Announced details
As of August 2026, more than 100 government agencies, municipalities and fire departments have deployed the service, approximately twice the number in the previous year.
The Nagoya City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Bureau is a customer that has deployed our Buddycom service. Internet Initiative Japan Inc. provides the IIJ Public Safety Mobile Service.
Nagoya City’s Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Bureau. It is the implementing organization for the deployment, which covers approximately 500 locations, including elementary and junior high schools, fire stations, disaster base hospitals, and designated public institutions such as electric power, telecommunications and railway companies.
Approximately 500 locations, More than 1,000 public safety mobile devices
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Demonstration testing of a public safety mobile system under a contract project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Buddycom (Buddycom), IIJ Public Safety Mobile Service |
| Counterparty | Nagoya City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Bureau |
| Counterparty overview | Nagoya City’s Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Bureau. It is the implementing organization for the deployment, which covers approximately 500 locations, including elementary and junior high schools, fire stations, disaster base hospitals, and designated public institutions such as electric power, telecommunications and railway companies. |
| Relationship with the Company | The Nagoya City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Bureau is a customer that has deployed our Buddycom service. Internet Initiative Japan Inc. provides the IIJ Public Safety Mobile Service. |
| Applicable area | Disaster Prevention and Response, Municipal crisis management, Fire and rescue services, Public safety |
| Location scale | Approximately 500 locations, More than 1,000 public safety mobile devices |
| Usage history | As of August 2026, more than 100 government agencies, municipalities and fire departments have deployed the service, approximately twice the number in the previous year. |
| Source | Demonstration testing of a public safety mobile system under a contract project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
Items this document does not state (10)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The decision reflected a focus on flexible communications capabilities during disasters, intuitive operation, and the cost of wide-area deployment and continued operation, in light of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.