Arkona Partners with Network Electronics Japan

In the Japanese market, NEJ brings deep experience in broadcast and telecom systems, with a client base that includes major broadcasters, networks, and government bodies. A particular focus on their booth will be arkona’s BLADE//runner, the company’s flagship software-defined broadcast infrastructure platform. Built around the AT300 FPGA acceleration cards, it delivers ultra-low latency routing, processing, and audio/video management over SDI and IP domains, resulting in better density, simpler hardware deployments, and smooth transition toward IP workflows.

NEJ will also introduce the Japanese market to arkona’s EASY-IP: a complete, ready-to-deploy IP broadcast infrastructure jointly developed by arkona technologies and technology partner manifold, combining the power of arkona’s BLADE//runner platform with the flexibility of manifold CLOUD. Designed as a certified, turnkey package, EASY-IP unites routing, processing, and multiviewing within a single, software-defined system - eliminating the complexity of building IP from scratch. It delivers clean and quiet switching, automatic audio/video alignment, and advanced audio routing with integrated DSP, all controlled through familiar industry protocols. In essence, it provides broadcasters with a high-performance, future-proof path to IP production that’s as simple to integrate as a traditional baseband router.

Alongside EASY-IP, NEJ will also highlight arkona’s 2.8 software release, which introduces a redesigned licensing scheme to give users more flexibility and value. The new CORE + MAX licensing model dramatically reduces complexity: and at InterBEE, NEJ and arkona specialists will present how this model permits users to scale and adapt their systems without frequent re-licensing burdens.

Speaking of the upcoming partnership, Tomoo Takahashi, Technical Director at NEJ, stated: “We are excited to exhibit at InterBEE 2025, and keen to demonstrate arkona’s range of production-focused solutions, all designed to make a transition from SDI to IP smooth, easy and seamless, delivering an end result that is as powerful and flexible as it is reliable”.

Adding to this, Wiggo Evensen, Sales & Partner Manager at arkona. “It is with great pleasure that we have signed a Preferred Solution Partner Agreement with NEJ, whose experience and expertise we value immensely”. He continued: “Their proficiency in IP infrastructure and their long-term presence in Japan will be vital as more end users seek to migrate from legacy SDI/UHD systems to ST 2110 IP environments, and with their representation we can finally bring our full vision to the Japanese market”.