November 01, 2006
Cover Story
High-speed PLC products first emerge in Japan: A full array of products from 20 companies appear at CEATEC
At last, the ban on the high-speed power line communications (PLC) has been lifted. The outlets will transform to LAN ports by using power lines for Megabit class communications. An IT-related general exhibition "CEATEC JAPAN 2006," held for the first time after the form of deregulation was decided, displays a full array of the products that support PLC. The “3rd type of LAN” - after Ethernet and wireless LAN - will appear at the end of 2006.
On October 4th, high-speed PLC deregulated Home products such as AV transmission applications appear first
Specifications could be compared to those of "wireless LAN" but some problems such as compatibility are left unsolved
Should PLC cause interference with radio communications, its use may be banned
Products and solutions solely for corporate use
Existing buildings can be connected through IP without additional line construction
Such PLC solutions will be provided by companies that have oversees experience
After power lines, visible light will be used for data communications
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Cover Story Emergent Report
Hikari telephony reveals the precariousness of NTT's IP telephony operation - prolonged failure due to miscalculations regarding congestion measure
The recent trouble in NTT East‘s Hikari telephony service lasted for 3 days. The same measures as those for the subscription telephony backfired, resulting in the prolonged trouble. In spite of NTT’s claim that the Hikari telephony has the quality comparable to that of the subscription telephony, a mountain of problems has become visible at the operational level.
Cover Story Special Report
NTT Communications' "restart of the company" against headwind: Its horizontally divided operation system undergoes test
NTT Communications is about to transform itself to an entity of horizontally-divided operation type. By incorporating its corporate marketing and upper layer operations, the company aims to capture clients, stepping even into their management strategies.
Report
On the eve of the implementation of number portability, Softbank wages a price war
"N902iL," successor of "N900iL," releases these capabilities invisible in its specifications
At last, TEPCO and KDDI make an official announcement of the integration of their FFTH operations
Nokia's research center in Finland demonstrates a future cellular phone that blends the real and the virtual
Intel starts the full deployment of its client control technology "vPro" in Japan
NTT Communications is advancing towards the integration of VPN and applications
Eye-catcher/new service
Yamaha's IP telephone conference system makes full use of its own audio technology
Web 2.0 type of spam preventive device adopts a system that identifies spam mail by using a pool of spam examples obtained from its 20 million users report
Editor-in-Chief's Interview
"We intend to incorporate the business operations for corporate marketing and upper-layer."
Mr. Hiromi Wasai, President & CEO, NTT Communications Corporation
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