Providing new urban apartments with 2-core single-mode optical fiber installed in every unit, ready for ubiquitous communications

As the first step, two-core single-mode (*4) optical fiber will be laid to each unit in the "Wellith Livio Shin-Okachimachi" (51 units, Taito Ward, Tokyo (*3)), which is scheduled to begin sales in December 2003. This is extremely rare for a newly built condominium in Japan.
This effectively eliminates the equipment-based upper limit on communication speeds, and with the advent of the e-Japan initiative and the ubiquitous age, it will be possible in the future to send and receive gigabit or terabit ultra-large capacity content without making new capital investments, and it is also possible to use it like a dedicated line using optical fiber.

The broadband Internet environment (*) will be created through the introduction of NTT-ME's total solution service for condominiums, "WAKWAK Pial" (*5), which will lay optical fiber to every apartment in the condominium, providing a 100Mbps broadband Internet environment. NTT-ME will provide stable optical fiber broadband Internet connection for 24 hours a day, unlimited use, at the lowest price in Japan, just 2,480 yen per month. This will allow residents to enjoy a constant, stable 100Mbps broadband environment for a price similar to that of ADSL. Furthermore, an "all-optical" broadband Internet environment will be realized by using optical fiber wiring and optical-compatible PC modules within the occupied apartments.
This allows us to meet the needs of a diverse range of residents, including those for business use such as SOHO.

As two-core single-mode optical fiber has been installed in all apartments, it will be possible for residents to use the shared broadband internet connection, and by using the remaining core individually, it will be possible to use it for B-FLET'S compatible IP phone services or future digital broadcasting, making it possible to meet a wide variety of customer needs.

By providing broadband connectivity to condominiums, NTT Urban Development will be considering providing notifications and announcements to residents via the Internet, as well as a portal site for condominium-specific local information that is closely related to daily life, such as information on eating, playing, fashion, medical care, learning, and living in the surrounding area.
By providing a comprehensive broadband environment, we believe we can promote communication throughout the apartment complex and provide high-value-added services that will satisfy our customers in this ubiquitous age.

We will provide one room in "Wellith Livio Shin-Okachimachi" as a model room. In the model room, you will be able to experience the basic layout and interior, each room such as the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and also the broadband internet environment.

With Wellith Livio Shin-Okachimachi as its first project, NTT Urban Development hopes to quickly establish itself as a broadband apartment brand in the evolving multimedia age, and contribute to the realization of a more prosperous and comfortable society.
NTT-ME will be quickly examining and developing technology and business schemes, including resolving technical issues such as securing bandwidth and software compatibility, as well as streamlining pricing, so that IP telephones can be used even in apartment-type shared internet connection users.

From the perspective of protecting the global environment, we aim to create a comfortable, people-friendly space by pursuing an ideal relationship with the areas of human activity: life, business, and leisure.
As a comprehensive real estate company, in addition to our existing business of leasing offices, commercial facilities, and apartments, we are also actively expanding into the sale of detached houses and apartments, fee businesses, and other activities.
As a member of the NTT Group, we also utilize our experience and know-how in building information and communications facilities to provide services that only NTT Urban Development can provide, such as building IT-compatible information infrastructure within buildings and promoting the renewal of building facilities.

Under the slogan "NTT-ME: Creating the future with broadband faster, faster, and more reliably," the company is focusing resources particularly on the BtoB and BtoBtoC markets, and is promoting its broadband business for businesses, providing a one-stop service platform and support for everything from infrastructure to basic applications, including various IP telephones.

Fiber optic cables have a thin core through which light passes. They can input highly directional light and transmit signals with almost no dispersion within the cable, enabling ultra-high speed transmission.

NTT-ME provides a total solution for apartment life (*1), laying single-mode optical fiber to each apartment. This cutting-edge, scalable in-building FTtd system can accommodate not only shared but also dedicated lines.
The backbone will be WAKWAK (*2), and for IP addresses, we are considering using global IP addresses (*3) so that various services via Internet connection can be received, such as control of information appliances, which are expected to become available in the future.