OREANDA-NEWS. In June of 2014, NTT DATA Corporation and Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories (hereinafter referred to as "CHT-TL") commenced joint research for the purpose of applying SDN*1 technology to the networks of telecommunications carriers.

By means of sharing the expertise that CHT-TL-which is conducting activities such as research into SDN application under the jurisdiction of Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest telecommunications carrier-has cultivated as a telecommunications carrier, along with the expertise that NTT DATA possesses regarding the development of SDN controllers, this research aims for the development of SDN solutions to realize the advanced network infrastructures needed by telecommunications carriers in both Japan and Taiwan.

In this joint research, NTT DATA will refine the network control system for that purpose and conduct the implementation of the product as software. CHT-TL will mainly organize the requirements for what types of network services should be realized, as well as conduct the application development.

By continuing in the future to cooperate in moving forward with technical development in the field of SDN, both companies will promote the business development of SDN solutions for telecommunications carriers in both Japan and Taiwan.