March 2012 Vol. 10 No. 3

View from the Top

• Jun Sawada, Executive Vice President, NTT Communications

  

  Becoming a Leading Player through Globally Seamless Services

  Overview
  In 2011, NTT Communications announced its Vision 2015 growth strategy and reorganized its corporate structure by function. NTT Communications has set a goal of becoming a leading player in a market dominated by globalization, the cloud, and smartphones. We asked Executive Vice President Jun Sawada how the company can increase market share in such a dynamic, worldwide market.

Feature Articles: Telework Activities

• NTT Activities Toward Expanded Telework

  

  Abstract
  NTT has implemented teleworking for its own employees and aims to expand the use of telework in Japan. It has investigated why, despite the availability of various products for making effective use of telecommunications, telework has still not made sufficient inroads into society.

• Developing Secure and Ubiquitous Telework Environments at NTT Communications

  

  Abstract
  NTT Communications has had a telework system for some time enabling more than 1000 employees to work from home. This system enabled most business to continue as usual after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 despite disruptions in public transportation. NTT Communications is promoting telework to its customers with an extensive lineup of products and comprehensive support based on its own in-house experiences in introducing telework practices.

• NTT IT's Telework Solutions

  

  Abstract
  NTT IT has been supporting the deployment of corporate telework systems by providing its MagicConnect remote-access virtual private network service and MeetingPlaza web conferencing service. This article describes the features of these two services and introduces NTT IT's new Smart Telework service, which combines these services to resolve key telework issues.

• Telework Solutions by NTT-AT

  

  Abstract
  NTT Advanced Technology Corporation (NTT-AT) provides solutions and services with products based on cutting-edge technologies. This article introduces a multipoint-conferencing telework solution using WarpDeskPlus (remote-access thin client), MeetingPerfe (paperless-conferencing support system), and RealTalk (speakerphone for conferencing) designed to meet the demands to perform telework anytime and anywhere and be prepared with business contingency plans.

• Work Style Transformation by Live-Link Design Office and Telework

  

  Abstract
  To derive new ways of working―through telework―to the utmost extent, NTT Facilities is providing an office-building solution called Live-Link Design Office. This is intended to provide more comfortable and more efficient offices than those that have been available up until now.

• Telework Trends

  

  Abstract
  This article describes the benefits of telework as determined through trials and the challenges facing telework expansion efforts.

Regular Article

• Spectrum Suppressed Transmission Scheme for Higher Frequency Utilization Efficiency

  

  Abstract
  In this article, we introduce a spectrum suppressed transmission scheme as one of the most promising technologies for increasing frequency utilization efficiency in order to overcome the shortage of frequency resources experienced by various wireless systems. It should provide simultaneous frequency sharing among multiple wireless communication systems.

Global Standardization Activities

• Content Delivery Networks Interconnection Standardization Activities in IETF

  

  Abstract
  This article overviews the activities of CDNi-WG (Content Delivery Networks interconnection––Working Group), which was established in 2011 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to provide the standard for CDN interconnection.

NTT around the World

• NTT DATA (CHINA) CO.,LTD.

  

  Abstract
  NTT DATA (CHINA) Co. Ltd., reorganized and headquartered in Beijing as the regional headquarters for China, provides consulting, system implementation, and maintenance services for local Chinese clients and global clients in China along with other companies in the NTT DATA Group throughout mainland China. In this article, we would like to give readers a comprehensive look at NTT DATA (CHINA)'s capabilities and services.

External Awards/Papers Published in Technical Journals and Conference Proceedings

• External Awards/Papers Published in Technical Journals and Conference Proceedings