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November 01 2006 Issue <<Contents>>

Cover Story High-speed PLC products first emerge in Japan: A full array of products from 20 companies appear at CEATEC At last, the ban on the high-speed power line communications (PLC) has been lifted. The outlets will transform to LAN ports by using power lines for Megabit class communications. An IT-related general exhibition "CEATEC JAPAN 2006," held for the first time after the form of deregulation was decided, displays a full array of the products that support PLC. The “3rd type of LAN” - after Ethernet and wireless LAN - will appear at the end of 2006. On October 4th, high-speed PLC deregulated Home products such as AV transmission applications appear first Specifications could be compared to those of "wireless LAN" but some problems such as compatibility are left unsolved Should PLC cause interference with radio communications, its use may be banned Products and solutions solely for corporate use Existing buildings can be connected through IP without additional line construction Such PLC solutions will be provided by companies that have oversees experience After power lines, visible light will be used for data communications

Cover Story Emergent Report

Hikari telephony reveals the precariousness of NTT's IP telephony operation - prolonged failure due to miscalculations regarding congestion measure

The recent trouble in NTT East‘s Hikari telephony service lasted for 3 days. The same measures as those for the subscription telephony backfired, resulting in the prolonged trouble. In spite of NTT’s claim that the Hikari telephony has the quality comparable to that of the subscription telephony, a mountain of problems has become visible at the operational level.

Cover Story Special Report

NTT Communications' "restart of the company" against headwind: Its horizontally divided operation system undergoes test

NTT Communications is about to transform itself to an entity of horizontally-divided operation type. By incorporating its corporate marketing and upper layer operations, the company aims to capture clients, stepping even into their management strategies.

Report

On the eve of the implementation of number portability, Softbank wages a price war

"N902iL," successor of "N900iL," releases these capabilities invisible in its specifications

At last, TEPCO and KDDI make an official announcement of the integration of their FFTH operations

Nokia's research center in Finland demonstrates a future cellular phone that blends the real and the virtual

Intel starts the full deployment of its client control technology "vPro" in Japan

NTT Communications is advancing towards the integration of VPN and applications


Eye-catcher/new service

Yamaha's IP telephone conference system makes full use of its own audio technology

Web 2.0 type of spam preventive device adopts a system that identifies spam mail by using a pool of spam examples obtained from its 20 million users report

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

"We intend to incorporate the business operations for corporate marketing and upper-layer."

Mr. Hiromi Wasai, President & CEO, NTT Communications Corporation

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)

This communication technology for cellular phones brings forth downstream Mega-class communication speeds and prompt deployment on existing infrastructures

Strategic network study

Star Flyer Inc.

The company builds up a well-modulated network by choosing the most appropriate Wide Ethernet and FTTH services for each application through outsourcing

Business Breakthrough, Inc.

Washington Hotel Company