New 3G Video Streaming Phone for Japan

Japan's DoCoMo has said that it will begin selling the FOMA P2002 3G mobile phone equipped for DoCoMo i-motion, sound and video-clip distribution services from next Thursday.

The i-motion service enables compatible FOMA handsets to download audio/video content at up to 384 Kbps (uplink at 64 Kbps) from sites accessed via DoCoMo's official i-mode portal.

DoCoMo's new 3G phone is capable of both high-speed packet data transmissions of up to 384 Kbps (receiving) and high-speed circuit-switched data transmissions of up to 64 Kbps. It is equipped for "Multiaccess" simultaneous voice and packet communications. The model has a 2.2-inch, 65,536-color TFD LCD, the handset dimensions are 103 x 52 x 25mm and it weighs 110 grams. It offers a standby of 55hours and a talktime of 90 minutes.'"

Posted to the site on 5th June 2002