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TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, announced that it succeeded in offering what it called the world’s first experiment for a third-generation (3G) and wireless local area network (WLAN) dual …

TOKYO—East Japan Railway, the leading railroad operator in Japan, on 1 May said it would launch a new service letting mobile users use their phones as train tickets beginning in …

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—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—KDDI, the second-largest telecom operator in Japan, announced it will launch a field trial for credit card settlement using third-generation (3G) handsets in the fourth quarter. Four leading credit card …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, on 11 April launched an m-commerce mall on its EZ Web sites. EZ Web is KDDI’s version of NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode wireless Internet access …

SEOUL, South Korea—CDMA operators LG Telecom of South Korea and Japan’s KDDI Corp. said they have set up a “worldwide CDMA belt” through a technology and marketing cooperation.Under the plan, …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, launched third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 1x on 1 April. NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, which launched its 3G …

TOKYO—Japan’s second-largest carrier, KDDI Corp., launched cdma2000 1x service, which includes enhanced voice, video and data, with plans to reach about 7 million customers by April 2003. Analysts think the …

TOKYO—DDI Pocket, a PHS business unit of KDDI Group and the largest PHS carrier in Japan, will launch a 128 kilobits per second (kbps) packet communications service on 26 March. …

SAN DIEGO, United States—Qualcomm signed an agreement with Japanese carrier KDDI to enable the carrier’s handsets with Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) technology to enhance KDDI’s data services …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, will launch its third-generation (3G) service based on cdma2000 on 1 April, the carrier announced. In Japan, NTT DoCoMo launched FOMA 3G services in …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, is going to report a 200 billion yen (US$1.6 billion) special loss for the fiscal year which will end in March 2002, because the …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm inc. says it has signed an agreement with Japanese carrier KDDI to enable the carrier’s handsets with Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to enhance KDDI’s data …

TOKYO—Three Japanese carriers and three industry associations are going to set up an organization to evaluate mobile Internet content on 28 February. The organization, called Mobile Content Evaluation System Association, …

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, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will launch gpsOne-enabled handsets and their associated position location service plans from KDDI Corp. in Japan this month. Qualcomm’s gpsOne technology is integrated on its …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it will launch gpsOne-enabled handsets and their associated position location service plans from KDDI Corp. in Japan this month. Qualcomm’s gpsOne technology is integrated on its …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator for both fixed-line and mobile services in Japan, on 14 December announced it will introduce a voluntary early retirement program targeting its employees between 44 and …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Japanese mobile operator KDDI announced the 10 millionth mobile subscriber on its cdmaOne network has registered. The network, Japan’s first CDMA digital cellular network, and the infrastructure were …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Japanese mobile operator KDDI announced the 10 millionth mobile subscriber on its cdmaOne network. The network, Japan’s first CDMA digital cellular network, and the infrastructure were …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will launch location services using the global positioning system (GPS) satellite system and motion picture services with 64 kilobits per second …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Japanese mobile operator KDDI announced the 10 millionth mobile subscriber on its cdmaOne network has registered. The network, Japan’s first CDMA digital cellular network, and the infrastructure were …

TOKYO—Toshiba and KDDI will jointly launch a field test for communications between digital consumer electronics and mobile handsets next March. About 500 households in Tokyo and Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, …