November 2003 Vol. 1 No. 8

Laboratory Strategies

• New Frontiers for Ubiquitous IT Services

R&D Spirits

• Achieving More Natural and Enjoyable Speech Communications

Selected Papers : System Technologies for Photonic Networks

• Technical Improvements in Photonic Networks for Constructing Next-generation Networks
• Traffic Engineering Techniques in Photonic Networks
• 43-Gbit/s-channel-based DWDM System Technologies for the Photonic Transport Network
• Device Technologies for Photonic Networks

Special Feature : New Interface Technologies Creating Innovations in Mobile Communication

• Revolutionizing Mobile Communications through New Interface Technologies
• Biological Information Interface Technology
• Alter-Ego Interface Technology
• Fulltime-wear Interface Technology
• Platform Technology for Ubiquitous Services
• Ubiquitous Interface Technologies
• Reality Speech/Audio Communications Technologies

Global Standardization Activities

• Trend of Standardizing xDSL Technologies in ITU-T

R&D Information

• Logical-topology Reconfigurable WDM Network System - Enables Network Managers to Change Network Topologies Dynamically