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Sony Network Communications Inc.
ソニーネットワークコミュニケーションズ株式会社
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInformation and communication industry
FoundedNovember 1, 1995
HeadquartersShinagawa Seaside TS Tower, 4-12-3 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Hirokazu Takagaki (President)[1]
Number of employees
1867 (as of 2023)[2]
ParentSony
Websitewww.sonynetwork.co.jp/corporation/en/

So-net (ソネット, So-netto) is a Japanese internet service provider operated by Sony Network Communications Inc. (ソニーネットワークコミュニケーションズ株式会社, Sonī Network Communications Kabushiki Gaisha), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony.

In June 2015 – So-net launches Nuro Hikari 10G, a FTTH service that provides 10 Gbit/s internet. The service leads 10G marketing war in Japan.[3][4]

Services

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  • Communication services
  • IoT Products and Services
  • AI services
  • Solution services

Subsidiaries

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  • Sony Biz Network
  • So-net Game Studio
  • SoVeC
  • So-net Entertainment Taiwan
  • Sony Network Communication Europe

References

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  1. ^ Sony IR Day 2017. sony.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024
  2. ^ "Sony Network Communications Company Overview". Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ^ Industry Voices—Kunstler: U.S. is dozing on 10G broadband to the home. FierceTelecom. March 12, 2018.
  4. ^ With 5G coming, your neighborhood could get 10 Gbps cable broadband. VentureBeat. March 12, 2018.
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