Quantum Mesh Establishes Business Partnership with MBT Link to Socially Implement “Medicine-Based Town (MBT)”: Promoting Data Analysis and Service Development via Edge Data Centers, Contributing to the Acceleration of “Lifestyle Sensing” Integrated with Local Communities and Lives

Quantum Mesh Inc. (Pronunciation: Quantum Mesh / Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroyuki Shinohara; hereinafter "Quantum Mesh"), which develops and operates geographically distributed edge data centers that realize local production and local consumption of energy, announces that it has established a business partnership with MBT Link Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kashihara-shi, Nara; Representative Director and President: Tomohiro Umeda; hereinafter "MBT Link") to promote the utilization of AI and IoT. Under this partnership, the two companies will promote the utilization of AI and IoT by leveraging a domestic digital platform that enables low-latency processing, realizing town development integrated with local communities based on medicine.

MBT Link is a startup company launched from Nara Medical University, with the mission of realizing and socially implementing the "MBT (Medicine-Based Town)" concept. The company deploys its original health management system "MBT LINK Healthcare Service" utilizing environmental sensors and IoT. Additionally, it is developing "Lifestyle Sensing" to detect changes in individual lifestyles and grasp health risks at an early stage by analyzing household power consumption using AI.

Moving forward, MBT Link will utilize Quantum Mesh's edge data centers to promote data analysis and service development. Quantum Mesh and MBT Link will begin initiatives related to this project in February. Through these initiatives, both companies will build future digital infrastructure and accelerate the transition to a data-driven society. By leveraging IoT data in healthcare and welfare, the companies are committed to realizing a sustainable future where each user can achieve a "richer and more secure life."

■ Collaboration Image between Quantum Mesh and MBT Link

By utilizing Quantum Mesh's edge data centers, the companies will analyze data accumulated through MBT Link's services. In the future, various regional information accumulated in the edge data centers will also be utilized and reflected in services for users.

■ Proof of Concept (PoC) Trial of Lifestyle Sensing: Numata Town, Hokkaido

In the town with a population of 2,968 and an aging rate of 43.5% (as of the end of December 2020), an effectiveness evaluation of health management and monitoring services utilizing power sensors has been ongoing since 2020. This initiative is highly evaluated for enabling residents to live healthy, safe, and secure lives in their daily routines. As a result of various initiatives targeting diverse age groups, the town won first place in all four categories ("Overall", "Young & Single Generation", "Child-Rearing Generation", and "Senior Generation") in the "Desirable Countryside to Live" best rankings.

Reference: About "MBT Link HealthCare Service" (https://www.mbtlink.com/service.html)

[Comment from Tomohiro Umeda, Representative Director and President of MBT Link]

"We aim to realize a richer and more secure society through the fusion of medicine and technology. Through this partnership with Quantum Mesh, we have established an advanced data analysis platform utilizing edge data centers and are fully prepared to provide more precise and personalized health management services. We will actively expand our business toward the future, building a digital infrastructure that supports a data-driven society.

Entering the 100-year life era, the moments when each individual's life intersects during those 100 years are limited. However, accumulated data possesses the power to transcend generations and offer future populations better ways of living in their regions. Moving forward, we will leverage lifestyle AI, learning from past data to strengthen our systems to provide optimal health and living support for future generations.

Through these initiatives, we will continue to challenge ourselves to provide optimal health support tailored to individual lifestyles, achieving a sustainable and secure life. Toward the future, we will maximize the utilization of regional data and individual information, paving the way for next-generation populations to live healthier and more fulfilling lives."

[Comment from Hiroyuki Shinohara, Representative Director of Quantum Mesh]

"We are directly facing the reality where data plays a central role in our lives and economy with the rapid evolution of the digital society. In this environment, we believe that establishing a secure and efficient data processing foundation is essential for building a better future.

Quantum Mesh leverages innovative technology to develop information infrastructure aligned with the sustainable AI era and create value rooted in local communities. This project is a crucial step toward its concrete realization. We will provide an environment where everyone can utilize data with peace of mind, contributing to establishing the information infrastructure that serves as the foundation of future society."

■ About MBT Link Co., Ltd.（web: https://www.mbtlink.com/works/）

MBT Link was established in October 2018 as the first startup company from Nara Medical University (hereinafter "Nara Medical University"). It was founded with the mission of realizing and socially implementing the "MBT (Medicine-Based Town)" concept advocated by Nara Medical University. The MBT project, which promotes medicine-based town development, started in 2012, conducting research on enhancing health awareness and the evolution and dissemination of healthcare services looking toward the 100-year life era. Aiming to realize town development where people can live comfortably in a low-birthrate and aging society, its philosophy is to contribute to local revitalization and industrial creation by introducing medical expertise and know-how into all industries. MBT Link aims to embody this philosophy by offering unprecedented new healthcare services, products, and systems.

【Company Profile】

• Company Name: MBT Link Co., Ltd. (MBTリンク株式会社)
• Headquarters: 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara
• Establishment: October 2018
• Representative: Tomohiro Umeda, Representative Director and President
• Business Description: Research, development, and provision of healthcare services utilizing AI and IoT, etc.
• Web: https://www.mbtlink.com/works/

■ About Quantum Mesh Inc.

Quantum Mesh develops and operates portable edge data centers designed to securely protect information assets and provide high-performance computing capabilities. Providing an environment where large amounts of circulating information assets are protected with world-class advanced security and can be effectively utilized with advanced calculation capability. In addition, proposing future city planning using AI and IoT starting from data centers, aiming to realize "True DX."