August 15, 2007
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Extended study on FLET’S - Design techniques to make up for its weak reliability
"FLET'S" is one of the major broadband services offered by NTT East and NTT West. It has gained popularity as an inexpensive infrastructure that supports enterprise networks. As the big-scale failure that occurred in East Japan in May indicates, however, it is still shaky about reliability. Let's think about techniques to make up for reliability while continuing to effectively use FELT'S.
Bother to back up FLET'S with dedicated lines
Reconfirmation: Know the whole picture of FLET'S network
Select from techniques by considering operation load and latitude of design
Cover Story 2
Unknown BlackBerry - Smartphone fully loaded with functions for enterprises
"BlackBerry" developed by Research In Motion (RIM) in Canada made full-scale inroads into Japan in late July. BlackBerry has gained popularity due to its powerful terminal management functions and advanced groupware collaboration and become an indispensable tool for businesspeople in North America. What makes it different from other smartphones? This article tries to uncover its secrets.
Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises
Multi-antenna
Transmits and receives signals with more than one antenna and plays a major role in faster and higher-capacity wireless communication
Multi-antenna is an infrastructure technology that provides high-speed and high-capacity wireless communication comparable to that of wired systems to a wireless environment. It can bring out not only higher-speed and higher-capacity communication but also other effects such as improved reliability and stability and longer transmission distance.
Highly technical term you need to know
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This magazine measures distance property of 802.11n in the open air, revealing that radio waves can travel over a distance of 250 m
Field trials reveal users must pay attention to differences between NGN and the Internet when using Web applications in NGN
WILLCOM will offer an enterprise service as early as this autumn to enable flat-rate calls to be made between fixed telephone and PHS
New enterprise search product turns a whole file server to a blog
KDDI enters the mobile SaaS market, assisting its partners by disclosing some cell phone functions to them
Security watch
Search sites becomes a reconnaissance tool used by criminals, meaning SEO marketing techniques are used as underhanded ways
Telecom watch
KDDI and DoCoMo reduce basic charges: Is the move affected by White Plan?
Editor-in-Chief's Interview
"Carriers should have a pioneer spirit. Now is the time to prepare technologies that will bring out a fruitful future."
Mr. Akira Terasaki, Director-General of Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Strategic network study
USJ Co., Inc.
The company distributes a smartphone hTc Z to each of 120 executives to make communication more efficient
OMC Card, Inc.
Taking advantage of its head office relocation, the company deploys IP telephony by using proprietary technology in conjunction with SIP for each application