Focus on IoT, smart energy, smart homes and automotive equipment

「Ubiquitous AI will leverage the results of its technology development primarily for SDV compatibility to expand its application areas beyond the automotive field to embedded devices in general.」

「The company's proprietary product "Ubiquitous QuickBoot" exceeded 100 million cumulative shipments in February 2026, and its adoption is expanding across automotive, smart devices, industrial equipment, and medical equipment, as well as across regions. Going forward, the company will seek to further expand licensing revenue opportunities through overseas expansion and broader alliances.」

「In a range of fields expected to grow, centered on automotive-related and IoT/AI fields, the company will pursue growth in business scale and earnings so that it can provide the technologies and services required by manufacturing customers. In addition to bringing to market in a timely manner new value-added products created by combining its proprietary technologies and products, such as communications networks, security, and fast boot, with numerous unique and advanced overseas software products, it will promote the B2B Tech Biz Platform "HEXAGON," an initiative launched recently, while working with the engineering services of 株式会社エイム and 株式会社グレープシステム.」

「In June 2023, the company developed a bridge function connecting devices compatible with the new smart-home standard "Matter," which is gaining adoption in global markets, with devices compatible with "ECHONET Lite," which is widely used in Japan. It announced that the bridge function would be incorporated into and made available through the ECHONET Lite-compatible software development kit "Ubiquitous ECHONET Lite SDK" from September of the same year.」

「The company's medium- to long-term management strategy is to leverage its greatest strength, its customer base centered on major manufacturers, and provide the technologies and services required by manufacturing customers. Accordingly, it is working to transition from an embedded software development and sales company into a company that provides the technologies and services required by manufacturing customers.」

「In fast-boot products, the company recorded royalty revenue from existing domestic and overseas automotive equipment customers and overseas consumer equipment customers. Development projects with multiple companies, mainly for automotive equipment such as car navigation systems, including large- and medium-scale projects, remain ongoing. In November 2022, the company announced the launch of an all-in-one software package compatible with Renesas Electronics Corporation's RA Family MCUs for developing secure and smart IoT devices in a short period of time.」

「The company also continues to develop large-scale projects for automotive infotainment systems and multiple projects involving real-time operating systems for industrial equipment. In May 2022, it announced that cumulative shipments of licensed copies of the Linux/Android fast-boot solution "Ubiquitous QuickBoot" had exceeded 60 million worldwide as of the end of April that year. In June of the same year, it announced that the commercial real-time operating system for multicore processors, "TOPPERS-Pro/FMP3," had become compatible with Renesas Electronics Corporation's latest RZ/T2M microprocessor group and had entered sales.」

「In network and security products, the company recorded upfront contract revenue from existing customers related to automotive equipment, contract development revenue from existing industrial equipment customers, and revenue from R&D projects related to IoT security. In fast-boot products, the company recorded royalty revenue from existing domestic and overseas automotive equipment customers and overseas consumer equipment customers. Development projects with multiple companies, mainly for automotive equipment such as car navigation systems, including large- and medium-scale projects, remain ongoing. In database products, the company recorded royalty revenue and other revenue from existing customers, including industrial equipment customers.」

「In network and security products, the company recorded royalty revenue from existing customers related to automotive equipment and digital imaging, as well as upfront contract revenue from new customers related to smart energy. In fast-boot products, the company recorded royalty revenue from existing domestic and overseas automotive equipment customers and overseas consumer equipment customers. Development projects with multiple companies, mainly for automotive equipment such as car navigation systems, including large- and medium-scale projects, remain ongoing.」

「In network-related products, the company recorded revenue from R&D projects related to implementing security in IoT devices, royalty revenue from existing digital imaging customers, and revenue from new product development projects for existing HEMS customers.」

「In December 2020, the company announced the joint development with PTCジャパン株式会社 of software that supports the client functions of the IIoT (IoT for industrial applications) platform ThingWorx® and can run on an MCU. The software would be launched on 1 February 2021 as the "Ubiquitous Network Framework ThingWorx Edge Package."」

