is a Japanese

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operated by , a wholly owned subsidiary of

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Timeline

* November 1995 – The operating company, Sony Communication Network Corporation (SCN) was established as a subsidiary of

. * January 1996 – launched ISP business. * November 1997 – Released PostPet DX mail software. * November 1999 – Became the first Internet service provider (ISP) to obtain Privacy Mark. * August 2001 – started

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service. * September 2001 – purchased WebOnline Networks, the operating company of "JustNet", from JustSystems. * October 2001 – launched "Harbot" service. * April 2002 – merged with WebOnline Networks, Ltd. * May 2002 – started optical fiber connection service. * March 2003 – started IP telephone service. * December 2005 – listed on the Mothers market of

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. * October 2006 – changed its corporate name to So-net Entertainment Corporation. * July 2007 – Established MotionPortrait, Inc. * August 2007 – Acquired So-net Entertainment Taiwan Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary. * November 2007 – Relocated headquarters to Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. * January 2008 – Listed on TSE 1st Section. * July 2008 – Acquired So-net Media Networks Corporation as a consolidated subsidiary. * March 2009 – So-net Entertainment Taiwan Ltd. signed a capital/business partnership contract with Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT). * February 2010 – Acquired the ISP business from USEN CORPORATION. * May 2011 – So-Net hacked from unknown IP address. Roughly $1225 in customer's redeemable gift points stolen. * July 2012 – Established So-net Business Associates Corporation. * December 2012 – Delisted from TSE 1st Section. * January 2013 – Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. * April 2013 – So-net launches ''Nuro Hikari'', a FTTH service that provides 2 Gbit/s internet. Initial markets include Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama in Japan. * July 2013 – Changed company name to So-net Corporation. * April 2014 – Integrated “bit-drive” business, the Sony Business Solutions Corporation IT solutions service for corporations. * February 2015 – Launched “So-net Hikari Collaboration” * June 2015 – So-net launches ''Nuro Hikari 10G'', a FTTH service that provides 10 Gbit/s internet. The service leads 10G marketing war in Japan.With 5G coming, your neighborhood could get 10 Gbps cable broadband
VentureBeat. March 12, 2018. * July 2016 – Changed company name to Sony Network Communications Inc. * October 2016 – So-net launches nuro mobile, a

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(MVNO) operating on the NTT DoCoMo and

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networks.

Services

* Communication services * IoT Products and Services * AI services * Solution services

Subsidiaries

* Sony Biz Network * So-net Game Studio * SoVeC * So-net Entertainment Taiwan * Sony Network Communication Europe

References

External links

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