Editorial Board May 2004, Volume 2, Number 5

Laboratory Group Strategies

Aiming at Global Communications in the Future
Kazuyoshi Tateishi
Executive Director of NTT Information Sharing Laboratory GroupThe mission of the NTT Information Sharing Laboratory Group is to identify what future
information communication services should be like and provide the core technologies requiredfor them. Global connection is not only an essential requirement for but also the biggest benefit of information communication. Therefore, we are always keen to recognize the fact that ourlaboratories must contribute to the advancement of society at large, as well as to the businessof the NTT group.
In the fall of 2002, the NTT group announced its “Vision for a new optical generation”. The
key concept underlying this vision is RENA, a resonant communication network architecturethat our Laboratory Group has been advancing. RENA will make possible a secure, reliable,and user-friendly new-generation communications environment where people can be connected to anyone, ubiquitously and interactively, through a broadband network. Specifically, theNTT Information Sharing Laboratory Group is focusing on high-speed and high-capacity communication, security, quality of service, and usability. Global connection is crucial for information communication. It would be pointless if communication quality and security wereassured only in the NTT networks: they must be assured globally, end-to-end.
The range of information communication technology is so broad and diverse that it is impossible for NTT to cover the whole range. While NTT undertakes R&D proactively in core technical fields, it also seeks cooperation and partnership with worldwide carriers and vendors on
the principle of mutual benefit. Even the remarkably thriving Internet seems to be in its earlystage when compared with the full potential of information communication technology. Whatmost people see today is only a glimpse of this potential, whether its bright side or dark side.
Therefore, the current communication environment is still at a stage where we cannot determine which features should be valued and which should not. All of NTT’s laboratories arecommitted to bringing about a resonant communication environment that is safe and friendly
for all generations. I hope to see a society in which creative and valuable technology is duly
appreciated.

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