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Softbank profit roses as DoCoMo slides down

Japan third largest mobile operator, Softbank, reported that their Q3 2007 profit roses 9.1%. This is a bless as DoCoMo and KDDI profit slides down. Softbank has used a cut-price strategy since buying Vodafone Group Japan mobile unit in 2006 to lure users from bigger rivals NTT DoCoMo Inc and KDDI Corp. In the business year started in April, the newcomer has grabbed more users than its rivals on a net basis, mostly from DoCoMo, which controls more than half of Japan's mobile market. Source: guardian

Posted by Amir Karimuddin on February 8th, 2008 No Comments »

Financial, Japan

NTT profit drops by 22% - April to Dec 2007

Following the last DoCoMo report, NTT, parent company of DoCoMo, announced that their profit drops by 22%, period April to December 2007. "As our regional communications businesses will likely suffer for a while, NTT DoCoMo, which is contributing more than 70% of operating profits is really important to us," said Satoshi Miura, Nippon Telegraph's president and chief executive.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on February 5th, 2008 No Comments »

Japan, Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Japan: W61s and W62s

Yes, rest of the world probably the step child of Sony Ericsson Japan product. Not that they don't care, but the drooling product always be unveiled in Japan only. Until now, there are only 2 kinds that being launched from Japan's to non Japan market. They are S700 and W900, and run on GSM network technology.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 29th, 2008 No Comments »

Android, Google, Japan

DoCoMo in talk for launching Google’s Android

Well, since there is deadlock in "bringing iPhone to Japan" conversation, DoCoMo turns their shot to Google's open handset, Android. As DoCoMo is one of founding member of Open Handset Alliance, the talk is probably resulting much easier.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 26th, 2008 No Comments »

IP Phone, Japan

Softbank white call: new free call service for IP phone

Due to great response from customer, Japan's third largest operator, Softbank, is going to enable free-of-charge call service, especially for IP phone subscribers. Started in Hokkaido, Niigata and Ehime, the company will enlarge the area to cover across Japan. This service known as White Call, is being introduced for the first time in Japan.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 18th, 2008 No Comments »

Apple, Japan, iPhone

iPhone is struggling to enter Japan’s market

Apple is dying to enter Japan market. As their desktop (and laptop) dominate the computer market (and vanish Windows into second place), they want iPhone to have same history. Even if they have already made conversation with DoCoMo and Softbank, iPhone is hardly to enter Japan's market.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 18th, 2008 1 Comment »

Japan

DoCoMo’s i-channel surpassed 15 millions subscribers

NTT DoCoMo announced that their i-channel services surpassed 15 millions subscribers on January 3, 2008. i-channel is a push service that automatically sends scrolling-text headlines to a phone's standby screen. The headlines come from the i-channel site, which is arranged into five information channels: weather, news, sports & entertainment, horoscopes and recommended i-mode sites.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 15th, 2008 No Comments »

Cell Phone, Japan, Research

One of three elementary school kids in Japan have cellphone

Reveal in the survey conducted by Goo Research that one of three elementary school kids in Japan have their own cellphone. Will sample size reaches 1100 children, 34.4% said that they have mobile phone for their own use.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 4th, 2008 No Comments »

3G, Asia Pacific, HSDPA, Japan, Messaging, Research

Korea and Japan lead in mobile advertising

Advertising is now reaching mobile sector. As new media, not many advertising service has been implemented successfully. Among all countries surveyed, Korea and Japan, as predicted, take in lead in this area. According to ABI Research, the total value of all mobile advertising and marketing will reach $1.2 billion in Japan and $684 million in South Korea by 2012.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on December 19th, 2007 No Comments »

Apple, Japan, iPhone

iPhone in Japan next year?

As Japan is one of the largest Apple market, Steve Jobs finds out big opportunity for iPhone to be brought in. Seems the idea will come true in near future. Apple seeks for partner in either DoCoMo or Softbank.
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Posted by Amir Karimuddin on December 19th, 2007 2 Comments »

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