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| Press Release |
April 13, 2006 |
| Willcom Announces Application for a Wireless Station License for Its "Next Generation PHS System"
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Willcom, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has applied for a wireless station license as part of its corporate activities to develop and introduce the Company's next generation PHS system.
The application is for a wireless station in the 2.5GHz spectrum, which is expected to be used for broadband wireless systems. The station would be used to conduct trials of the Company's next generation PHS system.
After receiving the station license in August 2006, the Company plans to conduct trials with regard to the development and introduction of their next generation PHS system by focusing on testing the transmission of the OFDM system in the 2.5GHz range, and achieving a 20Mbps transmission speed.
Willcom strives to make the next generation system a practical one while turning wireless broadband into a reality. Accordingly, the Company intends to intensify efforts to popularize wireless broadband not only in Japan but also overseas through standardization and promotional activities at related international institutions and organizations such as ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and PHSMou.
An overview of the trial follows.
Trial Overview
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The trial is scheduled to commence in August 2006, after the acquisition of the license.
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Antenna and base station trial facilities will be set up in two locations: a building in the Toranomon area of Tokyo and an unspecified suburban area.
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The trial will evaluate the performance of OFDM technology, a core technology of Willcom's next generation PHS system, in the 2.5 GHz spectrum, when adaptive array antenna technology is applied to it. The Company will also test the next generation system's performance when MIMO technology is applied.
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