Kyocera Acquires Permit in Japan for
 Experimental Wireless Stations for Next- Generation
Wireless Internet Access Technology "iBurstTM System" and
Launches Japan's Inaugural Experiment
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(This document was translated from the Japanese press release.)
December 20, 2004
Kyocera Corporation (President: Yasuo Nishiguchi) is pleased to announce that, on December 16 this year, it acquired a permit for the experimental wireless stations for the next-generation wireless Internet access technology, the iBurst system from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC). The company has also launched Japan's first experiment.
Kyocera has launched the field test by installing an experimental station in its Yokohama branch. The company will conduct measurements of and assess a range of functions and performance attributes, including the radio transmission and throughput characteristics of the advanced system. The company will also assess the functionality and performance of the iBurst system, which has already been launched for commercial operation overseas.
The iBurst system provides a broadband Internet environment that enables users to receive data at a maximum rate of 1 Mbps for downlinks, and to enjoy streamed movies and videos within the service areas. In this system, the total transmission capacity is a maximum of 24 Mbps within the coverage area per station. The system offers high data transmission efficiency at each frequency. These attributes make it possible to maintain reliable, high-speed communications, even when a large number of users are simultaneously connected.
The commercial service using the iBurst technology has been available in Australia since March this year through Personal Broadband Australia. The service areas centering on the urban areas around Sydney are being expanded to eastern coastal cities such as Melbourne and Brisbane.
Also, commercial service will be launched in South Africa in March next year.
Kyocera offers a convenient wireless broadband environment using the iBurst system, providing enjoyment for more people around the world.
Base station
User terminal
References: iBurst Technology that Plays a Key Role in the Next-Generation Wireless Broadband Environment
§The concept and positioning of the iBurst
System
§Providing up to 10 Mbps per user for downlinks in five years
Currently, Kyocera provides a maximum of 1 Mbps for downlinks. By aggregating the frequencies, Kyocera will strive to achieve high-speed communication of up to 2 Mbps next year and 10 Mbps in five years.
| 2004 (launch of commercial service in Australia) |
Up to 1 Mbps for downlinks |
| 2005 |
Up to 2 Mbps for downlinks |
| 2009 |
Up to 10 Mbps for downlinks |
§Responding to diverse, large-capacity applications, including VoIP
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| iBurst technology that enables continuous connection and high-speed, large-capacity data communication can be used for a range of applications |
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Since the communications protocols are defined separately, scalability is limited. |
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Next-Generation 4G
Costly and time-consuming for infrastructure development
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The mainstream trend at present is toward expanding continuous connection and flat-rate services. In line with these trends, voice calls that use circuit switching and the pay-per-use system are expected to change to VoIP that handles voice calls as data communication.
The iBurst system is a high-speed, high-capacity data communications system, and it is ideal for supporting VoIP that handles voice as data communication.
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