「In May 2020, the company announced a collaboration with PTCジャパン株式会社 to support the conversion of industrial equipment to IoT through integration between embedded software and an IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) platform. In June of the same year, it announced the launch of a solution that uses AWS IoT, provided by Amazon Web Services, in conjunction with "Edge Trust" to deliver secure IoT services, through collaboration with Serverworks Co.,Ltd.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, the company focused particularly on the following 3 areas: ・Promoting the rollout of network and security software for embedded devices, particularly in the automotive and IoT fields ・Focusing on securing evaluation projects for "Edge Trust," a solution for realizing secure IoT services centered on IoT device lifecycle management ・Expanding adoption of fast-boot products by existing customers in their next-generation products, pursuing projects outside automotive equipment, and expanding sales to overseas companies」

「In July 2019, the company announced the launch of sales of "Ubiquitous TLS," a lightweight TLS/SSL protocol for IoT devices supporting TLS1.3.」

「In April 2019, the company announced that it would begin selling in September the software development kit "Ubiquitous Voice Service Connect" for adding the cloud-based voice service Amazon Alexa to embedded devices.」

「In January 2019, the company announced a partnership with Finland-based Tuxera and the global rollout of the fast-boot solution "Ubiquitous QuickBoot by Tuxera" for automotive equipment.」

「Revenue in the fast-boot business was primarily generated from running royalties from existing automotive equipment customers. Mass production by customers whose shipments began last year is starting to ramp up. The company continues to implement development projects with multiple companies, mainly for automotive terminals such as car navigation systems, including large- and medium-scale R&D projects and new orders for projects moving toward commercialization. In addition to automotive equipment, it is also pursuing new projects involving medical and industrial equipment, including winning and evaluating projects, as well as securing royalties from certain mass-produced electronic products for general consumers.」

「In April 2018, the company announced the launch of a secure IoT equipment development kit compatible with Renesas Electronics Corporation's RX65N microcontroller, which incorporates security functions. It also announced the sale of a firewall-enabled version of the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi one-stop solution "ComboConnect" for IoT equipment.」

「In March 2018, the company announced that it had entered into a security partnership agreement with Infineon Technologies Japan Co., Ltd. The two companies will work to strengthen IoT security, including security measures for automotive applications, by combining their respective products and technologies.」

「The Company is promoting technology and product development and sales activities for new markets and customers, with its sales focus on IoT-related fields, including smart energy and smart home, and automotive equipment.」

「Through joint development with 株式会社エーアイコーポレーション, the Company commercialized "ComboConnect." It began sales in June 2017, initially offering Murata Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.'s "Type-1LD," an integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth solution for the IoT market, as a compatible module product.」

「In response to changes in the business environment, the Group is shifting its sales focus to IoT-related fields, including smart energy and smart home, and automotive equipment, and is promoting technology and product development and sales activities for new markets and customers.」

「The Company announced in November 2016 that "Ubiquitous Wi-SMART" had been adopted for Murata Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.'s 920 MHz-band wireless communication module and that support for components used in the development of HEMS (home energy management system) equipment had been expanded.」

「As demand has increased for making various existing devices compatible with wireless LAN alongside the spread of smartphones, the Company is working to link them with wireless communication modules and continues to focus on winning projects involving the networking of automotive equipment, smart energy/HEMS and other equipment.」

「The Company continues to focus on winning projects involving the networking of automotive equipment, smart energy/HEMS and other equipment. In particular, it expects wireless networking in automotive equipment to expand rapidly over the next few years, and will focus on strengthening collaboration with influential industry partners, as well as accelerating the development and commercialization of new technologies and products, including security solutions for automotive equipment.」

「In response to changes in the business environment, the Company is shifting its sales focus to IoT-related fields, including smart energy and smart home, and automotive equipment, and is promoting technology and product development and sales activities for new markets and customers.」