NTT Sonority Inc., a member of the wider NTT Group, recently announced it developed an entirely new type of earphone that enhances user safety and comfort. The earphone, which uses a technology called the “Personalized Sound Zone” (PSZ), marked the entrance of NTT — the global IT giant heavily invested in fundamental research, telecommunications, and emerging technologies — into the broad world of consumer electronics. The launch was announced while NTT Research hosted the 2023 edition of its Upgrade Reality Summit in San Francisco, California — an annual NTT event that features the group’s several arms showcasing various innovations and technologies that will help to power the future. ‘Own your sound zone’: How NTT Sonority’s new earphones power immersive audio experiences – New York Tech Media (nytech.media)

Researchers at Japanese telecommunications giant NTT noted that consumer privacy remains a challenge, as many consumers do not want to be tracked and some data cannot be collected for privacy reasons. To solve this problem, companies can opt for voluntary tracking or pay customers for their data, they say. NTT Research researchers propose some solutions, such as leveraging aggregated user statistics while protecting individuals’ personal data. This, they noted at a roundtable in San Francisco last month, can be achieved through a Private Telemetry System that uses cryptographic technology to leverage aggregated data while protecting users’ privacy. How Startup Founders Can Stay Ahead of Changing User Data Regulations | Entrepreneur

According to researchers from Japanese telecom giant NTT, software manufacturers and hardware companies are struggling to get consumer usage data to improve their products and services. During a roundtable discussion in San Francisco last month, researchers pointed out that consumer privacy is a challenge as many consumers do not want to be tracked and some data cannot be collected due to privacy concerns. How the privacy ballad can be danced around with users’ data while still complying with regulations – Novobrief

NTT Research, a division of NTT, announced plans to double the size of its optical research facility in 2023. The expansion will accommodate the experimental needs of scientists in its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab who are studying Coherent Ising Machines (CIMs), which are networks of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) programmed to solve problems mapped to an Ising model. The Ising model is a mathematical abstraction of magnetic systems composed of competitively interacting spins, or angular momenta of fundamental particles. NTT Research to Expand Optics Facility for Coherent Ising Machines Study in 2023 (gophotonics.com)

As a division of parent company NTT, NTT Research, Inc. is able to proffer its own news stream and announcements. This month sees the firm announce plans to double the size of its optical research facility in 2023. The announcement was made to journalists and data analysts at NTT Upgrade 2023, the organization’s technical user, customer and partner conference held this March in San Francisco. NTT Research widens vision for optics lab for future computers (erp.today)

NTT Research is of course a division of NTT and the Upgrade 2023 NTT Research Summit is in-person event on March 15-16, 2023 – and the event itself takes place at the NTT Experience Center (XC) and the Metreon, both in San Francisco. Day 1 will focus on the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative. Day 2 will feature sessions on breakthroughs in data privacy, precision cardiology, nonlinear optics, advanced encryption technologies, the digital workplace and the network edge. What to expect from NTT Research ‘Upgrade’ 2023 (computerweekly.com)

NTT has developed a prototype chip that could increase communications speeds in data centers and submarine cables. The chip can amplify a 100 Gigahertz (GHz) electrical signal in laboratory conditions, a key step towards 6G. The ultra-compact baseband amplifier IC module is years away from being commercially released, but NTT expects to use the chip in future all-photonics networks. NTT believes that its core optical network, Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN), will require transmission speeds of more than two terabits per second and a baseband amplifier IC module that can amplify the signal. NTT develops prototype baseband amplifier chip for 2 terabytes per second networks – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com)