Available in three colors - deep plum, light sand, and a new addition, metallic red
Nokia today announced that it has started deliveries of Nokia N73 to SoftBank Mobile Corporation in Japan. Nokia N73 has been customized for SoftBank, and will be released by SoftBank under the name of Nokia N73 (SoftBank 705NK) from January 13. It will be available in three colors - deep plum, light sand, and newly added color, metallic red.
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Posted on 11th January 2007
Under: Japan, Nokia |
MOTORAZR scores a hat-trick with DoCoMo's bestselling 7 series phone in Black, Silver, and Hot pink
 David Beckham joined Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) in Tokyo today to formally kick off sales of Motorola's trend-setting MOTORAZR (M702iS) handset with DoCoMo in Japan. Sporting the hot new device, the football icon popped up at ersatz appearances around Tokyo, with Japan's most stylish mobile device, MOTORAZR.
Appearing with leading Japanese sportscaster Tomoaki Ogura on Best Moments in Sports 2006, Fuji-TV's highly rated year end sports program, Beckham showed the MOTORAZR in each of its three colors. In an exclusive announcement, the soccer icon also unveiled a one-of-a-kind customized “MOTORAZR tattoo ...
Posted on 29th December 2006
Under: Handset, Japan, Motorola |
Japan's first HSPA Evolution network has been launched in the country's largest metropolitan cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama and Nagoya, enabling peak data rates of 21Mbps. The deployment is part of a major expansion and upgrade agreement between Ericsson and leading mobile broadband operator, EMOBILE.
EMOBILE's new mobile broadband services, launched on July 24, are powered by HSPA Evolution, Ericsson's latest high-speed broadband access technology. The 21Mbps peak rate adds a new dimension to the broadband experience, providing significantly faster internet browsing and file downloads. It increases network capacity and allows more customers to enjoy higher mobile ... 
In the research report titled Japanese Mobile Market Forecast, 2008-2011, ROA Group (www.researchonasia.com) has analyzed the latest developments in the Japanese mobile market. According to the study, the number of mobile users in Japan will increase to 121 million by 2011 and the penetration rate in the Japanese market will grow to 95.4% by 2011.As the Japanese market is reaching the saturation point, competition among the three operators, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, and SoftBank intensifies in terms of network, contents and devices. In this circumstance, the operators are also aiming to extend their businesses abroad. ... 
AMIMON Inc., an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless high-definition (HD) video, has been selected by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to offer a High-Definition LCD TV for the Japanese market with an integrated HD wireless link. The Mitsubishi product will come embedded with AMIMON's wireless technology, capable of delivering uncompressed HD video streams wirelessly. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of a slim and thin LCD panel and a separate HDTV receiver unit that connects to the LCD panel wirelessly."Mitsubishi developed the new HDTV concept model, the Living Fit line. The line is sleek ... 
"Japanese youngsters are getting so addicted to Internet-linking cell phones that the government is starting a program warning parents and schools to limit their use among children.The government is worried about how elementary and junior high school students are getting sucked into cyberspace crimes, spending long hours exchanging mobile e-mail and suffering other negative effects of cell phone overuse, Masaharu Kuba, a government official overseeing the initiative, said Tuesday.
"Japanese parents are giving cell phones to their children without giving it enough thought," he said. "In Japan, cell phones have become an expensive toy."
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"After a decade as the dominant provider, NTT DoCoMo Inc. can no longer say it provides most Japanese with their mobile phones, March figures show, with smaller rivals grabbing share in a fierce fight ahead of the start of the academic and business year." 
"Japanese handset supplier Kyocera Corp said on Friday it planned to stop using NEC Tokin Corp batteries in the future after some ruptured or caught fire, injuring three people." 
"NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's biggest mobile phone carrier, filed for an injunction to halt sale of a handset using No. 3 Softbank Corp's network, marking the latest move in a bitter fight for market share." 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Google Inc. today jointly announced that they formed a partnership that includes providing search services, search-related advertisement and potential applications to i-mode(TM) users.The two companies will also collaborate to enhance the user-friendliness of i-mode services, by making various Google services easier to access through i-mode handsets. The default pre-loading of Google Maps(TM) application into upcoming DoCoMo i-mode handsets is one of the initial initiatives being discussed.
Internet Initiative Japan, Inc., one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the launch of IIJ Mobile, a mobile data communications service for corporate customers. This represents IIJ's first foray into the mobile communications market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), providing comprehensive solutions for businesses employing mobile broadband.IIJ Mobile is IIJ's first offering in this market and uses NTT DoCoMo's 3G FOMA network and data communications terminals to provide Internet access with high-speed mobile data communications up to 3.6 Mbps. IIJ plans to expand service offerings and functions, such as ... 
"Japan's Softbank Corp., seeking to lure more mobile phone users away from its bigger rivals, plans to scrap monthly basic fees for three years for students signing up to the carrier for the first time." 
"Japanese mobile carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc, Softbank Corp and KDDI Corp and their partners filed on Thursday for licences to supply high-speed wireless Internet access."