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• Uses a bidirectional transceiver for single-core transmission and reception, greatly reducing costs
• Contributing to network DIY with flexible ideas
• Recognized as the “strongest tag” of a highly reliable manufacturer and a trading company with technical capabilities

Achieve cost reduction with bidirectional transceiver

Digital transformation (hereinafter referred to as DX) that reconstructs the existing management environment and business processes by making full use of digital technology. The movement to break away from outdated business styles and promote new value creation through DX is now a major trend in Japan. With DX as a management strategy, the KADOKAWA Group is working to accelerate the growth of group companies. The group will establish a strategic subsidiary "KADOKAWA Connected Co., Ltd." that performs DX, and will develop ICT services based on the DX perspective throughout the group.

Background » Bidirectional transceiver option that contributes to cost reduction

KADOKAWA Connected Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the company) is made up of members from the technical departments of KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. and Dwango Co., Ltd. In addition to members from the information systems department, we also work on infrastructure development for large-scale web services such as Niconico. There are many members with high technical skills who were involved in network construction and operation. Most recently, we will be providing the industry's highest level of ICT services internally to group companies, but in the future, we aim to establish a new business model that includes external sales while building and operating an advanced commercial network. ing.

As an example of its high technological capabilities, the company operates its own data center, providing a variety of services in a so-called on-premises environment. It is important for engineers who work on-premises to always keep the public cloud in mind when preparing their company's environment.

Hiromichi Tomatsu, Manager of the Network & Facility Division of the company's KCS Department, says, ``When building a cloud, we not only focus on the functions and customizability that public clouds have, but also have a strong cost consciousness that makes it easy to demonstrate value.We are conscious of the balance between performance and cost. Building this foundation will lead to the provision of services that can be operated over the medium to long term."

In addition, the company is accelerating its efforts toward "Third Party Optics," which not only reduces procurement costs but also makes it easier to control performance by minimizing delays, and as part of this, Macnica provides Optical transceivers manufactured by Finisar Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Finisar) are used.

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