So-net

So-net (ソネット) is a Japanese internet service provider operated by Sony Network Communications Inc. (ソニーネットワークコミュニケーションズ株式会社), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony.

Timeline

 * November 1995 – The operating company, Sony Communication Network Corporation (SCN) was established as a subsidiary of Sony.
 * 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 ADSL 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 Tokyo Stock Exchange.
 * 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.
 * July 2016 – Changed company name to Sony Network Communications Inc.
 * October 2016 – So-net launches nuro mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating on the NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank 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