“Mobile Terminal - Today and Future”
Dr. Kiyohito Nagata
NTT DoCoMo

Time: Tue 9, January 2007
Room: TBD

The talk will address current mobile service and terminal development competition, terminal platform technology development status, and future technology trend and service direction for mobile terminal business.

Dr. Kiyohito Nagata is the Vice President and Managing Director of the Product Division, NTT DoCoMo. He received his Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Communication Engineering degrees from Osaka University, Japan. He joined NTT Laboratories in 1982 and moved to NTT DoCoMo in 1992. Dr. Nagata has worked on the research and development of mobile communications terminals for NTT analog systems, PDC system, PDC packet system, and W-CDMA experimental system. He has been engaged in NTT DoCoMo’s R&D strategy planning since 1999. He has also directed terminal development activities, such as IMT-2000 terminals, PDC terminals, PHS terminals, and satellite mobile terminals since 2001. Since 2004, Dr. Nagata has been responsible for NTT DoCoMo’s wireless terminal business planning.