Statistical Data
Publishing of Technical Magazines
NTT had published the following two technical magazines with the aim of disseminating research and development results.
- (1) NTT Gijutsu Journal(monthly magazine in Japanese)
- Provides technical information on a wide range of subjects from the development of new technologies and services and the growth of various business lines in the NTT Group. It explains new technology trends in a straightforward manner for general readers.
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- 2008 Feature Articles
- Knowledge Creation Design Methodology for Service Innovation, NGN Mobile Communication Technologies for Large-capacity and High-efficiency Communications in the Flat-rate Era, Applied Technology for Millimeter and Terahertz Electromagnetic Waves, etc.
- (2) NTT Technical Review (monthly magazine in English)
- In line with the globalization of NTT Group businesses, the NTT Technical Review is issued as a monthly magazine in English and aims to communicate NTT's R&D results and activities worldwide. (Web-site-version only posted from April 2007)
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- 2008 Feature Articles
- Approaches to Storage-centric Terminal Environment, Natural Language Processing Technologies for Portal Services, Light Source Technologies for Sensing Applications, etc.
Patents and Technology Disclosures
In addition to enthusiastically obtaining patents, technology resulting from research and development across a wide range of fields is provided at a reasonable cost so that it can be utilized in the industrial world when required.
Applications for R&D patents
Major technology disclosure
Scientific Papers and External Announcements
The results of research and development activities carried out at our research laboratories are frequently announced at domestic and international conferences and in specialized scientific journals.
These activities inspire more research and development into the field of information communications and contribute greatly to the development of science and technology.
Standardization Activities
Based on its comprehensive range of research and development on information communications, NTT has been active in fora and consortia, which are recently playing leading roles, as well as in standardization organizations such as ITU-T, ISO. These activities also contribute to the orderly development of worldwide information communications.
Participation in standardization organizations such as ITU and TTC (fiscal 2008)
- Participants to domestic/
international SDO* - total 577
- Members of
domestic committee - total 247
- * SDO: Standard Development Organization
Number of participation in international standardization meetings (fiscal 2008)
- 3,318 man-days
- (Excluding preparatory studies)
Percentage of contributions submitted to ITU-T (2005-2008 study period)
Estimated from the former study period (2005-2008) data of ITU-T and of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Japan.
Main Commendations and Prizes Awarded in 2007
| Organization and Award | Items and Recipient |
|---|---|
| The Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun Japan Industrial Technology Grand Prix (MEXT Prize) |
Development of Next Generation Network Technology, (Satoshi Miura) |
| Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Research of Highly Efficient Speech and Audio Coding Technologies, (Takehiro Moriya) |
| Joho Gekkan Promotion Council Joho Gekkan Award for Individual Contribution to Informatics |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Commerce and Information Policy Bureau Chairman's Award, "Information Security Promotion Category", (Tatsuaki Okamoto) |
| Communications Association Maejima Award |
Research of Highly Efficient Speech and Audio Coding Technologies and Their Standardization, (Takehiro Moriya) |
| Communications Association Maejima Award |
Development of OFDM Wireless LAN Systems, (Masahiro Morikura, others) |
| Communications Association Maejima Award |
Development and International Standardisation of Electromagnetic Compatibility Related to Telecommunication, (Fujio Amamiya, others) |
| Association of Radio Industries and Businesses The Meritorious Award on Radio (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses Chairman's Award) |
Development of Ku-band Maritime Broadband Satellite Communication System by the Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESV), iToshihiro Serita, others) |
| Japan Electric Association The Shibusawa Award |
Development Group on High Frequency Inverter Fluoruscent Light that Reducing Electromagnetic Noise and Environment Impacts, iShin Kanno, others) |
| National Commendation for Invention The Invention Prize |
1-chip MPEG-2 HDTV CODEC LSI, (Ken Nakamura, others) |
| IEEE Distinguished Lecturer | (Shoji Makino) |
