Wireless Communications Week at YRP

No.33

Early Summer 2006 35 Wireless Communications Week at YRP

Wireless Communications Week at YRP ber of experts from Europe, China, Korea was held at Yokosuka Research Park on and Japan for presentations and exhibitions March 28-30. on the next generation of mobile communi The rapid diffusion of mobile phones has cation systems. made mobile communications a part of our In IMT-Advanced Workshop, sponsored daily lives in Japan. Thus, wireless commu by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Com nication systems have become an integral munications (MIC), Ms. Noriko Furuya, Par part of social infrastructure as well as a driv liamentary Secretary of MIC, made the ing force for Japanese economy. Japan is, opening remarks, Dr. Makoto Nagao, Presi even from a global perspective, an advanced dent of NICT, gave a welcome speech, and nation in the field of mobile communica Mr. Shun Sakurai, Director-General, Radio tions. We have led the way in promoting ad Department, MIC, delivered a keynote ad vanced wireless systems through research dress. Later, Dr. Nagao showed Ms. Furuya and development, international standardiza NICT's research accomplishments and ex tion, practical application, and populariza perimental demonstrations for new genera Ms. Noriko Furuya, Parliamentary Secretary, MIC tion. tion mobile communications. WCW at YRP, Japan's leading R&D base The outline of WCW at YRP is as follows: for mobile phones, brought together a num

March 28 [Presentations & Exhibition] projects and standardization activities cen NICT New Generation Mobile Communica tered on the International Telecommunication tions Symposium Union (ITU) are actively being carried out to wards the practical application around 2010. Sponsored by: National Institute of Information and This workshop took place as an opportunity Communications Technology (NICT) for leading experts, both domestic and over Supported by: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Com seas, to exchange views and ideas on a wide munications (MIC) YRP R&D Promotion Committee range of issues, including IMT-Advanced po The National Institute of Information and licies, global standardization and technology Communications Technology (NICT) worked development, in order to enable an early reali on the research and development of next gen zation of IMT-Advanced. The workshop drew Dr. Makoto Nagao, President, NICT eration mobile communication systems for about 300 audiences. four years from 2002. In conclusion, NICT held this symposium to present the research March 30 [Presentations] results to many people and enhance exchange MOCCA-WWI Workshop on Future Mo of information with other researchers, both bile Communication Systems March 30, domestic and overseas, on future R&D. Not 2006 only the presentations but the demonstrations and exhibitions also attracted attention among Sponsored by: Mobile Cooperation & Coordination the audiences. Approximately 260 people at Action (MOCCA) tended the symposium. Supported by: NICT, YRP R&D Promotion Commit tee, etc. March 29 [Presentations & Exhibition] The Mobile Cooperation & Coordination IMT-Advanced Workshop Action (MOCCA) is one of the consortiums Sponsored by: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Com funded by the European Commission (EC), munications (MIC) comprising 9 private companies, including Co-sponsored by: NICT, Association of Radio Indus Exhibition Site Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and DoCoMo tries and Businesses (ARIB), Mobile IT Forum Euro Labs. MOCCA advances discussions to (mITF), YRP R&D Promotion Committee, Japan-Chi define the specification and organizes work na Information and Communications Technology shops concerning the 4G mobile systems. (ICT) Forum This workshop held in Japan was a part of its The 4G mobile communication system activity, jointly sponsored with the Wireless (IMT-Advanced) that allows us to enjoy high- World Initiative (WWI), in order to dissemin quality video even while moving at high ate their research results to the rest of the speeds, is a global system, for which R&D world. YRP Test Net Forum Steering Committee holds the 3rd meeting Discussion on Testbed for Next Generation Wireless Communications The steering committee of YRP Forum. The forum provided the and private sectors in burgeoning Ubiquitous Communications Test following objectives for enhanced research areas, where research in and Research Forum via Testbed testbed functions: centive are yet to be established (YRP Test Net Forum) held the • Support to R&D for new • Support to verification ex 3rd meeting at Tokai Club, Kasu wireless broadband, including 4G periments of applications for pub migaseki, Tokyo, on November / next generation mobile commu lic use, such as disaster preven 10, 2005. The members, including nication systems tion, medical services, and Dr. Mitsutoshi Hatori, President, • Promotion of collaboration / education, which is an investment and Mr. Akio Motai, Vice Presi support to standardization with costing too much for a single dent, attended the meeting, and overseas research institutions, company discussed the future direction for particularly in Asian nations; con • Construction of testing site the testbed. tribution of international stan for research that may contribute The agenda focused on upgrade dardization to the advancement of wireless of the testbed in order to achieve • Building of a platform for communication systems covering ubiquitous networked society and global initiatives and standardiza not only ground but also air and re-establishment of YRP Test Net tion efforts with backup of public surface. YRP Telecommunications Seminar and Domestic Case Study held in Shikoku Delegates of YRP R&D Pro dress by Mr. Shigeyuki Kubota, ''Regional Development to be Pro motion Committee visited the Director-General of Shikoku Bu moted by Ubiquitous Networked Media Center of Ehime Universi reau of Telecommunications. Dr. Society.'' ty in Matsuyama city, Ehime pre Mitsutoshi Hatori, Chairman of fecture, on December 1-2, 2005, YRP R&D Promotion Commit as a domestic case study jointly tee, extended greetings. The sem organized by SKY alliance (Sof inar featured a keynote speech by topia Japan, Kyoto Research Mr. Akio Motai, President of Park, and Yokosuka Research YRP R&D Promotion Commit Park), in cooperation with Shiko tee, and presentations by Dr. ku Bureau of Telecommunica Shingo Ohmori, Vice President of tions. The delegates also attended the National Institute of Informa YRP Telecommunications Semi tion and Communications Tech nar under the joint sponsorship of nology (NICT), Mr. Fumio Iwa Shikoku Bureau of Telecommuni saki, Senior Vice-President of cations, Shikoku Council for Tel NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Dr. Yasuo ecommunications, and YRP R&D Hirata, Chairman of KDDI R&D Welcome Address by Mr. Shigeyuki Kubota, Promotion Committee. The semi Laboratories, Inc. and a panel dis Director-General of Shikoku Bureau of nar started with a welcome ad cussion under the title of Telecommunications

