For Immediate Release
March 5, 1998
NTT Optical Communication Symposium
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) will host the NTT Optical Communication Symposium, to be held on April 8 (Wednesday) and April 9 (Thursday) at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (TOKYO BIG SIGHT).The symposium During Duri The thewill feature NTT's "optical vision" and future prospects for multimedia services following the completion of network digitization, highlighting NTT's approaches toward optical networks and its latest R&D achievements.
During the event, NTT will describe its future vision for optical communication. A series of speeches will also be given by noted experts in the infocommunication business from Japan and abroad, covering a variety of themes such as infocommunication policy, corporate management and information development in regional areas reflecting this new era of optical access networks.
ExhibitExhibits will be designed to showcase NTT's wide range of capabilities in the field of optical networks. New services and latest technologies in optical communication, as well as current progress in the shift towards optical networks, will be displayed.
Workshops will also be held to give detailed information on NTT's recent services and R&D developments from persons in charge within the NTT Group.
NTT Optical Communication Symposium
| Date: | April 8(Wednesday) - 9(Thursday) 1998 |
| Time: | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm (ending at 3:30 pm on April 9) |
| Location: | Tokyo International Exhibition Center (TOKYO BIG SIGHT) |
| Reception : | Reception Hall in TOKYO BIG SIGHT 3-21-1 Ariake Koto-ku Tokyo 135 |
| Sponsored by: | NTT Group |
| Supported by: | Telecommunications Carriers Association JAPAN CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION Nippon Cable Television Engineering Association Japan Telecommunication Users Association Telecommunication Facilities Constructor Association of Japan PHOENIX Association Communication Line Products Association of Japan Communication Industry Association of Japan Forum for Agreeable Living withIntelligence ,Communication & Electronics JAPAN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES FEDERATION |
Program
Keynote Speeches
| (1) | NTT's Vision Towards Multimedia world
Jun-ichiro Miyazu ( President, NTT ) |
| (2) | Optical Service and Evolution of Optical Access Network
Toshiharu Aoki ( Senior Executive Vice President, NTT ) |
Special Address
The Info-Communications Policy toward the 21st Century The Mr. Shozaburo Jimi ( Minister of Posts and Telecommunications )
Guest Presentations
| (1) | Corporate Activities in a Digital Society |
| (2) | Plans toward Advanced Info-Communication in Asia |
| (3) | Access Network Directions in BellSouth and North America
Dr. David Kettler (Executive Director, Science &Technology, BellSouth Telecommunications) |
| (4) | Stimulating Rural Areas by Info-Communication
Mr. Daijiro Hashimoto (Government of Kochi Prefecture) |
Workshop
| (1) | Advanced Network Services on Fiber-optic Technologies
Ichiroh Sakakibara(Vice President, Executive Manager Network Services Department, NTT) |
| (2) | PHOENIX Planning Creating Demands of Optical Service
Shinji Ono(Vice President, Executive Manager, Multimedia Service Promotion Headquarters, NTT) |
| (3) | Enterprise Communication System Today and Future Hajime Takashima(Executive Manager, System Service Department, NTT) |
| (4) | Overview and Actual Usage Examples of OCN
Yoko Kobayashi(Senior Manager, OCN Service Division, NTT) |
| (5) | Exclusive Optical Service for International Competition Era
Kaoru Noda(Vice President, Executive Manager, Leased Circuit Services Department, NTT) |
| (6) | Optical Access Network towards the Realization of Optical Service
Shigehiko Suzuki (Executive Vice President , Executive Manager, Telecommunication Network Laboratory Group, NTT) |
| (7) | Research and Development for Electronic Commerce/information Distribution Services
Seiichi Ido(Vice President, Executive Manager, Software Laboratories, NTT) |
| (8) | Core Technologies for Optical Services and Networks
Kunio Hashimoto(Vice President, Executive Manager, Opto-Electronics Laboratories, NTT) |
| (9) | Technology Transfer of Fiberoptic Connectors and Current Status of International SSSStandardization
Etsuji Sugita(General Manager, Photonic Technology Division, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation) |
| (10) | Our Experiences in the Contents Business
Hiroshi Iwaba (President and CEO, NTT Learning Systems Corporation) |
| Note: | 1) | Advance registration is required to attend keynote speeches,special address and guest presentations (1-3). (These presentations will be simultaneously telecast and shown on monitor screens at the exhibition site.) Admittance to other addresses and workshops are open to general admission. |
| 2) | Speakers and topics are subject to change. |
Exhibits
A broad range of exhibits showcasing overall capabilities of the NTT Group in optical service applications, latest technologies in optical network and progress in the shift towards optical networks will be shown in the following four areas and eight zones in an area spanning a total of 4600 square meters (3 event halls in the western side of TOKYO BIG SIGHT).
| Presentation Area | |
| Optical Fantasy Zone | Introducing the unlimited communications potential and dreams of the future information society. |
| Optical Concept Zone | Highlighting NTT's comprehensive network and service visions as well as the important roles of access networks in realizing such concepts in individual exhibition areas (Megamedia & Photonic Network, GMN & ECS). |
| Photonic & Megamedia Network Area | |
| Optical Access Network System Zone | Introducing various optical access network systems at NTT. |
| Enterprise Optical Service Zone | Showing attractive optical services through specific examples which are already offered or will be provided to corporate users in the near future. |
| Residential Optical Service Zone | Introducing optical services for residential users. |
| Technology and Equipment for Optical Service Zone | Presenting device and connector technologies that support optical services. |
| GMN & ECS Area | |
| GMN (Global Megamedia Network) Zone | Outlining technologies to realize GMN and various applications. |
| ECS (Electrum Cyber Society) Zone | Showcasing various applications to realize ECS. |
| NTT Group Area | Introducing services and technologies offered by each NTT Group company. |
Symposium Information
Further information is available through the "Opticalization Plan Homepage" on the NTT Homepage(NTT DYNAMIC LOOP INFORMATION).
URL: http://info.ntt.co.jp/index.html
For Inquiries:
NTT Optical Communication Symposium Secretariat
E-mail : hikarika@ppd.hqs.ntt.co.jp
