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Nikkei Communications

July 15, 2007

Cover Story 1

Japan bewildered, Taiwan begun to run, and Korea vexed: What will become of mobile WiMAX?

In Japan, Taiwan, and Korea, wireless broadband services using mobile WiMAX technologies have begun to blossom. Korea already launched a commercial service called "WiBro" in 2006. Taiwan and Japan will have selected carriers in 2007 and will start to offer commercial services as early as 2008. This article investigates the latest situation of mobile WiMAX in East Asia that attracts attention from across the world.

Japan: Recruits carriers with licensing policy established

3G carriers are coming back, resulting in a chaos in selecting licensees

Taiwan: Decides on carriers as early as August after license application closed

Aims to recreate the success in the wireless LAN market in WiMAX

Korea: One year has passed since the commercial service started

Struggles because of competition with 3G and delayed regional deployment

Cover Story 2

How to select from the latest KVM switches - the devices to manage remote servers

We want to efficiently manage servers gradually increasing in number with least manpower. Many companies would also think this way. For this reason, it is recommended to consider means for remote management of servers. The typical devices are KVM switches. The switches, however, come in several types. This article looks at checkpoints for selecting and using KVM switches.

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

XCAP (XML configuration access protocol)

Manipulating XML files on servers through HTTP with an important role to play in NGN specifications using its flexibility as its advantage

"XCAP" can rewrite a whole or part of an XML file through HTTP. It has a wide range of applications such as address books and presence lists and plays an important role in the NGN specifications under development by an international standardization organization

Highly technical term you need to know

MIMO

Report

Verification on Windows Mobile 6 (second part, conclusive) - Thorough comparison between three terminals powered with WM6

New Miura regime starts in NTT, announcing improved oversees operations and inter-group cooperation

Softbank starts to perform demonstration experiments on femtocell with an aim to launch commercial service next spring

Just viewing an ordinary Web page infects your computer with a bot through "Mpack," spreading worldwide damage

Cell phones are changing towards bringing terminal/content portability into reality after 2010

Is this B FLET’ or FLET' HIKARI PREMIUM? - Enterprise users are bewildered by services with similar names but different specifications

Quick emergency earthquake report starts to be offered to the public in October

Security watch

Let's reinforce malware countermeasures by using preventive tools and services

Telecom watch

It is recommended to review spectrum user fees for TV broadcasters and the ministries and agencies

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

"User firms are expected to engage in joint software development. It is indispensable to attempt 'selective and intensive' IT investment to reinforce competitive edge of the entire industry in Japan. "

Mr. Masahiro Koezuka, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office; Former Director-General for Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Strategic network study

Pfizer Japan Inc.

The company adopts virtual technology to integrate its servers, which results in combining 120 servers into 12

Sanritsu Co., Ltd.

The company constructs a high-quality teleconference system that enables them to remotely diagnose blood

RUNSYSTEM CO., LTD.

The company connects 200 sites such as complex cafes through VPN