IWUWBT 2005 YRP R&D Promotion Commit na, Chairman of Task Group 1/8 sparking up a lively exchange of tee, the National Institute of Infor of the International Telecommuni opinions. mation and Communications cation Union-Radiocommunica The workshop also included Technology (NICT), and the 21st tion Sector (ITU-R) shared the exhibits of the latest UWB re Century COE Program of Yokoha latest developments of UWB stan search results and experimental ma National University jointly dardization activities. Subse demonstrations on 17 booths. The sponsored the International Work quently, a number of UWB speci workshop served as an opportuni shop on UWB Technologies alists, both domestic and ty to gain a better understanding (IWUWBT) 2005 at Yokosuka overseas, gave presentations. Pan of R&D trends of UWB technolo Research Park on December 8-10. el discussions were also held un gies, which are being actively pro The workshop drew 200 par der the titles of ''R&D and Regu moted in Japan, U.S. and Europe, ticipants from 13 countries. In lations in Asia'' and ''The Impact toward the forthcoming practical IWUWBT 2005, Mr. Salim Han of ITU-R Recommendations,'' application.

2 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) hold a lec Lectures at ture meeting on the latest R&D and wireless broadband policies at YRP Hall on February 10, 2006. The meeting drew approximately 100 audiences. Lively exchange of opinions followed the lectures. The meeting featured the YRP following presentations:

( 1 ) MIC's Efforts toward Frequency Open Strategy and Wireless Broadband Ms. Junko Koizumi Deputy Director, Radio Policy Division, Radio Department Telecommunications Bu reau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

The presentation focused on the report from the Study Group on Wireless Broadband, starting with the current state and prospective application of wireless broadband. It then de scribed the finalized registration system, open radio spectrum, the demand of frequency reorganization for existing systems, the current practice of effective radio spectrum use, and tasks Ms. Junko Koizumi, ahead to realize advanced wireless broadband environments. Deputy Director, Radio Policy Division, Radio Department Telecommunications Bureau, MIC ( 2 ) MIC's Efforts for R&D Mr. Mitsuhiro Shiozaki Deputy Director, Technology Policy Division, Information and Communications Pol icy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

Seamless connection between wired and wireless networks is an essential requirement to achieve ubiquitous networked society. It is, therefore, a priority among R&D subjects of ICT in the u-Japan policy package. In order to challenge those subjects, Mr. Shiozaki named the following strategies: the three fields in UNS Strategy Pro Mr. Mitsuhiro Shiozaki Deputy Director, Technology Policy Division, gram, the four priority areas of the Council for Science and Information and Communications Policy Bureau, MIC Technology Policy, IT New Reform Strategy, and telecommunications-related budget proposal.

Yokosuka Investment Seminar

Yokosuka City and Kanagawa Prof. Jiro Kokuryo, Faculty of En Prefecture jointly organized an in vironmental Information, Keio vestment seminar in Tokyo on University, and Mr. Kouji Oh October 11. For the past years, boshi, former Chairman of NTT Yokosuka City Government made DoCoMo, Inc. gave lectures on constant efforts to attract invest business strategy from their indi ors by providing not only good vidual perspectives. business environments such as Mr. Ryoichi Kabaya, Mayor of YRP, but also financial incentive, Yokosuka, and Mr. Shigefumi tax reduction, and other support Matsuzawa, Governor of Kanaga programs for companies to estab wa, introduced excellent working lish in Yokosuka. This seminar and living environments of Yoko was aimed to call for more invest suka and Kanagawa as attractive Mr. Ryoichi Kabaya, Mayor of Yokosuka, making a presentation ment. investment destinations. Sixty people from about 40 Yokosuka City has a website detailed information to start up companies attended the seminar. (http://yokosuka.be) to provide businesses in Yokosuka.

