Fujitsu and KDDI on Tuesday announced an agreement to collaborate on creating new services that enrich the customer experience and contribute to the resolution of social issues by utilizing Fujitsu's private 5G and KDDI's au 5G technologies.
As the first major steps of this partnership, Fujitsu and KDDI will implement the following initiatives from September 28, 2021:
(1) Demonstration of technology toward the realization of a "5G Service Platform" that interconnects private 5G with au 5G
(2) Co-creation of B to B to X services that combine the real and the virtual worlds
(3) Building an ecosystem with partners through mutual participation in the 5G Alliance operated by the two companies
The "5G Service Platform" is a platform service that links private 5G and au 5G services to provide a comprehensive range of B to B to X services. Through the "5G Service Platform," Fujitsu and KDDI aim to realize a world where the experience in real places such as shopping malls, gyms and restaurants can be expanded seamlessly with virtual reality. It will be provided to companies that want to enhance their consumer businesses, companies that want to increase the value they offer through the facilities they manage and their communities as a whole, as well as local governments.
The many restrictions and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult for people to share space with one another and communicate freely, highlighting the urgent need to build more sustainable and resilient social systems and accelerate the movement toward the use of digital technologies in a way benefits social and personal wellbeing. The threat posed by global climate change also demands that companies find new ways to realize efficient use of energy and reduction of waste by connecting people, goods, and services in real time, contributing to decarbonization of businesses and local governments as well as to solutions for environmental and social issues more broadly. To resolve these social issues and support the digital transformation (DX) of society, the two companies have entered into a partnership to provide new experiential value and services that combine the real and virtual worlds based on 5G.
Tomonori Goto, SVP, Director of 5G Vertical Service Office, Fujitsu
We are very pleased to announce together with KDDI our shared vision for society, and we anticipate that this partnership will further expand the value created by 5G and accelerate our efforts to address social issues.
Akihito Fujii, Executive Officer, General Manager of Service Planning and Development Division, KDDI
We are very pleased to collaborate with Fujitsu to provide new value in the B-to-B-to-X model by linking our 5G assets and infrastructure.
