HTC Japan Scores Second Carrier Deal
SoftBank has just issued a press release – together with HTC – indicating that High Tech Computer Corp. CEO Peter Chou and Vodafone KK President and Representative Executive Officer Masayoshi Son have signed a strategic collaboration agreement under which both parties will collaborate to develop and sell 3G PDA phones in Japan. According to the statement, products will be available as of late 2006.
Perhaps SoftBank will offer the same hardware line-up as DoCoMo – BUT allow for flat-rate data plans.. that might help stem smartphone shoppers churning to the competition.