April 10, 2020 Establishment of “the Council for Network Efficiency by Cross-layer Technical Members”

Established "The Council for Network Efficiency by Cross-layer Technical Members" to share information and exchange opinions in order to ensure smooth distribution of Internet contents.

1. Background

Internet traffic in Japan is increasing at a rate of 20% to 40% annually. The growth in traffic demand is expected to continue as a result of quality improvements in existing contents (e.g., higher definition video contents and the expanded distribution of large-capacity game contents), along with the diffusion and expansion of new contents (e.g., the simultaneous Internet distribution of TV programs).
Under these circumstances, to continue maintaining and improving the quality of the Internet in the future, it will be necessary to take measures by cooperating across industries with content providers and network operators. That is the reason for the establishment of the COuncil for Network Efficiency by Cross-layer Technical Members (CONECT), where business operators involved in the distribution of Internet traffic will cooperate in sharing information regularly and examining challenges for the smooth distribution of Internet content.

2. Activities

• 1.

  Sharing the current status and issues of the Internet from the perspective of each business operator, such as:

  • Trend in Internet traffic
  • Maintenance and improvement of user experience quality in the use of the Internet
  • The business continuity of the Internet in times of disaster (including situations that could have a significant impact on the Internet traffic, such as the spread of novel coronavirus disease this time)
• 2.
  Study of technical measures to solve problems
• 3.
  Other matters necessary to achieve the purpose of CONECT

3. Logo

The logo to promote CONECT activities is as follows:

Logo

4. Participating companies and groups

The companies and organizations specified below are members of CONECT.
Participating companies and organizations may be added or changed in the future.

AbemaTV, Inc.
Akamai Technologies GK
BBIX, Inc.
BIGLOBE Inc.
CenturyLink Inc.
CyberAgent, Inc.
Equinix Japan Co., Ltd.
Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Internet Multifeed Co.
Japan Internet Exchange Co., Ltd.
J-Stream Inc.
Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Limelight Networks Japan Ltd.
Microsoft Japan Company, Limited
Netflix, Inc.
Nifty Corporation
Nippon Network Enabler Co., Ltd.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation
NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Docomo Inc.
NTT Plala Inc.
OPTAGE Inc.Google Japan G.K.
SoftBank Corp.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
The University of Tokyo (scheduled)
Yahoo! Japan Corporation