Capable of communicating large amounts of information without relying on language, images possess enormous power. With the obstacle of distance, the power images is becoming even greater. The nature of communication is now beginning to change, with communication taking place in real time and on global scale. Ikegami Tsushinki sees transmission technology, which draws out the potential of images, as a key technology of the future, and is developing many products and aiming for even higher performance, One example is CODEC, which enebled international image transmission through sophisticated image coding technology. Clear images can be sent greater distance with more certainty and the impressions evoked can be shared. Here lies the shape of communication, centering on the next generation of visual images that we are creating. We are also researchmg methods such as the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing conversion method, which is attracting attention as a new technology in the broadcasting relay field, and is responding to demands for comprehensive transmission systems, including broadcasting relay apparatus, which has recorded outstanding Field Pick-up Unit and other results. With its sights set on the global market arena, lkegami Tsushinki will continue to watch future communication trends and, by making use of technology based on vast experience, will continue to develop products which rapidly enhance the power of images to communicate.