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SAP Japan and NTT announced on October 28 that they will collaborate to provide SAP Sovereign Cloud and SAP Business AI features.

• •SAP Japan and NTT are collaborating.
• •The goal is to provide SAP Sovereign Cloud and SAP Business AI features.
• •The announcement was made on October 28.

NTT has developed bidirectional voice dialogue AI technology that can respond while listening, handling backchannels and interruptions.

• •The technology allows responding while listening to the speaker, handling backchannels, waiting for speech, and interruptions.
• •It progresses dialogue according to task-specific instructions and can refer to external knowledge such as databases or CRM systems.
• •The research results are scheduled to be exhibited at the 'NTT R&D FORUM 2026' held from November 18 to 25.

Next-generation optical communication technology IOWN has entered an implementation phase, with NTT's Kawazoe discussing its potential as a foundation for sovereign AI.

• •IOWN has moved beyond proof of concept (PoC) into an implementation phase for physical AI that operates in the real world
• •NTT's Yuhiko Kawazoe was interviewed following an annual mid-term meeting held in the Netherlands
• •The interview covered the prospects of IOWN as a foundation for sovereign AI to counter US and Chinese tech giants, as well as the outlook for social implementation

NTT announced a new technology that automatically converts existing software assets into a state understandable by generative AI, thereby streamlining additional software development.

• •NTT announced the new technology on the 23rd
• •The technology automatically converts existing software assets into a format understandable by generative AI
• •This conversion streamlines the process of additional software development

NTT successfully demonstrated a world-first technology that automatically identifies water pipe leak locations by simply placing a device on the ground, combining optical fiber sensing with AI.

• •The importance of leak detection is increasing due to the aging of water supply infrastructure.
• •Traditional leak detection has relied heavily on the skills of experienced technicians.
• •Local municipalities have long awaited the emergence of leak detection technology that can be operated by anyone.

As the explosion in generative AI demand strains available capacity in European data centers, NTT's next-generation optical technology IOWN is gaining attention as a potential solution to the power crisis.

• •The explosion in generative AI demand has strained available capacity in European data centers
• •NTT's next-generation optical technology 'IOWN' is gaining attention as a key to breaking the power crisis
• •The article follows the frontline of the optical communication revolution through on-site reporting in the Netherlands

NTT Docomo Business begins offering the GPU cloud service "GPUaaS" on September 30, supporting per-minute usage and hybrid configurations.

• •The GPU cloud service "GPUaaS" begins offering on September 30.
• •NVIDIA B300 is offered at 1.45 million yen per month, and A100 at 400,000 yen per month (tax excluded).
• •Per-minute usage is possible, and hybrid configurations are supported.

NTT Docomo Business strengthened its NaaS platform 'docomo business SIGN' to support IoT device security management for the physical AI era.

• •The rise of physical AI is expected to increase IoT devices, making security assurance and operational management burdens a key challenge.
• •NTT Docomo Business announced feature enhancements for its NaaS 'docomo business SIGN,' which supports IoT and AI utilization.
• •New plans will be offered to securely manage IoT devices on a scale of tens of thousands.

NTT Docomo has introduced a conversational AI that infers customer intent from short questions and asks follow-up questions to narrow down information, improving customer service efficiency.

• •Generative AI infers customer intent to guide them to necessary procedures, reducing the burden of searching FAQs.
• •The AI asks follow-up questions to narrow down required information from short customer queries.
• •Infrastructure supporting the production operation of AI-driven customer service has also been established.

トビラシステムズが公開した調査では、NTTを名乗り警察に電話を転送する巧妙なニセ警察詐欺に対し、被害者の約4割が本物だと誤認していたことが判明した

• •被害者の9割以上が手口を認識していたにもかかわらず、実際の通話では警戒心が薄れ騙されていた
• •NTTカスタマーセンターを装い不正契約を告げた後、警察官を名乗る人物へ電話を転送する二段階の手口が確認された
• •公開された実際の通話音声から、声のトーンや言葉遣いによる信頼構築の巧妙さが明らかになった