Archive for August, 2009

KDDI Selects LTE Platform Providers

Motorola and NEC get the nod to provide KDDI’s LTE platform scheduled to start operating in December 2012 via Bloomberg: http://bit.ly/pTCT1

Posted: 22 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

SoftBank Mobile Trials for LTE

SoftBank Mobile gets ministry approval for LTE trial, thru spring 2010, using 1.5GHz spectrum in Fukuoka Prefecture. [J] http://bit.ly/zfO3m

Posted: 22 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

DoCoMo Delays Sale of LG Handset

DoCoMo delays sale of L-04A by LG on software glitch related to camera function [J] http://bit.ly/1Lm2b8 Product Details http://bit.ly/7Q2OR

Posted: 22 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

Suica Reports July Transactions

Suica & PASMO reports 42.91M retail purchases in July = 1.63M per day +195% from Apr’07 [J .PDF] http://bit.ly/VjawY

Posted: 19 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

Japan Telecom at ITU World 2009

ITU World 2009 runs again this year, Oct. 5 - 9 in Geneva, with 18 Japanese Telecom leaders on-hand to discuss ICTs for economic growth. With its focus on development opportunities, the event brings together corporate social responsibility and displays cases of best practices. As always it looks to be a fantastic high-level gathering and we hope to be there!

Posted: 19 August 2009 | Filed under: Editor's Note, Events | ..Continue >> 

Future of Business in Mobile Society

Gerd Leonhard in Japan next week @tokyo2point0 on 24th & ACCJ 26th - Future of Business in a Networked and Mobile Society http://ow.ly/kuXk

Posted: 19 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

e-Reader for Android by Yappa!

Yappa announces e-book reader for Android handsets, 1st title is Tezuka magazine, they did same for iPhone in April [J] http://bit.ly/QHu9U

Posted: 18 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

Mobile English Study from Goo

NTT announces addition of English study keywords, with related terms, to their mobile “Goo Dictionary” as of today [J] http://bit.ly/dS3N2

Posted: 18 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >> 

Au One Mobile Health Portal

Mediba has launched the Au One Health mobile portal which includes; medical symtoms Q&A, Dr. office, hospital and drug store locations along with health insurance details, physical fitness and healthy cooking tips. According to the announcement over 150,000 locations are searchable in the database, including dentists, with over 10,000 over the counter items listed as well.

Posted: 14 August 2009 | Filed under: Japan Market, New Tech & Services | ..Continue >> 

Japan Post Adds Mobile Gift Service

Japan Post begins mobile content offer - at 5,000 locations - with catalogue menu of 2,000 gifts targeted at Seniors [J] http://bit.ly/16TG4Z

Posted: 14 August 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>