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NTT WEST continues to take on challenges together with its stakeholders to create an exciting future by using information and communication technology. The company has redefined the "NTT WEST Spirit" and designated the company purpose in pursuit of a future in which all people are happy and prosperous. We interviewed Akira Shirahase, senior vice president and executive manager of the Technology and Innovation Department, NTT WEST, about his technology strategy and his mindset as a top executive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To transform the network into a new social infrastructure, it is essential that the research and development (R&D) scheme for network systems be revolutionized not only by promoting more tie-ups than ever before with diverse business partners but also by collaborating with global partners in various phases of the R&D process. This article presents examples of these activities focusing on the APAC (Asia-Pacific) Telecom Innovation Initiative (ATII) now in progress and collaborative efforts with carriers and other partners based outside of Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The NTT laboratories are revolutionizing their development techniques for network systems in order to support a collaboration model and respond flexibly to market changes and technology trends. This article describes our approach to building function groups using open source software and hardware components and introduces our activities in the open community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of new information technology (IT) applications such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and software-defined infrastructures is stimulating more use of open source software (OSS), and consequently, the skills needed for using OSS are broadening. While legacy IT applications would require skills in using only a few standard OSS packages, these new application areas require the ability to select software modules from many choices and integrate them into a system tailored to a company's or customer's requirements. Such integration activities often require collaboration with OSS communities. Additionally, because these activities incur costs, it is also important to develop business strategies to leverage OSS and gain a rewarding return. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amid growing expectations of service creation using artificial intelligence (AI), the NTT Group has announced the adoption of corevo® as a unified brand name encompassing the AI technologies born out of its research and development (R&D) efforts and the initiatives applying those technologies. The NTT Group aims to create new value using corevo in collaboration with a variety of partners. This article introduces the directions in R&D to drive the evolution of elemental AI technologies making up corevo and outlines NTT Group initiatives toward the creation of AI services through open innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses research and development activities of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation undertaken in collaboration with its partners to apply information and communication technology to deal with issues from changes in Japan's social environment. Topics discussed include an example of the case of applying security quality management to network design, overall approach to communication, and areas commanding increased attention.

The article explains the research and development (R&D) initiatives in cloud computing platform technologies of NTT Group's Laboratories. It describes the approach being utilized by the company to implement the NTT laboratories' cloud computing vision. Information on XFARM, an in-house cloud launched to enable researchers to use and improve R&D results from NTT laboratories is also provided.

An interview with Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, senior executive vice president of mobile phone operator NTT DOCOMO, is presented. Yoshizawa describes the types of mobile-fixed services that NTT DOCOMO will provide, the strategies that the company implements for the Hikari Collaboration Model, and the actions being taken by the company to build and expand its mobile network.

The article provides an overview of the efforts of NTT Network Service Systems Laboratories to develop an efficient, flexible and intelligent architecture of future networks. Topics discussed include the 3 initiatives of NTT Laboratories in implementing architecture of future networks based on these technology trends such as implementation of orchestration functionality, establishment of new server platform technologies and development of centralized transport network control technology.

The article presents the speeches delivered by NTT Innovation Institute Inc. (NTT I3) officials Srini Koushik and Mayan Mathen at the NTT Forum in California on February 13, 2014. Among the topics they separately tackled are the nature of innovation, the components of innovation like creativity and playfulness, and the company's research topics including data security and asset-light generation.