3 Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Senior Vice-Minister, MIC (center) and Dr. Makoto Nagao, President, NICT ■ Mr. Suga, Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Ms. Noriko Furuya, Parliamentary Secretary, MIC, in the briefing on YRP Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Se Environment). It is based on nior Vice-Minister for Inter a multi-hop ad-hoc mobile ■ Ms. Furuya, Parliamentary Secretary for nal Affairs and Communica communication network for Internal Affairs and Communications tions (MIC) visited YRP on VHF band. SARDINE can December 16, 2005. Mr. establish communications in Ms. Noriko Furuya, Par Information and Communi Akio Motai, President of disaster situations to allow liamentary Secretary of the cations Technology (NICT), YRP R&D Promotion Com transmission of moving pic Ministry of Internal Affairs Yokosuka Telecom Research mittee, gave the briefing of tures of disaster scenes. He and Communications (MIC) Park, Inc. and Yokosuka city, YRP for the minister. In the also presented software de visited YRP on November and took a closer look at on- National Institute of Infor fined radio that enables to 25, 2005. She had a briefing going research projects in mation and Communications switch communication sys on the National Institute of NICT. Technology (NICT), Dr. Ma tems, including mobile koto Nagao, President, phones and digital TV, sim ■ showed him, among the ply by downloading soft JICA Trainees other research results, an in ware. Finally, the minister Filipino Participants in Japan's latest communication telligent wireless relay sys visited Panasonic Mobile ''The JICA Training Program technologies. tem SARDINE (Simple and Communications Co., Ltd. to on Japan's IT Policies and Their visit to YRP was part Autonomous Routing Device have a closer look at its R&D Latest Communication Tech of the training program. The under Independent Network facilities and equipment. nologies,'' organized by Japan trainees were officials of tele International Cooperation communications-related gov Agency, visited YRP on Octo ernment organizations of the ■ RFID Mission of Chinese Academy ber 17, 2005. The program Philippines. They learned of Sciences was designed to help them about the R&D trends for the learn in depth about the trend 4th generation mobile phones A mission of the Chinese The aim of the CAS mission of research and development and IPv6, and R&D frame Academy of Sciences (CAS), was to learn about RFID tech in Japan's ICT field and on works in Japan. with Prof. Tan Min, Vice nology in Japan. After the President of the Institute of briefing on YRP, they visited Automation as the leader, vis the National Institute of Infor ited YRP on October 7, 2005. mation and Communications ■ Mission of Ogaki Chamber of Technology (NICT) and NTT Commerce and Industry Cyber Communications Lab oratory Group, where they A mission of the Informa cluding Mr. Yoshitaka Tagu had active discussions with tion Committee of Ogaki chi, Chairman of the com Japanese researchers. Chamber of Commerce and mittee. Their primary interest Industry, Gifu prefecture, was to visit YRP Personnel visited YRP on November Training Center for Informa 15, 2005. The mission was tion Communications Securi consisted of 22 members, in ty.Åh They had an exchange of views on human resource development programs and the management of research parks.

4 ■ Mr. Gref, Russian Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mr. G.O Gref, Minister of suka Research Park and the Economic Development and overview of the National In Trade of the Russian Federa stitute of Information and tion, visited YRP on Novem Communications Technology ber 18, 2005. His visit was (NICT). They exchanged arranged in association with opinions with the representa Russian President Putin's of tives of YRP and NICT, and ficial visit to Japan. The suite toured NICT to have a closer ■ Mission of Turkish of the minister was given a look at on-going research Telecommunications Authority briefing on the role of Yoko programs. Six officials of the Turkish Affairs and Communications Telecommunications Authori (MIC) on 3G, broadband, ty, led by Mr. Huseyin Edis, wireless LAN (WiFi), and Member of the Board, visited WiMAX. They toured re YRP on December 27, 2005. search laboratories in YRP for They came to Japan primarily an accurate picture of Japan's for an exchange of opinions latest research and develop with the Ministry of Internal ment activities.

■ Mr. Rentala Chandrashekhar, Joint Secretary, Dept. of IT, Indian Ministry of Communications

Mr. Gref, Russian Minister of Economic Development and Trade (fourth left) and IT Mr. Rentala Chandrashe gave a lecture in a meeting or ■ Head of the Federal Communications khar, Joint Secretary (E-Gov ganized by The Japan-India ernance), Department of In ICT Forum on January 18. Agency, Russian Ministry for Information formation Technology, Indian The Japan-India ICT Forum Technologies and Communications Ministry of Communications of YRP works in close coop Mr. Andrey Beskorovayny, tion in the field of ICT, with and IT, came to Japan, and eration with the Japan-India Head of the Federal Commu highly-developed technology visited YRP again on January ICT Forum of the Ministry of nications Agency, Ministry potentials accumulated in the 16, 2006, following his previ Internal Affairs and Commu for Information Technologies Soviet era for space develop ous trip in January 2005 with nications (MIC) in order to and Communications of the ment and military operations. Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, Indian promote business collabora Russian Federation, visited Thus, Russian scientists, Minister of Communications tion between the two coun YRP with 20 Russian ICT equipped with high capabili and IT. Mr. Chandrashekhar tries in the ICT field. specialists on November 17, ties and originalities, are en 2005. They were invited by gaged in large numbers of Japan Association for Trade joint ventures with European ■ Delegation of Finland Ministry of with Russia & Central-East and U.S. enterprises. The Transport and Communications ern Europe (ROTOBO), in group of specialists toured association with Russian the research laboratories in A delegation of the Fin Affairs and Communications President Putin's official visit YRP. As Russian ICT was a land Ministry of Transport (MIC), and took that oppor to Japan. They attended the focus of growing attention in and Communications, in tunity to visit Japan's major Russia ICT Business Semi Japan, they had a lively dis cluding Ms. Liisa Ero, Direc communication carriers. nar held in Tokyo under the cussion with Japanese re tor-General, visited YRP on sponsorship of ROTOBO. searchers. April 7, 2006. They came to Russia is an advanced na Japan for a political dialogue with the Ministry of Internal

Mr. Andrey Beskorovayny, Head of the Federal Communications Agency, Russian Ministry for Information Technologies and Communications (fifth right, in the front row)

