News Summary:
On October 2, 2026, NTT Group, through its subsidiary Weave, joined a consortium with Sinergi Inti Andalan Prima (INET), FiberHome Technologies Indonesia, Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk (Surge/WIFI), Nokia, and Sarana Global Indonesia (SGI) to begin deployment of the Synergy Gateways of Indonesia Cable System (SGI Cable System). This submarine cable system will span 6,870 km and is designed to connect 14 landing points across various islands in Indonesia. Previously, on October 1, NTT Inc. announced the status of repurchases of its common stock, conducted under Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan. Earlier, on September 30, NTT and French photonics company Cailabs signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore optical connectivity between satellite networks, optical ground stations, and terrestrial data infrastructure. The partnership will examine how NTT’s All-Photonics Network (APN) technologies can extend to the space sector, working toward an architecture that connects optical ground stations with terrestrial optical networks and data centers. Also on September 30, NTT had a paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, an international journal in the field.