Hitachi is a publicly owned Japanese multinational company founded in 1910. While originally a manufacturer of electronic machinery and a significant semiconductor producer, its current operations are primarily focused on IT services and IT consulting. The company employs approximately 24,520 people and maintains its headquarters in Japan.
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group company, designed and deployed a 5G private network at Hitachi Rail's Hagerstown, Maryland facility in collaboration with Ericsson. This network covers the 307,000 square foot factory, supporting automation, worker safety, and scalability. Separately, Kokusai Denki (formerly Hitachi) partnered with Racecourse Technical Services to implement a new remote production unit (RPU1) for broadcasting racing fixtures, aiming to reduce on-site equipment. Hitachi Brookfield Japan Kabushiki Kaisha and Hartree Partners Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding to explore developing digital infrastructure in Japan, including grid-scale storage batteries and data centers. Finally, NTT Communications, Tokyo Metro, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and the Railway Technical Research Institute successfully demonstrated a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system over 5G on an operational Japanese railway line.
Hitachi's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Hitachi's customers include Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Orchard Hill Church. Hitachi has commercial and technical partners like SingTel and Equinix.
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