5 WPMC' 05

The International Symposium in parallel with the Strategic Aalborg, delivered a on Wireless Personal Multimedia Workshop' 05 (SW' 05), which welcome speech. On Communications 2005 (WPMC' discussed the strategy for the fu behalf of WPMC spon 05) was held in Aalborg, Demark ture wireless information and sors, Dr. Makoto Na on September 18-22, under the multimedia communications, and gao, President of NICT, joint sponsorship of YRP R&D the Wireless Science Parks' 05 and Dr. Mitsutoshi Ha Promotion Committee and the (WSP' 05), which brought togeth tori, Chairman of YRP National Institute of Information er representatives of European R&D Promotion Com Dr. Mitsutoshi Hatori giving the greetings as one of the WPMC '05 organizers and Communications Technology and Asian science parks to pro mittee, extended greetings.IWS' land Science Park, Multimedia (NICT), in cooperation with Aal mote collaborations among them. 05 drew about 650 participants Development Corporation borg University. WPMC is an an The opening ceremony was from around the world. 488 pa (MDC) from Malaysia, which nual event, which has been held held in Aalborg Congress and pers were submitted for WPMC' have concluded MOUs for tech since 1998. This marked the 8th Culture Center. Prof. Ramjee Pra 05, among which 399 papers nical cooperation with YRP, and symposium. sad, Aalborg University, gave the were accepted. WSP' 05 brought Hong Kong Science Park from WPMC' 05 took place as a fol opening remarks as the general together representatives of NOVI China. They had an active ex low-up event of the International chair of IWS' 05 and WPMC' 05. Science Park from Denmark, change of views about possible Wireless Summit' 05 (IWS' 05), Mr. Henning G. Jensen, Mayor of Technopolis from Finland, Thai collaboration among them.

TSMMW2006/MINT-MIS2006 Asia-Pacific Wireless Broadband Forum 2005 (AP-WBF'05) The 4th ESA Workshop on involved as a technical sponsor. Millimetre Wave Technology and The conference started with the YRP R&D Promotion Com national research collaboration in Applications, the 8th Topical opening address by Dr. Mitsutoshi mittee, Yokosuka Telecom Re view of practical application and Symposium on Millimeter Waves Hatori, Chairman of YRP R&D search Park, Inc. and the National standardization of research results. (TSMMW) 2006, the 7th MINT Promotion Committee, who intro Institute of Information and Com AP-WBF 2005 in Thailand was Millimeter-Wave International duced YRP's on-going activities. munications Technology (NICT) held in conjunction with NICT- Symposium (MINT-MIS) 2006 These conferences focused on the co-sponsored the Asia-Pacific KMITL Joint Workshop on Wire were jointly held in Espoo, Fin latest R&D accomplishments of Wireless Broadband Forum 2005 less Access Technology (WWAT' land on February 15-17, 2006. The millimeter-wave communication, (AP-WBF' 05) on November 22- 05), under the title of ''Thailand- three millimeter-wave internation radar and device technologies. 25 in Thailand and Malaysia. Japan Broadband Congress 2005,'' al meetings were arranged respec This year, MilliLab served as AP-WBF is an expansion of in cooperation with the National tively by European Space Agency the local organizer in Finland, fol AP-NeGeMo (the Asia-Pacific Electronic and Computer Technol (ESA), MilliLab of Finland VTT lowing MINT, Korea last year. Seminar on Next Generation Mo ogy Center (NECTEC). AP-WBF Technical Research Centre, Korea The conferences drew approxi bile Communications), which has in Malaysia was organized con- Millimeter-Wave Innovation Tech mately 140 participants. Apart been annually held in Thailand, currently with NICT-MMU Joint nology Research Center (MINT), from the plenary session, two Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore Workshop on Wireless Access Dongguk University of Korea, and technical sessions were held in since January 2000, and serves as Technology (WWAT' 05) and the National Institute of Informa parallel. The event featured nearly an opportunity for not only re MMU's International Symposium tion and Communications Tech 100 presentations in total, includ search but also business interac on Information and Communica nology (NICT). YRP R&D Pro ing invited talks, sparking up en tion. Like AP-NeGeMo, AP-WBF tions Technologies (M2USIC motion Committee was also thusiastic discussions. aims to disseminate, to the exten 2005), in cooperation with the sive Asia-Pacific region, Japan's Multimedia University. latest research and development AP-WBF 2005 drew nearly The 3rd Mission of Japan-China ICT Forum on mobile communication tech 210 participants in Thailand, and nologies in order to promote inter 290 participants in Malaysia. The Japan-China Informa and the National Intelligent tion and Communications Transport Systems Center of Technology (ICT) Forum dis Engineering and Technology The 2nd Mission of Japan-India ICT Forum patched the 3rd mission to (ITSC) to gain an understand China for October 13-17, ing of the current status of The Japan-India ICT Forum Information and Communica 2005. The mission visited the China's ITS, as part of collab sent the 2nd mission to India for tions Technology (NICT) / Presi planned site for field trials of orative work under the MOU December 11-17, with the aims dent of Japan-India ICT Forum, B3G systems under the China with Hangzhou Informatiza of visiting local ICT-related or as the leader. They visited ICT National FuTURE Project, tion Office. During their stay ganizations. The mission consis research institutes in Mumbai, in Hangzhou, the mission ted of eight members including Bangalore, and Chennai, and had members attended the Hang Dr. Shingo Ohmori, Vice Presi worthwhile discussions with In zhou IT industry Trade & dent of the National Institute of dian ICT specialists. Economic Cooperation For um 2005, where Mr. Akio Motai, President of YRP R&D Promotion Committee / Japan-China ITC Forum, in troduced Japan's efforts to achieve U-Japan Strategy and on-going R&D activities in YRP. Mr. Akio Motai, talking about the activities in YRP The 2nd Mission of Japan-India ICT Forum during the 3rd mission of Japan-China ICT Forum

