Japan to adopt NTT next-gen communications tech for defense

Plan part of broader push to use civilian breakthroughs to enhance security

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NTT's IOWN platform could aid in military communications and equipment monitoring. © Reuters

YUSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Defense will formulate a plan as early as this spring to utilize next-generation commercial communications technology for security purposes, beginning with Japanese telecom carrier NTT's in-development IOWN platform.

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