Five companies, including NTT, are collaborating on a Japanese version of Starlink that links low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide global coverage.
Five companies, including NTT, have begun collaborating to commercialize a megaconstellation covering the entire globe. The participating companies specifically named include NTT, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
The use of optical communications and space data centers is being considered as the core of the business, indicating an aim to build new communications infrastructure connecting the ground and space.
The collaboration involves multiple companies working together to realize a wide-area communications network using a satellite constellation. Details such as the specific roles of the 5 companies, their equity contribution ratios and the schedule are expected to emerge in future reports.