Just as it blazed the third-generation trail, NTT DoCoMo is hedging its bet on fourth-generation wireless technology with a field trial in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, the center of its research and development. This is not the first time the carrier has unveiled its next-generation...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its first dual-network third-generation handset, the FOMA N2701, which is backward compatible with DoCoMo's current-generation network. The handset goes on sale nationwide June 11.One reason for DoCoMo's slow initial 3G uptake was its lack of coverage and ability for 3G...
Wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. said it will include Macromedia's Flash technology in its NetFront browser."Macromedia Flash is the obvious choice for our NetFront browser because of its ability to effectively deliver rich content in a compact format," said Toru Arakawa, Access' president...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch a mobile-commerce service the carrier said will allow its subscribers to purchase accessories, perfumes and health care goods using their mobile phones.Mobile-phone users will be able to visit DoCoMo's new online store at...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will begin offering its Sigmarion III handheld PC May 28. The device, which uses the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, is compatible with NTT DoCoMo's FOMA network and its second-generation networks.The Japanese carrier said the handheld is ideal for...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Streaming video company Emblaze Systems Ltd. announced it will conduct a streaming video trial with U.K. carrier MmO2.To participate in the trial, MmO2 has selected 350 customers using the O2 Pocket PC-based xda, the Nokia 7650 and the Nokia 3650. Users will be...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. entered a share exchange agreement making Sentsu Inc., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary of NTT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese telecommunications giant.
TOKYO-Fiscal year 2002 financial earnings released by the No. 1 and No. 2 Japanese mobile-phone carriers, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp., reflected a focus on profitability and high expectations for third-generation wireless services this year.DoCoMo reported a $1.8 billion profit, well up from...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said all 1,000 Wristomo wristphone that were planned for its first production run sold out within 20 minutes. The wireless device, which sells for $316, is designed for the carrier's PHS network and is expected to begin shipping within the next...
Software-defined radios may be the answer to today's interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology because the technological advances gained from SDR may hurt their business models.Why? Because SDR gives "too much flexibility to the...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin taking orders for its Wristomo wristwatch-style PHS phone beginning May 7 exclusively through a wristomo.com Web site with customer delivery expected to take around seven working days.The carrier said the waterproof phone would be compatible with its...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile has decided not to grant a shareholder loan of $239 million to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding in which it holds a 15-percent stake. Earlier this week, Japan's NTT DoCoMo agreed to loan Hutchison 3G U.K. $315 million in line...
TOKYO-Japan's three mobile operators all announced multimedia-related activities today, which will likely further boost third-generation (3G) uptake in the highly competitive market.Market leader NTT DoCoMo said it will launch its M-stage V-Live video streaming service for FOMA customers beginning 1 May. The carrier said...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch its M-state V-Live video streaming service for FOMA customers beginning May 1. The carrier said the service would allow one-to-many video streaming enabling customers to download or stream live or archived content via the carrier's 64 kilobit...
TOKYO-Sharp, a leading mobile handset manufacturer in Japan, announced it will provide mobile handsets with built-in tiny cameras to China Mobile. Sharp has been providing mobile handsets with cameras to carriers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.Under its bilateral contract with Datang Telephone, a leading...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will grant a 37.8 billion yen (US$315 million) loan to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding. NTT DoCoMo holds 20 percent of the company. Hutchison made financial calls to partners DoCoMo and Dutch company KPN Mobile...
TOKYO-The Walt Disney Company Japan (WDCJ) and NTT DoCoMo announced they have partnered to create a new character for NTT DoCoMo's mobile phones. Based on the tie-up, both firms jointly developed a new character series called "Dimo." It is the first time Disney has...
TOKYO-Japanese carriers J-Phone and NTT DoCoMo will begin selling camera phones in May with resolution four times that of current camera phones, according to Reuters.The move would put mobile phones with high-resolution embedded cameras in direct competition with low-end digital cameras.
TOKYO-Oracle Japan and NTT DoCoMo have jointly developed a new system that lets corporate users distribute in-company information to personal digital assistants (PDAs) in real time, the firms jointly announced.Using the system, companies will be able to develop their own mobile networks within three...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced that it has developed a wristwatch-type PHS terminal. The product will hit the market in April at the earliest, Japan's largest mobile operator said.The initial shipment will be limited to 5,000 units and will be distributed exclusively via the Internet...
TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced plans for two new devices this week.DoCoMo said it has developed a wristwatch-type PHS terminal. The product will hit the market in April at the earliest, Japan's largest mobile operator said.The initial shipment will be limited to 5,000 units...
NEW ORLEANS, United States-John Koo and his top executive team crowd a small, air-conditioned room perched atop LG Electronics' sprawling booth at the CTIA trade show here. Relaxed, smiling, Koo has shed the suit coat he wore during his keynote appearance to reveal a...
HONG KONG-Although the recent decision by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. to provide a $1 billion capital infusion into Hutchison 3G U.K., of which it owns 65 percent, will have no immediate impact on the parent company's investment-grade A3 bond rating, Moody's Investors Service said it...
LONDON-Hutchison 3G U.K., which is in the process of a phased third-generation service launch in the United Kingdom, has placed funding calls to equity partners NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KPN Mobile for commitments to provide additional funding through shareholder loans.Hutchison has asked NTT DoCoMo,...
