June 2010 Vol. 8 No. 6

Special Feature: R&D of Wide-area Ubiquitous Network to Create New Services

• Wide-area Ubiquitous Network that Allows Communication with Objects

  

  Abstract
  This article describes the system concept of a wide-area ubiquitous network that connects compact wireless terminals economically and allows communication with objects. It also introduces some services that can be provided on this network, discusses the business areas that the network is expected to support, and gives examples of the network’s usage.

• Technical Development Activities for Wide-area Ubiquitous Network

  

  Abstract
  This article describes the main technologies that underlie the wide-area ubiquitous network, which we expect will create a new industry.

• Feasibility Test of Next Generation Wireless Network at a Special Ubiquitous Zone

  

  Abstract
  This article describes a Next Generation Wireless Communication Network feasibility test being conducted at a special ubiquitous-computing zone using NTT’s wide-area ubiquitous network, which connects compact wireless terminals economically and allows communication with objects.

Letters

• Application of Secure Information Sharing Platform Technology to E-government

  

  Abstract
  This article outlines our research and development of secure information sharing platform technology for the safe and reliable sharing of information in information technology systems and introduces a prototype system for an e-government platform.

Global Standardization Activities

• Development of Guidelines in Continua Health Alliance

  

  Abstract
  This article reports on the activities and future outlook of the Continua Health Alliance (Continua), which is an open industry coalition established in June 2006 by founding members Intel, Philips, Panasonic, and other companies. Continua develops system-interconnectivity guidelines and certifies products with the goal of achieving an ecosystem of interoperable personal health management systems that will let people manage their personal health more effectively. More than 220 companies have become members of Continua (as of December 2009), and several products conforming to Continua design guidelines have been released since the second half of 2009.

NTT around the World

• NTT Europe Online

  

  Abstract
  This article introduces NTT Europe and NTT Europe Online, which are jointly providing high-quality global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions in the Europe, Middle East, & Africa region (EMEA) and the rest of the world. Our ICT solutions include global network services, global managed information technology services, data centre services, and managed hosting. This article overviews these services and describes our content delivery network platform called the Smart Content Delivery Network and the streaming content delivery platform called the Smart Media Delivery Network. These platforms will deliver a variety of interesting contents and services created in EMEA to the world.

External Awards/Papers Published in Technical Journals and Conferences

• External Awards/Papers Published in Technical Journals and Conferences