J-Phone

cuts back W-CDMA launch plans Analyst: Continuous upgrades confuse market AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will push back the launch of its advanced W-CDMA network by six months and …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 20 December, J-Phone announced. By launching a dual terminal that will be able to be …

TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone’s news that it has signed 1 million picture service users was overshadowed by a raid on its headquarters by the country’s Fair Trade Commission. The raid was …

BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by Strategy Analytics last week. 9.5 million …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, will launch a flat rate mobile service in the second quarter of 2003, the company said on Thursday. According to the firm, …

LONDON-As part of its plan to unify all of its international interests under one brand name, Vodafone Group plc is expected to rebrand J-Phone Corp. in Japan by the end …

TOKYO-KDDI and J-Phone continue to expand their subscriber bases of next-generation services. KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced that the number of subscribers for the carrier’s third-generation (3G) …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, gained merely 2,200 new subscribers for its third-generation (3G) services in September, which brought NTT DoCoMo’s total FOMA or 3G service subscribers …

TOKYO-Sharp, a major consumer electronics maker, assumed the third position, after NEC and Matsushita Communications Industrial, in the Japanese mobile handset market in the second quarter, according to statistics compiled …

BEDFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom-Software provider CellTracker reported Japanese wireless operator J-Phone Co. Ltd. will use its Rollout Management software to manage site securing, procurement of design, materials and construction services and …

TOKYO-The Japanese government on 18 September granted J-Phone, a Vodafone company in Japan, a license for third-generation (3G) commercial service. Based on the governmental approval, J-Phone will launch its nationwide …

TOKYO-J-Phone Co. Ltd. said it will begin offering its J-Phone Online service nationwide next week, allowing customers to view and make changes to their accounts. The carrier originally offered the …

TOKYO-The number of Japanese new mobile subscribers in August was merely 385,300, a significant drop from July’s 528,300, according to a survey compiled by the Telecommunications Carriers Association. Carriers tended …

TOKYO-The Japanese government on Wednesday announced it would allocate additional 1.5 GHz band spectrum for mobile carriers providing second-generation (2G) services. The 1.5 GHz band has been used by taxi …

TOKYO-The number of picture service users in Japan is growing rapidly. NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced that the number of subscribers of its i-shot picture phone …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it added 299,000 new customers during July, which was roughly 57 percent of the 528,000 total wireless customers the Japanese wireless industry signed for the month. …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—Openwave Systems announced it will expand its highly successful relationship with J-Phone in Japan by creating a new service for subscribers to send short video clips …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a Vodafone Group operator in Japan, announced it will postpone its third-generation (3G) service launch until December to provide “global standard service.” J-Phone had previously planned to launch its …

TOKYO—Japanese wireless operator J-Phone, which is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, said it was delaying the launch of its next-generation network until December citing delays in agreements on international …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, on 1 April launched its third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 1x technology, entering the highly competitive Japanese high-speed data market. In Japan, …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a Vodafone Group mobile carrier in Japan, became the country’s second-largest mobile service, exceeding au, a mobile service provided by KDDI, according to statistics released by Telecommunications Carriers Association …

TOKYO—J-Phone, Vodafone Group’s carrier in Japan, announced that the number of users of J-Phone’s popular mobile photo service exceeded 4 million. J-Phone launched the service with handsets that include built-in …

TOKYO—J-Phone, the third-largest mobile carrier in Japan, announced it will launch a new e-mail service with motion pictures. According to J-Phone, which is now a Vodafone Group company, using the …

TOKYO—Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing location services to combat increasing competition within the market. The mobile-phone market in Japan has been expanding rapidly during the past several years. However, the …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, announced that it will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 30 June. NTT DoCoMo which launched the FOMA 3G service on 1 October, …