News Release

2025

Peering Asia 8.0^*1 to be Hosted in Osaka
by NTT Smart Connect, Internet Multifeed and Optage

October 1st, 2025
NTT SmartConnect Corporation
Internet Multifeed Co.
Optage Inc.

NTT SmartConnect Corporation (hereinafter "NTT SmartConnect")^*2,Internet Multifeed Co. (hereinafter "Internet Multifeed")^*3, and Optage Inc. (hereinafter "Optage") ^*4 are proud to announce to be chosen as the host organizations of Peering Asia 8.0, scheduled to take place in November 2026, in Osaka, Japan. These three companies will jointly serve as hosts for the event.

*1:About Peering Asia
Peering Asia is an annual, open, and neutral peering conference held in the Asia Pacific region. Supported by the Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association (APIX) and organized by local volunteers, the event brings together key Internet infrastructure players from around the world.
[Reference] https://7.peeringasia.org/home/

*2 NTT SmartConnect: President and Representative Director: Kento Miyaoku, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Osaka city, Osaka

*3 Internet Multifeed: President and Representative Director: Koichi Suzuki, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

*4: Optage: President and Representative Director: Masahiko Nabe, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Osaka city, Osaka

1. Background and Objectives

Japan is one of the regions with the largest traffic in Asia, facilitating the transportation of significant amounts of traffic to various Asian countries. Among major Japanese cities, Osaka is rapidly growing as a new vital peering point.

Recognizing Osaka's growing significance in the global digital communications landscape, Optage and NTT SmartConnect, both providing data center services in Osaka, together with Internet Multifeed, which operates one of the largest IX in Osaka, will jointly host Peering Asia 8.0 in Osaka. This event aims to strengthen cooperation among regional operators, create new opportunities for interconnectivity, and contribute to the further development of Western Japan’s internet infrastructure.

2. Event Overview

Dates

：Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – Thursday, November 5, 2026

Venue

：Hotel in Osaka City (Further details to be announced later)

*On November 6, 2025, the final day of Peering Asia 7.0, representatives from each company are scheduled to take the stage to deliver a presentation about the next year's event.

3. Future Developments

Through Peering Asia 8.0, we aim to develop the Internet community with the diverse knowledge and energy of participants from around the world, and to contribute to the realization of a more comfortable and sustainable Internet environment.