6 YRP participates in the 1st Meeting of MIC Japan-India ICT Forum

In Japan-India relationship in government established Japan- them. On behalf of YRP R&D countries. ICT field, Mr. Dayanidhi Mar India ICT Forum. On August Promotion Committee, Mr. Based on these develop an, Indian Minister of Commu 24, MIC Minister Aso paid an Akio Motai, President, attended ments, YRP's Japan-India ICT nications and Information Tech official visit to India with a the meeting. Forum will work in close part nology visited Japan in January large scale mission, consisting In the Japan-India ICT Min nership with MIC and its Japan- 2005, and signed a joint state of more than 100 business lead isterial Meeting, MIC Minister India ICT Forum. ment on bilateral cooperation ers from major communication Aso signed a joint with Mr. Taro Aso, then Minis carriers, equipment manufactur statement intended to ter for Internal Affairs and ers, and research institutes. install working Communications (MIC). In Minister Aso held a Japan-India groups for broad March 2005, MIC and Indian ICT Ministerial Meeting with band, mobile com MCIT held the 1st Japan-India Indian MCIT Minister, Mr. munications, e-gov ICT political dialogue in India. Dayanidhi Maran, and the first ernment, R&D, In April 2005, Prime Minister meeting of the Japan-India ICT information security, Junichiro Koizumi paid an offi Forum between industry, acad and ubiquitous net cial visit to India, and issued emia and government represen work, in order to pro the Japan-India Joint Statement tatives from both countries to mote ICT business with Indian Prime Minister, Dr. exchange their opinions on en activities and re Manmohan Singh. hanced mutual efforts for pro search cooperation In May 2005, the Japanese moting collaborations among between the two MIC Minister Aso, greeting in the 1st meeting of Japan-India ICT Forum

Japan-France Seminar for Development of Joint R&D Projects

The National Institute of In Groupe des Ecoles des Tele GET, drawing approximately information security, and ITS. formation and Communications communications (GET) of 30 Japanese and French re Enthusiastic discussions fol Technology (NICT) and YRP France, a group of four higher searchers (12 researchers from lowed presentations. The both R&D Promotion Committee education institutes in the ICT Japan) at the conference room parties agreed to assign a per jointly organized the Japan- filed, supported by the French in France Telecom as the venue. son in charge of each subject France Seminar for the Devel Ministry of Industry. Presentations were given on a for further exchange of infor opment of Joint R&D Projects The seminar is aimed to wide rang of research subjects, mation to specify prospective in Paris, France on September identify potential projects for including wireless ad-hoc net joint projects. 23, 2005, following an MOU joint research and off-shore de work, new generation mobile concluded between NICT and velopment between NICT and communications, turbo cords,

MOU concluded with MOU concluded with ITRI and STSPA, Taiwan Dalian Software Park, China

YRP R&D Promotion ily at marketing activities of YRP R&D Promotion ian Center for Human Re Committee and YRP Busi developed technologies in Ja Committee has concluded a source Development in ness Development Institute, pan and Taiwan, providing memorandum of understand March 2003 for the purpose Inc. (collectively called YRP) Taiwanese private enterprises ing with Dalian Software of providing Chinese skilled have concluded a memoran with various support for Park Co., Ltd., Dalian Bureau workforce with trainings for dum of understanding with smooth entry into the Japa of Information Industry of software development capa the Industrial Technology nese market, and promoting China, for closer international bilities, Japanese language Research Institute (ITRI) of joint development of ICT cooperation in the fields of skills, and Japanese corporate Taiwan and another MOU solutions between Taiwanese information and communica cultures. with the Southern Taiwan and Japanese private enter tions on February 24, 2006.. To promote international Science Park Administration prises. Dalian City, located in the joint ventures between the (STSPA) for closer interna northeastern China, is a dy two parties, YRP Business tional cooper namic stage for software in Development Institute Inc. ation in the dustry. Software products de serves as the gateway to Dal field of infor veloped in Dalian Software ian Software Park for busi mation and Park (DLSP) are mostly tar ness collaboration opportuni communication geted to the Japanese market. ties with the members of YRP technologies on The city is also competitive in R&D Promotion Committee. November 4, content-related and 2005. other peripheral busi The partner nesses. ship with ITRI The Japan Interna and STSPA will tional Cooperation be rather busi Agency (JICA) estab ness-oriented, lished the China-Ja aiming primar MOU Signing Ceremony pan Friendship Dal MOU Signing Ceremony

