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July 15 2005 Issue <<Contents>>

Cover Story 1 Cover every corner of large cities: Surface expansion of wireless LAN starts on a world scale Public wireless LAN services that cover a city or a specific area on a surface basis are appearing all over the world.  Quite a few doubts, however, are voiced about them: “Are there any needs?” or “Are they robust enough to be practical?”  This article explores the degree of practicality of wireless LAN services that are undergoing surface expansion, using a service within the sphere of the Yamanote Loop Line to be offered by livedoor and a project under way by Taipei City in Taiwan as examples. Service by livedoor covers 80 percent of the sphere within the Yamanote Loop Line Taiwan starts the world’s largest surface expansion About 10,000 APs will cover 90 percent of Taipei City Will IP telephony become a killer application? Cover Story 2 Thorough analysis on solution strategies adopted by carriers: Every possible means that aims to outgrow the status of being line installers is devised in succession Solution strategies adopted by fixed-line carriers are changing.  AS they are required to properly diagnose problems faced by users, approaches taken in selling solutions are different from those in selling lines.  Carriers have started developing various strategies targeting at increasing profits. NTT East and NTT West: Shifting to the private sector after e-Japan NTT Communications: Turning accumulated know-how to common patterns Japan Telecom: Turning to a consultancy POWERDCOM: Adopting “SAP” approachesKDDI: Focusing on their favorite mobile services

Report

Devices dedicated to improve the WAN response are appearing in succession

KDDI announces the “Ultra 3G” concept that blends the fixed with the cellular

Entry announcements by “super big carriers” make WiMAX more real

Thin clients have a pitfall: Can softphones be used?

News watch

[Enterprise network]
Takebishi Electric Sales Corporation deploys an IP telephony system that uses “N900iL” terminals in conjunction with IP telephone sets of fixed type by applying their PHS know-how


[Broadband/Telecommunications]
NTT East and NTT West will introduce a new “number portability scheme” in February 2007


[Mobile/Wireless]
YOZAN starts field tests of WiMAX


Serial for 20th anniversary
The Moment when communication businesses in Japan drastically changed
Part 3: NTT INS Net64 - Year 1988

The service created a revolution in data communication environments for small- and medium-size sites


Serial over three issues
“Three sacred treasures” that realize wireless IP telephony
Part 2: Wireless LAN switches

Vendors devise functions to secure high-quality sound

They differ in connection restrictions and priority control

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

Tsuneo Takahashi
President, Freescale Semiconductor Japan Ltd.
“Communication businesses are further blending with home appliances.  Our role is to contribute to the increase of ARPU with semiconductors.”

Latest network that has changed enterprises

ANA HOTEL TOKYO
To provide responsive services, the company installs 420 on-premise PHSs.