NEC and NEC Fielding Build Next-Generation Thin Client Environment for Sendai City Fire Bureau
NEC and NEC Fielding have constructed a next-generation thin client environment utilizing NVIDIA vGPU for the Sendai City Fire Bureau, improving operational efficiency and disaster response information sharing. Full operation begins in March 2026.
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- 📰 Published: April 2, 2026 at 20:00
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NEC Corporation and NEC Fielding, Ltd. will construct a next-generation thin client environment using NVIDIA vGPU (*1) for the Sendai City Fire Bureau, contributing to the realization of highly flexible and efficient operations not bound by dedicated terminals.
This solution will begin full-scale operation in March 2026. It is expected to not only contribute to improving the operational efficiency of fire department personnel but also play a part in disaster prevention DX by strengthening information sharing between the city/ward offices and the fire bureau during large-scale disasters and accidents.
【Background】
15 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and local governments are accelerating their recovery efforts while strengthening preparations for future disasters.
Under these circumstances, the Sendai City Fire Bureau had been using two separate terminals—the Sendai City municipal LAN terminal and the fire department OA terminal—depending on the task. However, they faced challenges in convenience and efficiency, such as having to physically move between terminals and waiting in line to use them.
To resolve this issue, NEC and NEC Fielding converted the fire department OA terminals into a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) using next-generation thin clients equipped with NVIDIA vGPU, making them accessible from the municipal LAN terminals.
Furthermore, by implementing security measures compliant with the concept of a zero-trust security model, they achieved location-free fire department OA operations and strengthened information linkage between the city/ward offices and the fire bureau during emergencies such as large-scale disasters and accidents.
【Features of this System】
1. Improved convenience through terminal integration
The fire bureau faced challenges of having to use different terminals depending on the work and a shortage of terminals. By making the fire department OA terminals VDI-based and allowing fire personnel to remotely access a virtual fire OA terminal from a municipal LAN terminal, they can now instantly perform fire OA tasks on the spot using a single terminal. This has improved convenience and operational efficiency for the staff.
2. Realized comfort on par with physical business notebook PCs
Fire OA operations require high graphical performance for zooming and scrolling maps, and viewing live cameras. This time, the next-generation thin client using NVIDIA vGPU resolved the graphical performance issues, achieving comfort not inferior to general physical business notebook PCs (equivalent to 4-core/integrated CPU graphics).
3. Realized location-free fire OA operations
It is common practice to physically separate a fire department's core network from a municipality's internal network, and connecting both networks required advanced security measures.
Therefore, in this project, in collaboration with the Information Systems Division of Sendai City, security measures based on the zero-trust security model concept were implemented, achieving a location-free environment where the fire OA system can be used securely from anywhere on the municipal LAN.
As a result, in the event of a large-scale disaster or accident, it is expected that advanced and rapid information sharing will be possible between the disaster response headquarters set up within the city/ward offices and the fire bureau.
Regarding DX, NEC provides End-to-End services from strategic concept consulting to implementation offerings across three axes: business models, technology, and organization/human resources. Furthermore, aiming to evolve from a traditional SIer to a "Value Driver," NEC promotes its value creation model "BluStellar".
This solution will begin full-scale operation in March 2026. It is expected to not only contribute to improving the operational efficiency of fire department personnel but also play a part in disaster prevention DX by strengthening information sharing between the city/ward offices and the fire bureau during large-scale disasters and accidents.
【Background】
15 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and local governments are accelerating their recovery efforts while strengthening preparations for future disasters.
Under these circumstances, the Sendai City Fire Bureau had been using two separate terminals—the Sendai City municipal LAN terminal and the fire department OA terminal—depending on the task. However, they faced challenges in convenience and efficiency, such as having to physically move between terminals and waiting in line to use them.
To resolve this issue, NEC and NEC Fielding converted the fire department OA terminals into a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) using next-generation thin clients equipped with NVIDIA vGPU, making them accessible from the municipal LAN terminals.
Furthermore, by implementing security measures compliant with the concept of a zero-trust security model, they achieved location-free fire department OA operations and strengthened information linkage between the city/ward offices and the fire bureau during emergencies such as large-scale disasters and accidents.
【Features of this System】
1. Improved convenience through terminal integration
The fire bureau faced challenges of having to use different terminals depending on the work and a shortage of terminals. By making the fire department OA terminals VDI-based and allowing fire personnel to remotely access a virtual fire OA terminal from a municipal LAN terminal, they can now instantly perform fire OA tasks on the spot using a single terminal. This has improved convenience and operational efficiency for the staff.
2. Realized comfort on par with physical business notebook PCs
Fire OA operations require high graphical performance for zooming and scrolling maps, and viewing live cameras. This time, the next-generation thin client using NVIDIA vGPU resolved the graphical performance issues, achieving comfort not inferior to general physical business notebook PCs (equivalent to 4-core/integrated CPU graphics).
3. Realized location-free fire OA operations
It is common practice to physically separate a fire department's core network from a municipality's internal network, and connecting both networks required advanced security measures.
Therefore, in this project, in collaboration with the Information Systems Division of Sendai City, security measures based on the zero-trust security model concept were implemented, achieving a location-free environment where the fire OA system can be used securely from anywhere on the municipal LAN.
As a result, in the event of a large-scale disaster or accident, it is expected that advanced and rapid information sharing will be possible between the disaster response headquarters set up within the city/ward offices and the fire bureau.
Regarding DX, NEC provides End-to-End services from strategic concept consulting to implementation offerings across three axes: business models, technology, and organization/human resources. Furthermore, aiming to evolve from a traditional SIer to a "Value Driver," NEC promotes its value creation model "BluStellar".