The four pledges of Docomo’s new base:
1 - Polish-up the brand and strengthen ties with the customers
2 - Listen to the voices of customers and become a company that can beat their expectations
3 - Continue making innovations and aim to become a company highly appraised by the world
4 - Become a group of people with lively spirits who will keep-on challenging toward a common dream
CES stands for Consumer Electronics Show. Dan Meyer is the Managing Editor of RCR Wireless news and he is abotu to be interviewed on his views on consumerism in the electronics industry. Interesting one:
International roaming used to be a novelty when it was enabled a few years back. It used to be pretty expensive and it is still today to have a phone package that roams worldwide. NTT Docomo is giving a discount on their Videophone/packet International Roaming service, which means you can have video calls internationally for a significantly reduced price!
TOKYO, JAPAN, June 21, 2007 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced that they will offer WORLD WING™ international roaming subscribers a 20% discount on videophone and packet communications over the networks of Conexus Mobile Alliance partners from July 1 to September 30, 2007.
This will be DoCoMo’s first discount plan for roaming services. Other alliance members are also launching roaming discount plans for their respective customers in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
The discount applies to all outgoing videophone calls, regardless of destination, but not to incoming videophone calls. Videophone services are not yet available in India and Macau at this time.
The discount does not apply to the minimum packet-communications fee of 50 yen for the first 50 packets.
The Conexus Mobile Alliance was formed in April 2006 to mutually enhance international roaming services not only in its members’ respective countries/territories, but the broader Asia-Pacific region as well. The current members are Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Taiwan); Hutchison Essar Limited (India); Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited (Hong Kong and Macau); KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (South Korea); PT Indosat Tbk (Indonesia); Smart Communications, Inc.(Philippines); StarHub Ltd (Singapore); and NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan). Backed by the strength of the alliance, DoCoMo will continue to develop services that offer customers increased convenience and flexibility for international roaming.
First there was HTC Titan Mogul:
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Now, HTC has recently announced that HTC Titan II (HTC TyTN II) for eMobile will be released on the 28th of March.
The HTC TyTN II will be the first device from eMobile supporting broadband voice services and this handset is the eighth model, including designs scheduled for future release, from the HTC lineup to appear in Japan.
Multiple leading companies from South Korea, a leading nation in broadband technology that is charging ahead of others for expansion in the Japanese WiMAX market, held an exhibit in Shinagawa Tokyo to showcase their products and technological collaborations.
WiBro is an abbreviation for Wireless Broadband and is the unique service name for the WiMAX standard used by South Korea.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that two companies in Japan will acquire WiMAX licensing sometime in 2007.
What will the impact be from the expansion in the Japanese market by leading companies from South Korea that deal with WiBro related products? Japan is a highly mobile society, so WiMAX will likely be of keen interest to those living in Japan because it enables high speed internet access “any time, any place”.
After launching Mickey Mouse MVNO, Disney is looking to launch the iPhone to go with it.
We noted here on Wireless Watch last week that, “SoftBank and Disney have come to terms on rolling out the long-awaited Mickey Mouse MVNO in Japan.”, and it would seem - as speculated then - the iPhone could very well play front and center role in their plans. Looking beyond whois on their board of directors, a handset deal tied to revenue share from the traditional operators would be a ‘difficult’ proposition in Japan. With a dozen OEM’s here who have long-established carrier connections, such a move would — shall we say — set a rather disruptive standard going forward. However, an MVNO like Disney should have a little more breathing space to maneuver and most certainly would love to splash with some glitzy hardware bling in order to attract even more attention.
*pic from Wireless Watch Japan
Expo Comm Wireless Japan for 2008 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center), East hall 1 - 2 - 3 - 21 - 1, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, JAPAN. You can expect to see the latest wireless offerings as well as concept phones from various mobile giants from the industry there. Pre-registration is not required for foreign visitors, which leaves me with a question whether locals need to.
Anyway for more information about the event, check out their website: Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2008.
The 1Seg digital TV phone from Sharp has reached it’s 5 million points in Japan in just 18 months and that is a pretty interesting figure. After all, having a digital TV during those long train rides could come in handy in beating boredom away.
Sharp announced on Friday that it has passed the five-million mark for shipments of 1Seg digital tv phones in Japan. Since releasing its first handset in May 2006 - introduced by Vodafone - Sharp has deployed a total of eight models across all three operators. By reaching this milestone in less than 18 months, Sharp becomes the first OEM in the industry to ship five million 1Seg-enabled units.
Sharp’s first unit had a “Cycloid-Style” swival screen that could be rotated horizontally 90 degrees. This unique design helped make the 905SH a hit with consumers. Sharp has also equipped its mobile phones with technologies like the Mobile Advanced Super View LCD, based on technology cultivated through the development of AQUOS LCD TVs, and the SV (Super Vivid) Engine. Sharp followed up the cycloid-style handset with the release of various other designs mobile phones, including dual-hinged and slider models.
Via Wireless Watch jp.
The IMOBILE Flying C1000, a mouthful to say, is fantastic. It’s a GSM telephone, a Digital Audio Player, a touchscreen, an MP3/MP4 player with bluetooth and you can put it on your wrist. This is the ultimate geekiest geek gadget out there in the market. You really need to get this. You know who you are. :P
Phone Daily via Akihabara
All you Dragon Ball Z fans will be delighted to know that starting Aug 20, you can watch ALL 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z on your keitais :)
The special site that holds that privileges of distributing the episodes has its own special currency of “zenis”. If you ask me that’s pretty much one word away from being obsene. Anyhow, it’s 100 zenis or 100 yen inclusive of taxes for one episode. Right now, the episodes are only available to NTT DoCoMo FOMA handsets from the 902i series or later. So if you’re using that now, lucky you. If not, i think you guys and girls will have to wait.
Since dragon ball z has been discontinued years ago, the market target is naturally people in their 20’s and 30s.
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