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Nikkei Communications

February 1, 2008

Cover Story 1
iPhone and Android trigger cell phones to enter a new age

Two platforms, Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android, which appeared in 2007, will give birth to a new world of cell phones. What we will obtain from them is an application running environment where the full functionality of cell phones will be leveraged. They enable enterprises to create systems that fully utilize the potentialities of cell phones.

Good-bye to “liveried” cell phones: Ideal ones combine only the advantages of both PCs and cell phones

Large-scale competition for platform breaks out while Japanese companies start mounting a counterattack to aim for global standard

Ensure co-existence of openness and security for cell phones

Cover Story 2
A full array of RIAs promotes a sharp rise of “attractive” clients

The RIA (Rich Internet Application) environments, which make Web applications more operable and interactive, are being improved. Adobe Systems and Microsoft have launched new technologies called AIR and Silverlight, respectively. The use of RIA by enterprises is likely to be accelerated.

Inside

Digital Signage
The video advertising media shows a rapid development of networking, producing improved media value

Digital signage conveys moving images for advertisement on a display in out-of-home locations such as public facilities and trains. The displays of digital signage are being connected to networks through which conveyed information is managed and delivered remotely, which is improving work efficiency and media value.

Report
Management functions and window size decide whether a 50,000-yen mobile PC can be used by enterprises

Disclosed NGN commercial service technical references clarify differences and similarities between NGN and FLET’S

SoftBank provides free-of-charge calls between its cell phones and BB Phone to limited areas

Internet Initiative Japan fully enters the mobile market, providing an HSDPA service as MVNO renting NTT DoCoMo’s facilities

NTT East and NTT West revise the optical fiber interconnection charge, making the time-lag settlement a moot point

“Yellow light is flickering” for the start of NGN service within this fiscal year, requiring argument for preferential measures

SecureBrain develops a new technology that detects dangerous websites

Telecom watch

Impact of Google’s entrance into cell phone market-Part 2: Purpose of their bidding for 700 MHz band

Argument for another allotment of 2.5 GHz band will start this spring

Editor-in-Chief’s Interview

“Fixed operations are important to us, although they will take some time to produce results. We intend to make aggressive investments to our own facilities.”

Mr. Tadashi Onodera, President and Chairman, KDDI Corporation