7 Outline of the 2nd Mid-Term R&D and New Generation NICT Wireless Communications Research Center The National Institute of Information and center also aims to share such an environ on the results of the 1st mid-term R&D, the Communications Technology (NICT) started ment, using communication and broadcasting New Generation Wireless Communications the second mid-term R&D under the new networks. Research Center focuses on R&D on funda five-year plan in April, 2006. We have con The Department 3 is tasked with informa mental technologies to achieve advanced solidated our past research and development tion security over networks, and ensuring wireless services, which can be made avail into three fields: ''New Generation Network communications in emergency situations, so able in various situations. As shown in the re Construction Technology,'' as to support both users and supporters of search organization, the center will work on ''Universal Communication Foundation ICT. The department comprises the Informa R&D to establish a global wireless network Technology,'' and ''ICT for Safety and Securi tion Security Research Center and the Ap not only for conventional wireless communi ty.'' For the smooth operation of these R&D, plied Electromagnetic Research Center. The cations but also for space and ubiquitous we have substantially reconstructed our re Information Security Research Center aims medical communications. The center consists search organization. to establish comprehensive communications of the Ubiquitous Mobile Communications The Research Department 1 is tasked with security technology, which will allow safe Group, the Medical ICT Group, and the research and development of network infra and secure exchange of information anytime, Space Communications Group. With the structure that enables exchange of informa and ICT that will ensure communications in Space Communications Group involved, tion anytime, anywhere, and anyhow. We will emergencies such as natural disasters, mini which is not located in YRP, the center has build an infrastructure for universal commu mizing damage. The Applied Electromagnet grown larger in scale. The center, which re nications that is convenient and comfortable ic Research Center works on research and de mains headquartered in YRP, continues R&D for all. This is the largest research depart velopment related to EMC (electromagnetic centered on the Ubiquitous Mobile Group ment, consisting of three research centers: compatibility) in order to achieve better elec and the Medical ICT Group. New Generation Network Research Center, tromagnetic environments, supporting the The Ubiquitous Mobile Group is one of New Generation Wireless Communications maintenance and development of safe and se the central research groups in the New Gen Research Center, and Kobe Advanced ICT cure ICT society by pursuing high precision eration Wireless Communications Research Network Research Center. measurement technologies on ICT's techno Center, focusing on R&D of seamless net The New Generation Network Research logical standards. work technologies between different systems, Center, as a pioneer in network evolution, re To carry out the 2nd mid-term R&D plan, with the aim of contributions to global stan search and develop architectural and elemen NICT Yokosuka Radio Communications Re dardization. We further upgrade media inde tal technologies of network systems with search Center has been developed into the pendent handover (MIH) technology, a result high processing capacity that support safety New Generation Wireless Communications of the new generation mobile network project and security in society, and technologies for Research Center in April 2006. Under the 1st under the 1st mid-term R&D plan, into carri space-time and frequency standards. mid-term R&D plan from FY2001 to 2005, er independent handover (CIH) technology, The New Generation Wireless Communi Yokosuka Radio Communications Research and strive to achieve highly reliable commu cations Research Center strives to make wire Center, which was established in 1998 in nications through new technology develop less communications seamless, ubiquitous, YRP, has specialized in R&D of wireless tel ment (software defined radio, cognitive radio, and broadband, and develop highly reliable ecommunication technologies. Its objectives carrier independent handover, etc.). Thus, we wireless technologies so as to make advanced under the 1st mid-term R&D plan were to will contribute to the realization of a ubiqui wireless services available in various situa play a central role in R&D activities in YRP, tous seamless network in a true sense. tions. to work on user-oriented, dynamic R&D with The Medical ICT Group, which is newly The Kobe Advanced ICT Network Re a global perspective in view of international established, engages in R&D of implant net search Center combines state-of-the-art tech standardization, to deepen collaboration with work technologies for a ubiquitous medical nologies such as optical, quantum, nano and Asia-Pacific countries to achieve a leading network, and contributions to international bio technologies, with wireless technologies R&D and human resource development base standardization. in order to open up a new frontier of commu in the Asia-Pacific region for collaboration The center will apply UWB technology, nications. To achieve the aims, the center pro and competition with European and North which enables higher data transmission with motes interdisciplinary research and develop American countries. The outcome of the 1st lower power consumption, in order to pro ment of ICT. mid-term R&D includes the development of vide sophisticated services, including a ubiq The Research Department 2 opens up a software-defined radio technologies / media uitous networked medical service. The Space world of new communication and sensation independent hand-over technologies, UWB Communication Group strives to achieve mo with universal technology in a true sense, radio communications and ranging technolo bile satellite communication technologies us which enables us to communicate more gies / contributions to international standardi ing cellular terminals. friendlily, really, and freely. The department zation (IEEE802.15.4a, etc.) and regulation Finally, we introduce four objectives of the consists of two research centers: the Knowl (ITU-R TG1/8, MIC etc.), development of New Generation Wireless Communications edge Creating Communication Research millimeter-wave W-PAN and broadband Research Center. Headquartered in YRP, the Center and the Universal Media Research fixed wireless access system, and contribu center continues to play a leading role in the Center. The Knowledge Creating Communi tions to IEEE (802.15.3c) and ITU-R industry-academia-government collaboration cation Research Center aims to realize sup (WP3/WP9), development of ITS millimeter- in R&D activities in Japan's wireless indus porting technologies to personal intellectual wave inter-vehicle communications and VHS try. We will make further contributions to activities, integration of user-friendly robots band disaster prevention ad-hoc radio com global standardization activities in ICT field, and sensors, and super presence environment munications system, and contributions to as well as to creation of new business appli with multidimensionality. The Universal Me ITU-R (WP 8A), and the experimental dem cations. We will deeply appreciate the mem dia Research Center establishes an environ onstration of stratospheric platform using un bers of YRP R&D Promotion Committee for ment reproduction system, using real and manned aircraft with 100-element array an their continued support and cooperation. natural stereo audio and video, which makes tenna at an altitude of 20km for the first time. New Generation Wireless Communications you feel as if you were actually there. The Under the 2nd mid-term R&D plan, based Research Center National Institute of Information and Communications Technology 8 ■ Organization of National Institute of Information and ■ Objectives of New Generation Communications Technology Wireless Communications Research Center

