Cell phones in Japan
Phone Networks in Japan |
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Latest Telecoms News from Japan |
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DoCoMo to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service Japan's DoCoMo has announced a service that will enable an individual subscriber to use their DoCoMo mobile phone to easily and quickly remit money to another DoCoMo user....Slowly but Surely, 3G Platforms and IP Communications Are Phasing out Wirelines Small and medium businesses (SMB) in Australia, Japan and Korea are witnessing the continued growth of VoIP and triple play services, strong competition among 3G mobile operators in their telecommunications sector markets,...Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979....Alcatel-Lucent Wins Japanese Backhaul Contract Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Japan's NTT DoCoMo to build the mobile backhaul network for its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. ...Sony Reported to be Working on Playstation Mobile Phone Sony is again rumoured to be considering a game station/cell phone combo thought to be based on the Sony Playstation platform,...Huawei has opened a LTE lab in Tokyo, Japan, to serve as an incubator for LTE technologies and a training facility for the implementation and commercialization of the next-generation wireless technology. ... Texting in class usually gets kids in trouble. But some writing instructors, intrigued by the popularity of cell-phone novels in Japan, are considering phone composition as a way to get students interested in literature.... Japanese Networks Announce LTE Upgrade Plans Japan's DoCoMo is reported to be planning an investment of 343 billion yen (US$3.4 billion) for the investment, while KDDI and Softbank Mobile have budgeted 515 billion yen and 207.3 billion yen, respectively....NTT DoCoMo - Strong net adds, but ARPU at all-time low NTT DoCoMo, Japan's market leader, finished Q1 09 with just over 54.6m customers. Although it continued to lose ground to its rivals, its market share slipping 0.4pp quarter-on-quarter to 50.8% - a 1.2pp annual decline - its quarterly performance was the best for almost three years...Japanese WiMAX network operator, UQ Communications has announced a cooperation with Intel to boost the uptake of WiMAX services in the country. ... |
