There’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.
DoCoMo, announced today that it will begin licensing patents for its proprietary W-CDMA technology, on which , the world’s first 3G wireless service, is based.
Big 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.
Japan is the land of keitai eye candy, and this week we take a sneak peek at the latest FOMA, J-Phone, and KDDI pocket rockets. We send @Sha-mail picture mail, watch EZmovie, and videoconference at 3G speed. We also asked local expert Giles Richter about what drives handset feature innovation.
