Subject: Japanese Public IP providers From: Peter Houlder <Peter.Houlder@uknet.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 10:12:35 +0100 Message-Id: <5723.717412355@uknet.ac.uk> Sender: Peter.Houlder@uknet.ac.uk

I have been asked by a UK company with Japanese contacts if Japan can offer public IP facilities, so that a user in the UK could speak IP with a Japanese site. I have no clear indication of the commercial/research/academic status of the Japanese site, so a general reply stating the alternatives would be appreciated.

All information gratefully received.

Peter Houlder

There is NOT a commercial IP provider in Japan now. There are a few research/academic IP networks in Japan now. The biggest one is WIDE-internet, the owner of which is jun@wide.ad.jp. He is a professor of Keio University. We, KDD have operated a UUCP public international gateway for more than seven years, but the regulation for the leased circuit prevents us serving IP connectivity. We have about 250 companies as members. jun@wide.ad.jp and KDD have begun to examine a commercial IP provider. We are endeavouring to set up a new company this year, and it will provide a public commercial IP connectivity from January, 1993. KDD will be a big stock-holder, but the details are negotiating. The new provider will have an IP link to Europe via U.S.A. Thanks in advance, Kazunori Konishi