Sunday, December 01, 2002
Posted by Roberto
11:17 PM
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3G IN JAPAN
.: DoCoMo offers 3G services based on W-CDMA technology, the same format as J-Phone.
.: KDDI Corp, Japan's second-largest telecoms firm that offers 3G services based on a competing CDMA2000 format, had over three million users at the end of October 2002.
.: J-Phone, owned by Japan Telecom Holdings Co Ltd. and its parent Vodafone, will soon launch 3G services in Japan. J-Phone President Darryl Green has said the company planned to offer dual mode handsets that work both on the 3G network and the GSM (global system for mobile communication) network, which is widely used in Europe. That would enable subscribers to enjoy advanced 3G services when they are in Japan and use the same handset as a GSM phone in Europe, where commercial 3G services have yet to start. Dual-mode handsets make sense for Vodafone since European carriers in its group will need them to enable users to make calls both in cities and rural areas, where the 3G network may take time to arrive. Sanyo Electric Co Ltd. and NEC Corp, provided J-Phone with the 3G handsets during the 3G test service.
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