Interop Tokyo 2027
Overview
One of Japan's largest network and infrastructure technology events, running since 1994. Its hallmark is ShowNet, a live interoperability demonstration network built from scratch on the show floor by hundreds of top engineers using over 2,000 products contributed by exhibitors, letting visitors see the latest networking, AI infrastructure, and security technology on real hardware. The 2026 edition drew over 140,000 visitors across three days.
Foundation
- Founded
- 1994
- Founder
- NANO OPT Media, Inc.
Started in 1994 as the Japanese edition of US Interop. Centered on ShowNet, an experimental network rebuilt in the venue every year, it has supported the practical expertise of Japan's network engineers for over three decades since the early days of the internet
Transition
- 1994 Interop Tokyo初開催
- 2020 コロナ禍でオンライン併用開催に移行
- 2025 幕張メッセで開催、3日間で136,875人が来場
- 2026 来場者143,312人と前年を上回る。AI関連展示が急増
- 2027 6月9〜11日の幕張メッセ開催を告知、出展社募集を開始
Voices
A new hire was impressed by talks on agentic AI-driven autonomous network operations and AI security exhibits, and overwhelmed by the scale of ShowNet combining 5G, cloud, and AI (from Tokyo Electron Device new employee's report, in Japanese)
A ShowNet NOC team member learned hands-on from Day 1 of the pre-show HotStage build, from rack installation to building the team's operations network (from ShowNet NOC Team Aoki's build report, in Japanese)
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