New Business Development in Content Distribution, M2M, IoT, Healthcare and Other Areas

「In the new business field, as an offshoot of our IoT business, we established センシフィア as a joint venture with ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズ㈱. The subsidiary develops a sensor business using specialized technology for highly precise measurement of soil moisture and other factors.」

「We also agreed to establish a subsidiary jointly with ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズ㈱ in October 2025 to develop a soil-moisture sensing business (*10).」

「The Company's affiliate 株式会社ディーカレットDCP (*8) began commercializing Japan's first digital currency, DCJPY (*9), in August 2024. In September, 株式会社ディーカレットホールディングス raised a total of ¥6.35 billion through a third-party allotment to its business partners (*10).」

「In the new business field, 株式会社ディーカレットDCP (*8), an equity-method affiliate of the Company, finalized July 2024 as the scheduled start date for providing services for a practical project involving the issuance and circulation of Japan's first digital currency, DCJPY, and settlement.」

「The Company marked its 30th anniversary in December 2022 and plans to launch “IIJ Academy,” which will train engineers to lead the network society of the future, as a commemorative initiative.」

「In the new business field, a subsidiary of ディーカレットホールディングス (*11), an equity-method affiliate, obtained a patent for the “Two-Tier Digital Currency Platform (*12)” and is conducting demonstration projects and other activities toward the scheduled full-scale service launch in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.」

「Corporate mobile services also continued to expand through IoT-related projects, including network camera connectivity for marketing and equipment monitoring. Looking ahead, the company developed an eSIM compatible with the 5G SA architecture and completed operational testing.」

「In the IoT business, as the number of projects handled continues to increase, their scope is gradually expanding from camera connections for existing monitoring and marketing applications and device connections for determining location and status, to the introduction of IoT systems into factory production lines, as seen in the case of トヨタ自動車北海道株式会社.」

「In new businesses, ディーカレット, an equity-method affiliate, has been conducting multiple demonstration projects related to digital currencies with various operating companies. During the fiscal year, it began demonstration projects for settlement of electricity P2P transactions (*10) with The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated and for issuing digital currency with 大同生命保険㈱.」

「Amid emerging demand related to local 5G, we established グレープ・ワン as an equity-method affiliate jointly with SUMITOMO CORPORATION (SUMITOMO SHOJI KAISHA,LTD.) and several cable television companies to provide core local 5G system functions and other services to cable television companies and others.」

「In the IoT-related business, we advanced partnerships with Taiwan's Advantech Co., Ltd. and Kiwi Technology Inc. and strengthened our business platform in preparation for future growth in IoT-related demand.」

「The Company also focused on developing eSIM services and “SoftSIM,” among other services, in anticipation of greater IoT adoption.」

「In new businesses, ディーカレット, an equity-method affiliate engaged in digital currency, became the first new entrant to be registered as a cryptocurrency exchange operator since the Financial Services Agency resumed registrations, and began offering cryptocurrency trading services for investors in April this year.」

「JOCDN Co., Ltd., an equity-method affiliate jointly owned with commercial broadcasters, provides CDN services to commercial broadcasters and large-scale video distribution providers, and is steadily expanding its available bandwidth against a backdrop of growing demand for video.」

「We are also advancing service development related to the full MVNO business. We launched the IoT Support Pack, which connects numerous IoT devices for corporate customers, and the IIJmio IoT Service for individual customers, while proceeding with demonstration projects for the eSIM Platform Service (*13) with multiple partners.」

「JOCDN Co., Ltd., an affiliate jointly owned with commercial broadcasters, began providing CDN services to commercial broadcasters and large-scale video distribution providers in the previous fiscal year. Transfer volumes have been increasing steadily, driven by growth in the customer base and expanding demand for video.」

「In the content delivery business, JOCDN Co., Ltd., a joint venture with 15 commercial broadcasters in which we hold a 20% stake, promoted its CDN service for high-quality, stable video distribution and began providing the service to a total of 15 companies, including commercial broadcasters and large-scale video distribution providers. In the healthcare business, we partnered with Nagoya University to apply our knowledge of networks and systems, and began providing the IIJ Electronic @ Contact Book Service, a healthcare and nursing-care information-sharing platform, in March 2017. Adoption has progressed among multiple local governments, including those in Aichi and Ibaraki prefectures.」

「Business discussions and PoC projects related to IoT, including smart factories at production sites, remote monitoring using sensors and remote maintenance, continued to increase.」

「In response to emerging IoT-related demand, we were commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to conduct a demonstration project using IoT to manage paddy-field water levels and temperatures. We also decided to conduct a demonstration project at UR rental housing to control energy-efficient air-conditioner operation using AI and IoT technologies.」

「In the content delivery business, during the third quarter we established JOCDN Co., Ltd., a joint venture with 15 commercial broadcasters (an equity-method affiliate), and will provide high-quality, stable CDN services for video distribution by broadcasters and content providers.」

「We are also developing facilities and services to expand into the full MVNO business, targeting corporate demand for IoT and other applications.」

「We are also advancing the development of the IIJ IoT Service, which integrates networks and cloud services as the foundation for future IoT systems.」

「During the first quarter, we announced the IIJ IoT Service, which leverages our technologies in networking, cloud computing and related areas to address the IoT (*6) field, which is expected to spread in the future.」

「To achieve sustained long-term growth, the Group will pursue the development of new businesses, including content delivery, M2M and IoT-related businesses, and healthcare.」