Tsukuba Forum 2026

NEC will showcase its "Optical Edge Solution" for decentralized data centers in AI-era, "service function enhancements and remote control technologies for 400G+ optical transceivers in the All-Photonics Network", and "Fiber Optic Smart Sensing" utilizing existing optical fiber cables.

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Optical Edge Solutions for Data Center Decentralization

As services leveraging AI and other advanced technologies continue to expand rapidly, the shortage of land and power required for data centers that host GPUs has become a critical challenge. To address these constraints, the decentralization of data centers is increasingly being required.
In response to these network paradigm shifts, NEC offers Optical Edge Solutions focused on cost efficiency, power efficiency, and compactness.

NEC Fiber Optic Smart Sensing

NEC Fiber Optic Smart Sensing (NEC FOSS) allows users to reduce the effort and cost of infrastructure operation, monitoring, and repair.
By utilizing existing optical fiber cables stretched throughout the city, users can more efficiently identify manhole locations, construction locations, and failure locations of aerial cables.

Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co., Ltd. renamed to Orbray Co., Ltd. on January 1, 2023.
Orbray is a cutting edge Optical Components and Device Manufacturer with proven background history and customer trust.

A bound sample copy of the "OPTCOM Digital Edition" will be distributed free of charge exclusively at the venue.

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OPTCOM

A sample booklet from the "OPTCOM Digital Edition", an information site specializing in communications infrastructure.

We introduce AI technology applied to the design and maintenance of structures. We handle a wide range of AI-related technologies, from AI environment construction hardware to AI-based diagnostic service software. At the booth, we are exhibiting a demonstration of concrete deterioration detection.

Santec is a leading manufacturer of Optical components, Tunable Lasers and Optical Test and Measurement Product. Optical Components include Sub System, Variable Attenuators, Tap Photodetectors, and more. Here we introduce our products that have evolved and applied the technology we have cultivated over the years.

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LCOS-based Programmable Optical Filter, WSS-2000

WSS-2000 is an LCOS-based optical filter that can generate any optical spectrum programmatically. Santec's proprietary LCOS technology achieves highly flexible bandwidth tuning, attenuation control, and switching operation. It also supports phase control function. WSS-2000 is suitable for evaluation and verification of next-generation optical networks, and can be used for various measurements as an optical equalizer for high-speed signals, DWDM (optical wavelength division multiplexing) and OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) channel selection filter, and WSS emulator. Demo units for evaluation are also available.

Panasonic System Networks R&D Lab. Co., Ltd. has the purpose of "opening up the future through value creation with technology," and, leveraging the technical capabilities cultivated through more than 30 years of research and development, contributes to solving our customers' problems.

A specialized trading company in optical fiber measurement equipment, providing end-to-end support from product sourcing to technical solutions and system integration.

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Fiber Optic Instruments

We provide solutions for fiber measurements including Chromatic Dispersion, OTDR, Spectral Attenuation, Bending Loss, Cutoff Wavelength, Fiber Geometry and Fiber Curl to comply with internationally recognised standards.

High Resolution OTDR

This is an OTDR with a 10cm dead zone that uses photon counting technology. It accurately measures the length, attenuation, and reflection between optical devices. It can also measure loss, evaluate manufacturing quality, and detect defects in HCF hollow core fibers.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed APN-C, collaborating closely with NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories.

Without compromise, we continue to challenge ourselves, based on the slogan "Safety Seeing the Unseen Danger," to be a pioneer, developing and manufacturing industrial gas detection system and monitors.

Discover our cutting-edge network technologies that are high capacity scalable and environmentally friendly. These advanced solutions form the essential network infrastructure supporting a society driven by the widespread adoption of AI.

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Optical Interface Card Supporting Next-Generation Distributed AI Data Centers

Introducing the optical network interface card "1Finity NIC"(Tentative), which directly connects data centers with optical signals and achieve low latency, high capacity, and power saving at the same time, dramatically improving the efficiency of AI processing and distributed databases. At Tsukuba Forum 2026, we plan to exhibit a liquid-cooling mock-up, in addition to a prototype of the 1Finity NIC.

AI-driven Network Operations Transformation

As network scale and complexity increases, rapid recovery from failures and stable service provision are paramount challenges for telecom carriers. We introduce two revolutionary AI-powered solutions that transfom network operation.
- Event Predictor : Leverages AI prediction with NW data (PM, FM, Log, etc.) to detect signs of network failures at aaan early stage, enabling proactive operations.
- Incident Manager : Employs AI agents to highly automate the incident response process. By utilizing data and knowledge, it realizes swift and accurate recovery, significantly reducing operational burden.
Through demonstrations, we showcase how these AI solutions achieve operational transformation for telecom carriers, maximize business value, and present their advanced capabilities and potential.