The Japan Wireless LAN White Paper 2003
  • Overview
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  • The Mobile Customer Experience (2002 - 2007)
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  • MMS Interoperability and Roaming
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  • Impact of Camera Phones on the Mobile Business: Lessons from Japan
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  • Mobile Content Protection and DRM
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  • The Japanese Cellular Market Report
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  • The Future Of Japan's Mobile Internet Under IMT-2000
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  • The Japan Wireless LAN White Paper 2003



    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Report Focus and Organization

    Executive Summary
    WLAN in Japan
    Japan's Wireless Market
    The Potential of WLAN in Japan
    Market Significance of PHS
    Estimated Market Size: Market Survey
    A Look at WLAN Technologies
    WLAN Market in Japan
    I. Major Service Providers
    ii. Pricing
    iii. Speed
    iv. Areas of Innovation
    v. Business Models
    vi. Problem Areas
    Conclusions
    Challenges to WLAN
    Potential of WLAN


    INDEX: PROFILES OF SELECTED WLAN PROJECTS IN JAPAN

    Major WLAN Players
    a. Profiles: Operator Services
    I. NTT group
    1. NTT DoCoMo Mzone
    2. NTT-ME
    3. NTT East and NTT West
    4. NTT Communications Corporation
    ii. KDDI Corporation
    b. Profiles: Broadband Providers
    iii. Yahoo! BB Mobile
    c. Profiles: WLAN Service Firms
    iv. Mobile Internet Services Inc.
    v. Yozan Inc.
    vi. Skyley Networks Inc.
    vii. Wicom Inc.
    d. Profiles: Infrastructure Providers
    viii. East Japan Railway Co. (JR East)
    ix. SpeedNet Inc.

    Hardware Devices and Software Applications of WLAN
    PDAs, Notebooks and Desktop Computers
    WLAN Cards in Japan
    Other Consumer Devices using WLAN
    I. Sanyo Digital Camera
    ii. Icom Inc.: Pocket LAN Relay

    Software Applications
    I. Fujitsu: PDA Wireless Environment Switching Software
    ii. Skywave: PDA VoIP software

    WLAN in the Home
    I. NTT-ME WLAN Home Server
    ii. Sony: Wireless TV
    iii. Toshiba Server: TransCube
    iv. Toshiba: Feminity Home Appliance
    v. Japan Computer Corporation: Home Server

    WLAN in the Enterprise Environment I. Pronto Cafe's "Linux Cafe"
    ii. Toshiba's "Seamless Office"
    iii. Melco Inc.
    iv. Mitsubishi and Deutsche Telecom AG

    Retail and Content Deployment Case Studies

    Content
    I. Packet Video

    Retail
    I. Convenience Stores: Family Mart and Others
    ii. Food Chains: Mos Burger, Mister Donuts and McDonald's
    iii. Tully's Coffee Chain
    iv. Sumisho Oil

    Hotels and Airports

    Research Institutions and Government Projects
    Kyoto University: IPv6 Tests
    Kushiro Municipal Government (Brief)
    Sendai Initiative (Brief)
    Japan's Telecom Ministry: Smart Card Verification Project
    Fukuoka Municipal Government


    APPENDIX: Mobile Media Japan / Kikakuya, Inc. Wireless LAN Survey


    APPENDIX: Selected Company Contact Information


    Tables Featured in this Report

    TABLE 1: A Comparison of Wireless Data Packages in Japan
    TABLE 2: A Sample Look of Overlapping WLAN Coverage in The Tokyo Area
    TABLE 3: Estimated Market Size Summary
    TABLE 4: Major WLAN Service Providers in Japan
    TABLE 5: Sample Monthly WLAN Subscription Fees
    TABLE 6: Sample WLAN Business Models
    TABLE 7: Sample of Manufacturers Releasing WLAN Capable Notebooks in Japan: Summer 2002
    TABLE 8: Sample of 802.11b (2.4GHz) WLAN Cards Selling In Japan: August 2002
    TABLE 9: Sample of 802.11a (5GHz) WLAN Cards Selling In Japan: August 2002
    TABLE 10: Sample of Hotels and Airports using WLAN


    Inserts Featured in this Report

    INSERT 1: What can you do with WLAN?
    INSERT 2: Japan WLAN Service Growth 2002-2006
    INSERT 3: Conclusion Summary
    INSERT 4: Worth Noting: NTT CommunicationsEMove to IPv6 Protocol
    INSERT 5: Worth Noting: In Development at NTT Network Innovation Laboratories
    INSERT 6: What's New in Japan: Nissan March
     
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