Cover Story 1

What will happen to the tariff of FTTH: Will it go up or down?

It is possible that the rate level of FTTH services will change after fiscal 2008.  Since many companies introduce optical fiber, they must be always concerned with the trend in the rate. The focal issues are two points: "calculation of interconnection charges for new optical fiber" and "change in the lease mode of optical fiber" by NTT East and NTT West.  What in the world will happen to the rates for FTTH services in future?

Private type

Is the point of compromise "500 yen price cut"?

Since when?

Softbank launches an FTTR service to a limited area

Sharing type

Arguments towards commercializing NGN will rekindle

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

"Asterisk enters the stage of maturation.  We have come this far by putting together everyone's knowledge."

Mr. Mark Spencer, CTO, Digium, Inc.

Cover story 2

Resolve the flood of data with flexible storage network created with five new common practices

Data that companies possess continues to increase in volume.  On the other hand, data storage devices have been developing towards those with larger capacity, higher performance, and higher functionality.  In anticipation of the data flood age, you should understand new common practices for constructing a storage network.

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

S25R

Free of charge, unsolicited mail countermeasure that shuts out dubious communications

Strategic network study

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

The company starts operating a system that enables users to search for combinations of coating materials with their cell phone and transfer the information to scales with mobile FeliCa

Nihon University

All its departments adopt Google Apps with Gmail synchronized with database within the campus

yuka material Co., Ltd.

The company clears many conditions such as "IP-enabled extension line, continued use of ISDN, and low costs" with Asterisk product