Au announces that it will start high-speed communication "4 G LTE" ahead of schedule

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According to Koji Tanaka, President and Representative Director of KDDI Corporation, to start "4G LTE" ahead of schedule and aim for a real population cover of about 96% at the end of this year, in addition to the 800 MHz and 1.5 GHz bands, the 2 GHz band It also seems to expand high-quality LTE all over the country by covering it.

◆ Q & A
Nikkei Newspaper Kaneko:
About "video path" "song pass" Although the number of contents is not written, I think that this can not be made public, but why? Is it that you do not compete by number, is not it confident? Second, there was LTE's "real population coverage rate 96%", but I do not know its meaning well. What will happen in terms of normal population coverage? And, as a trivial thing, I think that it was first introduced as 4G with regard to LTE. I think that I've been on an extension line of 3G so far, is this a policy change?

Takahashi Managing Director:
I do not have confidence and I'm thinking about starting 3000 programs on "video path". Regarding the fact that the latest lineup is included, it is something other companies have not done yet, so I wanted to focus on that at this announcement. I'd like to increase the number of titles one after another.
"Uta Pass" has LISMO unlimited, so the numbers are aligned. I think that I want you to add Japanese music one after another. I think that it will be a conductor for purchasing music, so I think it is a good story for the music industry. The title is under consideration.

President Tanaka:
I explained LTE as "real population coverage", but the actual population is more accurate as to what is different from the coverage ratio. What I mean is that if you divide the Japanese map with a mesh and the radio waves arrive in a small rectangle, you decide that the population there was covered. The coverage rate so far is determined to have covered the entire population of the area if radio waves arrive where there is a government office, so it is not very accurate. The industry has adopted a real population coverage rate. If it covers so far, even if you return to the old number, the numbers have changed so much.
"4G" decided to be 4G because it means "4G" can be said worldwide. I used to say "3.9 G" in the old days, but since my overseas career is said to be 4 G, I was given the name "4 G LTE".

Kaneko:
Is the number of contents of "Uta Pass" equal to LISMO unlimited?

President Tanaka:
We plan to prepare a number equal to or greater than that, and final adjustment is in progress.

Freelance Kamio:
Because it is possible to use rough numbers for the number of subscribers for this year's video path and song pass. Second point, confirm the target device of the video path. Is there a tablet terminal but both Android and iPad? Because OS notation is ambiguous, it is detailed. Third point, part of the separation with Apple. Android terminal has been enriched in the lineup, but what kind of strategy is the separation of hardware by hardware? Video and music services are enriched with the service, and this also gives us a feeling of duplication with Apple.

Takahashi Managing Director:
Regarding the target number, we do not disclose it much this time. I think that smart pass is 5 million contract at the end of the fiscal year, so I'd like to do video pass and song pass in about hundreds of thousands. For OS compatibility, I am planning to do it from Android tablet for the time being, and then try to tie it to PC. It connects to the TV with the HDMI cable and develops it to STB (Smart TV Box) announced today. On the other hand, I think that adjustment to iOS is necessary. Although related to the last question, LISMO also has credit, but basically it was adopted by iOS, so I think that it is good to proceed with discussion in the direction to expand in the future

President Tanaka:
Third, since LISMO came on iOS, we have a desire to be able to be multi-use in a multi-device environment on Android, iPhone and PC. I would like to negotiate in various ways.

Kamio:
Comment on how to pick in the terminal.

President Tanaka:
In fact, I do not think much about spatial separation ... ... As there are about 30% of people who like iOS, I respond to the needs. I would like to adopt OS strategy not only for Android but also for customer's needs. This time it is centered on Andoird, but I intend to continue deployment even at iOS.

Freelance Ishino:
Repeat about "multi device", but for that reason tablet is one type and does not correspond 3G, impression lonely. About the tablet line up?

President Tanaka:
There were various things and this kind of thing happened, but I would like to do multi device. I realize that the tablet actually containing 3G is still weak. In any case, I think that an era will come when it will be necessary for tablets with 3G. Multi-device, multi-use, freedom to choose this world from the customer's point of view. Direction to strengthen this.