KDDI

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said the telecommunications giant would pay half the costs of developing W-CDMA handsets for its FOMA network in an attempt to boost the supply and cut costs …

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced the number of subscribers for its third-generation (3G) service exceeded 4 million. KDDI launched its 3G service based on cdma2000 1x in …

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 …

Once the domain of top secret British agents with licenses to kill, wireless handsets that include cameras are now available to the common man as wireless carriers and handset manufacturers …

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 …

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-Microsoft Corp. said it is in talks with a number of Japanese wireless operators to introduce its smart phone into the Japanese market, according to Dow Jones Business News. “We’re …

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 …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Paraguayan Communications Company (Copaco) approved a 100-day reconstruction plan, which will help its search for a partner to install and operate a personal communications services (PCS) cellular …

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-NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to revise its current forecast for 3G subscribers for this fiscal year in November following an admission that the carrier will not be able to meet …

TOKYO-Toyota Motor Corp. plans to offer a telematics service called G-Book using KDDI Corp.’s wireless network in Japan, according to reports. The service will track the location and operating status …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced that it signed share exchange agreements with eight of its regional subsidiaries. Through the share exchange agreements, NTT DoCoMo will acquire all the outstanding shares of these …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, announced the number of users of its popular picture phone service exceeded 6 million as of the end of July. The service, known …

TOKYO-Hitachi, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is going to provide cdma2000 1x EV-DO base stations to KDDI, Hitachi announced on Thursday. KDDI is planning to launch experimental 1x EV-DO …

SEOUL, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan-Samsung Electronics Company Ltd and Hitachi Ltd. said they have won mobile infrastructure contracts with KDDI Corp. worth more than $100 million. “We will supply …

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. …

TOKYO-Shipments of mobile phones with cameras surged from 6 million units in 2001 to 23 million units in 2003 in Japan, according to a survey conducted by a research institute. …

TOKYO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it signed an optical network contract to expand KDDI’s metro access network and support the carrier’s cdma2000 1x offering. “We will work closely with KDDI to …

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, will terminate its service based on PDC by March 31, 2003, Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI, said on Thursday. By terminating the PDC …

CHANTILLY, Va.—InTouch USA, which provides wireless handset rentals to business travelers, said it is now offering a phone that can be used in China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada and …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, announced that in cooperation with SK Telecom in Korea it launched an image data transmission service between users of the two operators. It is …