The present invention aims to downsize a configuration for achieving
confidentiality of data on an air link of a mobile terminal and/or data
for communication with a partner terminal. A mobile terminal 1
communicating with plural base stations 4 and 1004 for providing plural
different mobile communication networks/services achieves confidentiality
of data on plural air links among the plural base stations 4 and 1004
using a single encrypting/decrypting unit 3.