New Tech & Services
New Tech & Services

New Tech & Services

Wireless Java Wins IPO Riches

Wireless Java Wins IPO RichesWWJ has been focusing on mobile Java for the past few weeks — and with good reason. The pundits claim the interactivity and secure mobile execution environment provided by Java could be vital for making 3G data services pay off sooner rather than later. We visited then-pre-IPO software developer Net Village, creator of the “Remote Mail” Java-based mail appli. A couple of key facts emerged: Java boosts packet revenue for the carriers, the cost and complexity of deploying sophisticated Java applis may be beyond what the carriers themselves can do (economically), and Remote Mail is one cool app — 330,000 happy users can’t all be wrong! (See a live demo.) Oh — and NV’s IPO generated a modest 4.094 billion yen.

Java vs. Picture Mail

We think that the market heavyweight, NTT DoCoMo, gets a better payback by spreading Java far and wide (at a low marginal cost), while eschewing pricey gadgets and add-ons (or making the consumer pay for same when desired; we note that DoCoMo’s SH251i is selling for 5,000 yen more than J-Phone’s high-end Sharp Sha-mail handset).

Foreign Developers Target Japan

Foreign Developers Target JapanWiredPocket is a US-based mobile software startup focusing on the enterprise space. That’s fine for over there, but it’s just a tiny slice of the primarily consumer market over here.

So why in heck would WP open a Japan office.. have they really got a chance?

Can NANCY Beat MPEG?

Can NANCY Beat MPEG?Does MPEG 4 have the wireless video industry all wrapped up.. Maybe not.

J-Phone is using the NANCY codec for Movie Sha Mail, and this week we visited Office Noa, the company that developed NANCY and hear their CEO plans to beat MPEG at its own game.

Cathay Pacific Wireless Strategy

Cathay Pacific Wireless StrategyThere’s only one airline with a 3G-optimized, bilingual, B2C presence on all three of Japan’s wireless webs, and it isn’t even a Japanese carrier!

Join us for an exclusive, in-depth profile of Cathay Pacific’s consumer-facing wireless strategy and find out why a foreign airline is spending so much to get mobilized in Japan.

GemPlus 'Smart' Solutions

GemPlus 'Smart' SolutionsBig D’s 3G network is novel for more than just videoconferencing or data speed.

Now, Japanese handsets have smart cards too. Wireless Watch talks to DoCoMo partner Gemplus about W-CDMA/GSM roaming, applications, and why you need smart cards on FOMA.