Mitsubishi Electric announced on November 10 that it had developed an antenna called “Liqutenna” (Rikutena), which uses tap water filled inside an acrylic pipe to transmit and receive radio waves, and had successfully tested its connection with mobile terminals. It claimed this was the first such antenna in the communications industry. Prototype Liqutenna for 800 MHz mobile communications Concept image showing application at an amusement facility Liqutenna