Smartkeyper has forged a strategic alliance wh Japan’s NTT East, a key player in communications and infrastructure, to penetrate the physical secury market. The firms finalized their comprehensive partnership on the 27th, enabling joint development of advanced solutions.
Targeting Industrial Port Protection
NTT East will distribute Smartkeyper’s Pro series exclusively whin Japan. This lineup secures not only USB and LAN ports but also specialized industrial interfaces like RF modules, BNC, and QSFP through robust physical locking mechanisms. The products include integrated cable management and unlock only via proprietary keys, leveraging globally validated standards for reliabily.
Rising Demand Amid Data Risks
The partnership focuses on bolstering physical secury across industries and public facilies. Frequent data leaks via USB and network ports highlight limations of software defenses, posioning physical blockers as a val countermeasure. Over 5,000 major global enterprises already deploy Smartkeyper Pro systems.
Both companies plan deeper collaboration on port self-management, asset return tracking, and unified physical controls to establish comprehensive secury infrastructure in Japan.
Executive Insights
Kadono Takaaki, head of NTT East’s advanced technology selection division, stated, “This partnership equips Japanese firms wh cutting-edge physical secury solutions. We expect to elevate secury standards across diverse industrial environments.”
Smartkeyper CEO An Chang-hoon remarked, “Our alliance wh NTT East propels us into Japan’s physical secury sector. We aim to extend cooperation beyond existing clients to build nationwide infrastructure.”