President The New Generation Wireless Communica G eneral A ffairs D epartm ent tions Research Center wishes to achieve the fol lowing four objectives to play a core role in coop 財務部 erating with industry, academia, and government Strategic Planning D epartm ent New Generation Network Research Center as part of a national strategy. Research D epartm ent 1 New Generation Wireless Communications Research Center Kobe Advanced ICT Research Center Play the core role in the research and en

Research D epartm ent 2 gineering development in Japan's wire Knowledge Creating Communication Research Center less industries and contributions to cre ating new business applications in Universal Media Research Center Research D epartm ent 3 industries. Information Security Research Center C ollaborative Research D epartm ent Applied Electromagnetic Research Center Contribute to international standardiza tion of strategic importance in the area Research Prom otion D epartm ent of wireless communications. K ey T echnology Research Prom otion D epartm ent Proactive O utreach D epartm ent Deepen the collaboration with Asia-Pacif ic countries as well as the collaboration ■ Research Organization of New Generation and competition with advanced Europe Wireless Communications Research Center an and North-American countries and play a leading role in R&D related to Ubiquitous wireless communications around the Mobile Communications Group world. Highly reliable communications, Seamless network technologies, Millimeter-wave applications, ITS etc. Aim at establishing a personal reputation in academic society around the world as well as in Japan. Medical ICT Group Space Communications Group Body-area network, High-speed satellite communications Ubiquitous medical network, technologies using WINDS, Implant network technologies, Mobile satellite communications EMC etc. technologies using ETS-VIII etc.

■ R&D on fundamental technologies to achieve advanced wireless services

Cellular Seamless communi Wireless LAN cations with one uni Radio propagation characteristics for versal handset IP Network body area network

Highly reliable communications Ubiquitous through new technology development medical (software defined radio, cognitive radio, network carrier independent handover etc.) ＷＩＮＤＳ Radio A system Body-area mutual Radio B system Small satellite communications ＥＴＳ－Ⅷ ality Switching norm Ab tion detec High-speed and mobile satellite Fundamental communications technologies space technologies

Seamless handover Seamless network technologies between different Medical ICT systems

R&D in New Generation Wireless Communications Research Center

9 YRP Personnel Training Center for Information Communications Security Upcoming Training Schedule

Yokosuka Telecom Research Park, Inc. established the YRP Personnel Training Center for Information Communications Security on the 5th Floor of YRP No.1 Building in March 2005, as the most advanced training facility to develop skil led information-security work Training in YRP Personnel Training Center for Information Communications Security force. The center received the management through difference 【Upcoming Training Schedule】 funding support from the Minis approaches in handling simula try of Internal Affairs and Com ted cases. Management Layer Course / munications (MIC) Grant Pro Some people who completed Technology Layer Course (2 days) gram, which launched in training courses say, ''The cur June 5-6 / June 19-20 response to a burgeoning de riculum was practical and sub mand of security professionals. stantial.'' Others say, ''It will be Intranet Course / Extranet Course (3 days) Nearly 400 people have taken definitely useful in my future June 7-9 the training courses in total business operation.'' The con since the center opened. sensus of opinion is high recog Website Business Course (3 days) Based on the concept of nition of the training programs. June 21-23 IRRRT (Incident, Response, The training courses provide Rescue, Recovery, Training), up-to-date curriculums, includ 【Contact】 the training courses are de ing protective measures against YRP Personnel Training Center for Information signed to provide practical ex latest cases of cyber threats. Communications Security pertise to enhance computer se We look forward to your par Tel: 046-847-5150 curity in business operation and ticipation. (http://www.yrp-security.jp)

The e-ST Council holds the final General Assembly

The e-ST Council concludes its activities by making proposals on human resource development for information security The Council on Promotion of Sub-council, together with the Information Communica working groups installed under tions Security Personnel Train them, have developed intense ing Center (e-ST Council) held discussions, and provided the its final General Assembly on Japanese government with pro March 22, 2006. posals to incorporate latest cases The council was established of cyber threats and updated in December 2004, in response knowledge for the protection of to the pressing demand, aiming personal information into the at bringing together cyber secur training curriculum. ity specialists from the indus This concluded two-year ac trial, academic, and public sec tivities of the e-ST Council, ac tors for active discussions in cording to the schedule. YRP order to provide the government Personnel Training Center for with advice and suggestions on Information Communications the training of skilled work Security will follow the recom force. mendations of the council to Prof. Hiroshi Yasuda, Chairman of the e-ST Council, greeting at the General Assembly Since then, the Planning Sub- continue enhancing the quality council and the Technology of training programs.

