NTT
Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and
international communications business within the NTT (NYSE: NTT) Group,
announced today the immediate start of a free trial for its “WebRTC
Chat on Skyway” web application, which uses WebRTC (Web Real-Time
Communications) technologies for browser-to-browser communication
between devices in real time, the first such application in Japan. The
trial is being conducted at NTT Com’s web application platform, SkyWay (https://chat.skyway.io/"room_name").
WebRTC is a breakthrough technology that enables real-time
point-to-point (P2P) communication for voice, video and data (ex. file)
sharing between browsers of devices including PCs and smartphones. Since
web servers are bypassed, the technology enables highly private
communication for web services. It also helps to reduce operational
costs for application and service developers and providers by minimizing
server resources. Existing P2P communication requires a dedicated
application in each device, but WebRTC only uses conventional browsers,
so service development costs are relatively low. WebRTC is expected to
be used widely in future applications.
Features of WebRTC Chat on SkyWay
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Private, safe and secure
WebRTC Chat’s encrypted, server-free
communication realizes high privacy and security. With respect to
concerns that P2P services could be used for illegal data transfers,
WebRTC technology stores the beginning and end of connection logs, so
communication can be traced if necessary. NTT Com’s trial will test
this feature by compiling and managing communication logs.
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Easy, intuitive communication requires no membership/registration
Whereas
existing video chat services with dedicated applications usually
require user registration, NTT Com’s WebRTC Chat can be used simply by
accessing a dedicated website. Easy-to-understand images and sound
effects strengthen the highly intuitive user experience of WebRTC Chat.
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Highly reliable WebRTC platform
Considering that future WebRTC
services will use redundant server systems and offer flexible
expandability, the trial will be used to confirm system reliability
and additional features that NTT Com is considering adding to SkyWay’s
WebRTC platform.
SkyWay Platform and HTML5 Initiatives
NTT Com developed the SkyWay platform to deploy WebRTC technologies that
the company has been offering for free since December 2013. The source
code library is open and available at GitHub,
a software development support service. Both SkyWay and WebRTC
technologies use HTML5, the newest version of the standard markup
language used for the Internet. NTT Com, a leading advocate of HTML5
adoption, launched the HTML5 Lab in July 2013 and also HTML5 Experts.jp,
a site that provides support to the HTML5 engineering community.
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and
cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology
(ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the
company’s worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP
network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching 196
countries/regions, and over 150 secure data centers.
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