Net One Systems and SCSK Security have jointly won the contract to build Ehime Prefecture's next-generation network infrastructure, deploying a full zero-trust security model and migrating staff to an internet-centric three-layer separation architecture [1][1][1]. The deal reflects a broader channel market trend: when asked which technology categories they expect to drive growth for their business in 2026, 73.8% of partners cited cybersecurity [2], while the channel ecosystems market is forecast to reach $41.8B by 2029 at a 36% CAGR [3]. For SCSK, this public-sector win validates its strategy of combining systems integration, cybersecurity, and cloud enablement through channel partnerships.
What is Covered in this Article
- Zero-trust public-sector deployment: Ehime Prefecture's β' model migration [1][1][1]
- Channel partner growth drivers: cybersecurity and AI software demand in 2026 [2][2]
- Channel ecosystems market forecast: $14.2B in 2024 to $41.8B by 2029 [3]
The News: Net One Systems and SCSK Security jointly won the contract for Ehime Prefecture's next-generation network infrastructure [1]. The project deploys a full zero-trust security model across the prefectural government's employee work environment [1] and migrates staff to a new internet-centric three-layer separation model known as the β' model [1]. The new infrastructure is designed to expand cloud utilization, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen disaster preparedness for the prefecture [1]. The deal represents a landmark public-sector channel engagement combining systems integration, cybersecurity architecture, and cloud enablement under a single partnership framework.
SCSK Security and Net One Systems Win Ehime Prefecture Zero-Trust Network Contract
Analyst Take: This Ehime Prefecture contract is a textbook example of how cybersecurity-led channel partnerships are capturing Japan's public-sector digital transformation mandates. SCSK Security and Net One Systems are not simply selling network hardware, they are delivering an architectural shift, moving a prefectural government from legacy segmentation to a zero-trust, cloud-ready operating model [1][1]. That positioning puts SCSK squarely in the highest-value segment of the channel market.
Zero-Trust as the Public-Sector Entry Point
The Ehime Prefecture project adopts a full zero-trust security model across the prefectural government's employee work environment [1], migrating staff to the β' model, an internet-centric three-layer separation architecture [1]. This is a significant architectural commitment for a prefectural government. The β' model shifts the security perimeter away from the network boundary and toward identity and data, enabling the prefecture to expand cloud utilization while strengthening disaster preparedness [1]. For SCSK Security, winning this contract demonstrates that its zero-trust capabilities are credible at the scale and compliance requirements demanded by Japanese public-sector clients. Channel partners that can deliver end-to-end zero-trust deployments, rather than point products, are increasingly winning these mandates.
Channel Market Tailwinds Validate the Strategy
When partners were asked which technology categories they expect to drive growth for their business in 2026, 73.8% (n=240) cited cybersecurity [2], and AI software led all categories at 84.5% (n=284) [2]. The Ehime Prefecture deal combines both vectors in a single engagement, pairing a zero-trust security architecture with a cloud-ready foundation that can support AI-driven operations. Cybersecurity demand has been durable: when asked which technology categories drove growth for their business in 2025, 81.6% of partners (n=353) cited cybersecurity as well [4], confirming this is a sustained structural trend rather than a single-year spike. Partners who layer AI capabilities onto security and cloud foundations are best positioned for the next wave of public-sector contracts.
Market Scale Supports Long-Term Channel Investment
The macro backdrop reinforces SCSK's channel-driven approach. The channel ecosystems market is forecast to grow from a base of $14.2B in 2024 to $41.8B by 2029, representing a 36% CAGR from 2022 to 2029 under the base scenario [3]. Japan's public sector represents a meaningful slice of that opportunity, particularly as prefectural and municipal governments accelerate network modernization programs. SCSK's ability to combine its security subsidiary with a systems integration partner like Net One Systems gives it a differentiated delivery model, one that can address the full stack from network architecture to cloud migration to ongoing security operations. Replicating this model across other prefectures and government agencies is a credible growth path.
What to Watch
- Replication rate: how many additional prefectural or municipal governments issue similar next-generation network tenders in Q4 2026 and Q1 2027
- β' model adoption: whether other Japanese public-sector bodies formally adopt the internet-centric three-layer separation architecture as a standard [1]
- AI integration signals: whether SCSK Security or Net One Systems layer AI-driven threat detection onto the zero-trust foundation, given that 84.5% of channel partners cite AI software as a top 2026 growth driver [2]
- Competitive positioning: how rival systems integrators in Japan reprice or repackage zero-trust offerings in response to this public-sector win
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