10 APT/YRP Training Course on Planning and Management of Next Generation Mobile Telecommunications YRP R&D Promotion Com with communication regulators fice. In addition to gaining ad mittee has annually organized and operators in 11 APT mem vanced ICT expertise, the train the APT Training Course on ber nations, including Bangla ees gave presentations on the Planning and Management of desh, Bhutan, China, Fiji, India, latest trends of mobile telecom Next Generation Mobile Tele Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, munications in their countries. communications since 2001. Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet On the weekend, YRP R&D This is a program consigned by nam. Promotion Committee arranged the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, They learned about the next an optional home visit program and supported by Japan's extra- generation mobile communica for the trainees, in cooperation budgetary contribution to APT. tions through the lectures by with Yokosuka International As Due to increasing popularity university professors and re sociation. They visited the among APT member nations, searchers involved with YRP's homes of volunteer citizens for the training course in 2005 was research activities. During the several hours, when they appre scheduled one day longer than course, they paid a courtesy visit ciated Japanese culture and previous trainings, and was held to the Ministry of Internal Af warm hospitality. Most of the for 11 days from October 17 to fairs and Communications trainees joined the program, and 27. The participants were mostly (MIC) and Yokosuka City Of all of them enjoyed it.

News Update from YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory No.7

Mr. Osamu Aoyama (President and CEO of Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.) and Ucode tag attached to the sleeve of a suit Prof. Ken Sakamura, University of Tokyo

The YRP Ubiquitous Net were conducted to provide de the factory in China, where working Laboratory and tailed information to custom Aoyama Trading has commis Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd., a ers on materials and sewing sioned production of suits. men's clothing store, conduc methods, and recommenda The suit is then shipped by ted feasibility study experi tions for shirts and ties that ocean freight to Japan, and ments for distribution man match suits by using ucode transported by truck to the agement systems that utilize RFID tags attached to each distribution center in Osaka ubiquitous ID technology for suit that can be read by a before arriving at the store in which standardization is pro kiosk terminal that was set in Ikebukuro. The ucode tag is moted by the Ubiquitous ID the store and portable termi detached before it is handed Center, from the production nals called Ubiquitous Com over to a customer. The tag is stage to the sales stage using municators. sent back to the production suits sold by Aoyama Trading In these experiments, the facility in China for recycling. with a view of practical appli location where ucode tags Prior to these experiments, an cation. were used was not limited to opening ceremony was held As the final stage of these the store. They were also in the presence of Mr. Osamu experiments, from March 9 shared by the production fa Aoyama (President and CEO through March 15, 2006, in cility in China and the distrib of Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.) the General main store of ution center in Japan. At first, and Dr. Ken Sakamura, Direc ''Yofuku-no-Aoyama'' in Ike a ucode tag is attached to a tor of YRP UNL. bukuro, in-store experiments suit at the time of shipment in

11 ■ Event Report ■ ■ Upcoming Events ■

The 6th ITST2006 June 21-23 The 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (ITST2006) is held in Chengdu, China, under the joint sponsorship of YRP R&D Promotion Committee and the National Institute of Information and Communications Tech nology (NICT). For more information, please visit http://www.itst2006.uestc.edu.cn/conf Runners at Starting Line erence/presentation.htm.

YRP Ekiden (Long Distance Relay) Race The 7th APT/YRP The 7th YRP Ekiden (long distance re The winner was JOG-SAURUS, a Training Course on Planning lay) race was held on November 19, team from Panasonic Mobile Communi and Management of 2005, under clear autumn sky. Twelve cations, Co., Ltd. The team has won three teams from YRP-participating companies consecutive years since the 5th race. The Next Generation Mobile and the surrounding area competed in the first runner-up was TONARIGUMI RUN Telecommunications race. NERS, a team of local residents. July 18-28 This is a program consigned by the YRP Christmas Party Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, and sup ported by Japan's extrabudgetary contri The YRP Christmas Party was held bution to APT. The training participants on 14 December, 2005. The party fea are mostly with communication regula tured ''LUKE AKIRA & Magic Revo tors and operators in APT member na lution,'' a professional magician and tions. his team, as special guests. He enchan ted the entire audience with a series of WPMC' 06 fantastic illusion (levitation, pigeon magic, etc.). Another attraction was an September 17-20 exciting quiz show for the people The International Symposium on working in YRP. Finally, the party Wireless Personal Multimedia Commu reached a peak with a prize draw that nications (WPMC) 2006 is held in San gave everyone a chance to win a won Diego, U.S.A. WPMC has been annually derful prize. YRP workers and local held since 1998, under the joint sponsor residents enjoyed the festivity together ship of YRP R&D Promotion Committee a little earlier in the holiday season. and the National Institute of Information

Join us again in next Christmas party! Magic Show and Communications Technology (NICT). For more information, please visit http://www.wpmc2006.org.

The 8th Softball Tournament in Progress The 8th YRP Softball Tournament started on May 29, 2006. Twenty-three teams entered the tournament. They play exciting games on the grounds in NTT Yokosuka R&D Center and in YRP. Come and enjoy the games!

Le Louvre YRP Reopens Le Louvre YRP, which is located beside the Waterside Park, reopened on April 6, 2006, as a restaurant of Keikyu Kannonzaki Hotel. You can enjoy authentic Italian and French cuisine at reasonable prices in casual atmos phere. Be our guest! Le Louvre YRP Reopens

Edited and YRP R&D Promotion Committee Issued by TEL : 046-847-5008 FAX : 046-847-5010 3-4 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-0847 JAPAN Yokosuka Telecom Research Park, Inc. TEL : 046-847-5000 FAX : 046-847-5010 3-4 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-0847 JAPAN http://www.yrp.co.jp/