February 2023 Vol. 21 No. 222023

https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/2023/202302.html

View from the Top
Toru Maruoka, President and Chief Executive Officer,NTT Communications

View from the Top

Toru Maruoka, President and Chief Executive Officer, NTTCommunications▼Abstract

As a member of the new DOCOMO Group, NTT Communications provides clientswith one-stop-shop services and solutions by combining the Group’s resources andofferings under the enterprise-business brand “docomo business.” We interviewed
Toru Maruoka, president and chief executive officer of NTT Communications, who is
promoting digital transformation in society and industry, about the direction andstrategies of NTT Communications.

Front-line Researchers

Front-line Researchers

Jun-ichi Kani, Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTTAccess Network Service Systems Laboratories

Jun-ichi Kani, Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTT AccessNetwork Service Systems Laboratories▼Abstract

Rising Researchers
Takashi Yamakawa, Distinguished Researcher, NTT
Social Informatics Laboratories

Feature Articles
Activities toward Zero Environmental Impact andEnvironmental Adaptation to Build a Resilient Society
R&D of Innovative Technologies in Space, Environment, and Energy
Next-generation Energy Technology Contributing to Zero Environmental Impact
CO2 Conversion and Emission-control Technologies toward Carbon Neutrality
Technology for Forecasting the Global Environment and Human Society
Proactive Environmental Adaptation Technology to Ensure Safe and Secure Living Conditions
Even under Extreme Natural Phenomena

Global Standardization Activities
ITU-T Standardization Activities for Spatial Division Multiplexing Optical Fibers and Maintenanceof Outdoor Optical Facilities

Practical Field Information about Telecommunication Technologies
Remote Field Support by the Technical Assistance and Support Center

In Japan, against the backdrop of the spread of high-definition video-streaming
services and network applications such as cloud storage and work applications, theprovision of high-speed communication services is gaining pace, and the researchand development of optical access networks to support these services is under highexpectations. Jun-ichi Kani, a senior distinguished researcher at NTT AccessNetwork Service Systems Laboratories is playing a leading role in researching anddeveloping new optical access networks for the beyond fifth-generation mobile
communication system (5G)/6G era. We interviewed him about the progress of his
research activities and his approach to research.

Feature Articles
Activities toward Zero Environmental Impact and Environmental Adaptation
to Build a Resilient Society

R&D of Innovative Technologies in Space, Environment, and Energy▼Abstract

It has been two years and seven months since
NTT Space Environment and Energy
Laboratories was established with the aim ofcreating innovative technologies forregenerating the global environment andachieving a sustainable and inclusive society.
During this time, we have proposed many
unconventional research themes heretofore
nonexistent at NTT laboratories and have been
active in establishing specific themes, setting
up systems, and bringing people together. At
long last, NTT Space Environment and Energy
Laboratories is taking shape. This article takes
a new look at Earth from the viewpoint of spaceand describes the current state of various
challenges to be met to change the future of the
global environment.

Zero Environmental
Impact Research ProjectContribute to zero environmental
impact and mitigate the impacts ofclimate change
Energy network
technology

Next-generationenergy technology• Virtual energy demand/supply control
technology• Next-generation energy supply technology

EnergyInfrastructure

Resilient Environmental
Adaptation Research Project
Adapt to the impact of climate changewith forecasting• Optimal nuclear fusion operation technology• Space solar power generation technology
Main areas
Agriculture,affected byclimate change forestry andfisheries
SocietyResilient
society
PeopleIndustry

Sustainable systemtechnology• Atmospheric CO2 conversion technology• Marine CO2 conversion technology• Soil CO2 emission control technology• Asbestos detoxification and removal
Biodiver- technology
sity

Globalenvironment

Water

Global environmental futures
forecasting technology• Super-wide atmosphere andocean observation technology• Weather and climate recovery
modeling technology• Ecosystem recovery modeling• Lightning attracting/charging• ESG-intelligence scientific methodology technology
Managementsciencetechnology• Corporate well-being assessment
and technology• Global environment recovery• Cosmic-ray electromagneticmethodology
on ESG
simulation technology
barrier technology• ESG forecasting methodology
Proactive environmental
adaptation technology

FinanceGeopoliticalrisk