Home Network Architecture Group Photonic Network Group Advanced Device Group Quantum ICT Group Space-Time Standards Group Access · Access Facilities · Photonic Device Lab. · LF Stations · Kashima 34m Antenna Pamphlet · Pamphlet (PDF) [ Executive Director ] Mizuhiko Hosokawa Aspirations Pursuing the ideal of the architecture that integrates both wired and wireless communications as the infrastructure for info-communications, we aim to establish the highly functional network system and key technologies based on optical technologies, as well as frequency and space-time standard technologies linked with networks. Career April 1990: Joined the Communications Research Laboratory of Posts and Telecommunications Ministry April 2006: Appointed to a Group Leader of New Generation Network Research Center Space-Time Standards Group of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology July 2008: Appointed to a Managing Director of Strategic Planning Department of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology April 2009: Appointed to an Executive Director of New Generation Network Research Center of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Network Architecture Group Designing the blueprint of New Generation Network(NWGN), developing network technologies based on the new conceptual design, and providing the best solutions for problems in ICT networks Photonic Network Group We are dedicated to R&D activities on photonic network technologies that are indispensable for accommodating the expected enormous traffic on NWGN. Advanced Device Research Group Research and development of the ultimate base technology for network speed/function/reliability by maximal utilization of the property of an electromagnetic wave including from light to radio wave Quantum ICT Group Research for realizing an ICT with ultimate capacity and unconditional security by simultaneously controlling the wave and particle natures of light by using the principles of quantum mechanics Space-Time Standards Group Establishing fundamental basis of space-time references and ensuring easy, secure and reliable access to the information of spatial position, time, and frequency. Establishing fundamental basis of space-time references and ensuring easy, secure and reliable access to the information of spatial position, time, and frequency.