Hoping to head off the threat of more US trade sanctions, this time over value-added network services, the Japanese Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, which had insisted that all such services use the X75 protocol, now says that services using proprietary protocols may be licensed for service in Japan if the operator agrees to provide […]
Hoping to head off the threat of more US trade sanctions, this time over value-added network services, the Japanese Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, which had insisted that all such services use the X75 protocol, now says that services using proprietary protocols may be licensed for service in Japan if the operator agrees to provide protocol conversion hardware and software to enable connection to incompatible networks; it is also offering to drop a requirement that operators must provide connection to anyone – including competitors – who requested it.
