrastructure and IaaS, and can operate with multiple types of systems.

These trials were conducted from January to April 2017 and confirmed the feasibility of advanced functions as outlined below.
1. The utilization of open cloud technology to support the construction of high-quality and highly reliable system infrastructure for telecommunications carriers
2. Integrated management of numerous services using simple infrastructure, flexible services and efficient operations
3. Maintenance and replacement of servers and storage devices without stopping service
4. Advanced monitoring utilizing distributed monitoring technology from the KDDI Research Institute

In these trials, the Red Hat OpenStack Platform was used to create an open cloud environment, while NEC managed the building of infrastructure by utilizing its cloud infrastructure construction experience, operation record and know-how.

Going forward, NEC plans to continue collaborating with Red Hat, K.K. in order to enable the performance of KDDI's next generation platform.

"We would like to create an ideal platform that strongly supports KDDI's next generation system and business. As part of this, stability, flexibility and manageability are also required," said Akihiro Nakashima, General Manager, Platform Development Division, KDDI. "NEC supported these trials with Red Hat through advanced technological strengths with respect to OpenStack and cloud systems. We aim to leverage the results of these trials in order to accelerate the completion of our next generation platform."

"We are proud to have worked as a team on these trials to help implement KDDI's next generation platform and to have contributed with our extensive experience in building OpenStack," said Masaru Takaishi, Vice President, Telecom Carrier Business Unit, NEC Corporation. "We are confident that this success is an important step towards the realization of the KDDI concept."

"KDDI is a great example of a telecommunications operator who is creating a modern cloud infrastructure based on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform," said Radhesh Balakrishnan, General Manager, OpenStack, Red Hat. "Standardizing on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform, a highly scalable and 100% open IaaS platform, offers telecom operators the flexibility and scalability they require for its cloud and NFV services."

"We are proud to have worked as a team on these trials to help implement KDDI's next generation platform and to have contributed with our extensive experience in building OpenStack," said Masaru Takaishi, Vice President, Telecom Carrier Business Unit, NEC Corporation. "We are confident that this success is an important step towards the realization of the KDDI concept."

"KDDI is a great example of a telecommunications operator who is creating a modern cloud infrastructure based on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform," said Radhesh Balakrishnan, General Manager, OpenStack, Red Hat. "Standardizing on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform, a highly scalable and 100% open IaaS platform, offers telecom operators the flexibility and scalability they require for its cloud and NFV services."

Contact:
NEC 
Seiichiro Toda         
s-toda@cj.jp.nec.com 
+81-3-3798-6511



Topic: Press release summary
Source: NEC Corporation

Sectors: Enterprise IT
https://www.acnnewswire.com
From the Asia Corporate News Network


Copyright © 2025 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Asia Corporate News Network.

 
NEC Corporation Links

http://www.nec.com

https://www.facebook.com/nec.global/

https://twitter.com/NEC_corp

https://www.youtube.com/user/NECglobalOfficial

https://www.linkedin.com/company/nec/

NEC Corporation Related News
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 18:52 JST
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in PopID, Inc. to Accelerate Global Expansion of Biometric Payment Solutions and Launch a Strategic Collaboration
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 23:43 JST
NEC Launches AI Agent Service in Japan to Automate Procurement Negotiations Using AI
Friday, 28 November 2025, 19:41 JST
JFCR, NEC, and Taiho to Develop Cancer Vaccines Utilizing Whole-Genome Information
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 22:31 JST
NEC Launches Sales Support Solution Utilizing Agentic AI
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 23:15 JST
NEC Presents the Decarbonization Potential of its CropScope Agricultural Solution at COP30
More news >>
Copyright © 2025 ACN Newswire - Asia Corporate News Network
Home | About us | Services | Partners | Events | Login | Contact us | Cookies Policy | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Terms of Use | RSS
US: +1 214 890 4418 | China: +86 181 2376 3721 | Hong Kong: +852 8192 4922 | Singapore: +65 6549 7068 | Tokyo: +81 3 6859 8575