Society brought about by all the clouds ~ society and the revolutionary impact ~ business model transformation

In recent years, the rapid development of ICT in the world, "cloud computing" has this new paradigm.Cloud computing (hereinafter, referred to as the "cloud") is to point to, through the network, according to the specific circumstances, give priority to with database, storage, software will be able to use the floorboard of the service of all kinds of IT resources.Along with the service, in addition to achieve workplace work efficiency, and cost reduction, goods, information, and all kinds of social activities through the network to form associations, on the basis of the huge data, new social and infrastructure is arises at the historic moment of life.It is considered to promote the existence of the nature of human society changes, as shown in literal, was declared a new era begins.

Will be headed by the cloud business computing services provided to the world, centered in North America in a large IT company in the global business.In addition, in the process of realize its service indispensable, is to have mass data storage and high-speed data transmission, storage and use of data of huge data centres.Huge data center floor standing very large scale data center (here and hereinafter referred to as "super size"), is not limited to a stronghold, but in multiple positions, and is doing business on a global scale.In order to be kept in between different positions in high speed transmission of massive data, you need high speed large capacity optical fiber.Sumitomo electric集团作为光纤和光缆的先锋，同时也作为能够向全球市场提供最高质量且实现高速大容量光纤时所必须的“超多芯技术”和“极低损耗技术”的公司而受到瞩目。本次，我们对肩负起创造该全新范式——云端社会这一重任的住友电工集团的积极举措，以及成功开发“超多芯”和“极低损耗”的历程进行了探寻。