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December 01 2005 Issue <<Contents>>

Cover Story 1 The first analysis of KDDI wireless LAN mobile terminals - Disclosing of the specifications is the trump card for catching up with NTT DoCoMo KDDI is developing dual terminals that work as cell phones and wireless LAN terminals to launch them next spring.  The terminals are being manufactured by Sanyo Electric, and testing of their ability to communicate with its IP-PBX products is to be done by Fujitsu.  KDDI is going to disclose the program development environment to attract more partners and challenge leading NTT DoCoMo. Cover Story 2 Internet broadcasting shakes TV broadcasters - The ambush-style appearance of "GyaO" is putting a great deal of pressure on TV broadcasters Key commercial TV stations started VOD services in succession.  They, however, have been rather slow to get off the ground.  On the other hand, charge-free Internet broadcasting such as "GyaO" is increasing its presence day by day.  TV broadcasters are faltering in the face of the Internet broadcasting. Cover Story 3 Thirty new common sense tips about wireless LAN that you had better know Wireless LAN is increasing in importance as an infrastructure for data communications as well as voice calls.  New technologies, services, and standards are sprouting in succession.  This article discloses a set of new common sense tips about such wireless LAN. Wireless IP telephony: IP telephone (050 numbers) calls can be received at a wireless LAN IP telephone Public wireless LAN services: Mesh-type services will appear in the Marunouchi business district WiMAX: "Mobile WiMAX services" will appear in 2007 Hot technologies: A wireless LAN product exceeds 200 Mbit/sec Troubles: AP's load balancing function causes deterioration of the voice quality of IP telephones Security: ESS-ID stealth function is not an effective security measure

Report

Softbank seeks another license for WiMAX after cell telephony

NTT East and NTT West reorganize their group operations to win 30 million optical subscribers

A new and more powerful version of Skype will have teleconference functionality as a standard function within this year

Sony starts a new Internet VPN service that automates changing settings

Microsoft Windows Live is a strategic move toward next-generation Web 2.0

"The next year will witness the effects of merger with SBC" - Ms. Kathleen Flaherty, Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T


Eye-catcher/new service
NTT Communications offers a centrally-located remote monitoring service that prevents information leakage without full-time staff

User frontline

Okinawa International University
The University introduces a wireless LAN with built-in quarantine functionality into the intra-school network

Corporate Software Limited
The company builds an IP contact center to meet personal information protection needs

CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc.
The company configures a grid of 230 personal computers that is capable of performing calculations that take one PC 47 days within 10 hours

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

Mr. Yasuhisa Abe
Deputy director, industrial affairs bureau, Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren)
"One of our roles is to promote the content industry in Japan."

Niklas Zennstrom
CEO, Skype Technologies SA
"The disclosure of Skype API is the first step to cultivating enterprise markets."

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

Grid computing
This technology has begun to spread from scientific and engineering calculations to database applications

Strategic network study

Takashimaya Company, Limited
The company manages 30,000 ladies' shoes by using wireless IC tags and installs a system that enables customers themselves to search a stock of shoes


Serial 1
Core component of wireless broadband that defies the common sense of communications

Super3G (Part 1)
Super3G is an extension to IMT-2000 (a 3G system) and aims for a maximum of 100 Mbit/sec without latency


Serial 2
The fusion - The ideal and reality of broadband

Fusion of communication and finance - Part 2
Enterprise currencies integrate communications into finance, and cell telephony operators have potentialities to capture the market


Serial 3
Theorist networking - Just connecting networks is no longer enough

Part 1 - Business investment and networking (5)
Clarify the demarcation point between applications and the IT infrastructure that supports business operations