Recent Posts Tagged With 'japan'

• Japan Starts Building 4G Network

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 00:58 in japan, 4g, ntt docomo, docomo, 4g networks

  Japan’s biggest mobile phone company, NTT DoCoMo, has started upgrading its 3G phone network to 4G. The new 4G network should be available to phone users by the end of 2010. The Japanese mobile carrier is investing around Y300 billion in the ne...

• NTT DoCoMo – 4G Japan in December 2010

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 22:38 in japan, 4g, docomo, 4g networks

  The biggest mobile phone carrier in Japan – NTT DoCoMO – is planning to launch 4G in December 2010. Around Y300 billion will be invested by NTT DoCoMO in the new service. The phone company says it plans to switch off 2G services in March ...

• Korea 4G: “Behind US, in front of China”

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 01:34 in china, japan, Korea, 4g, 4g technology

  According to new data released by the Korea Communications Commission, Korea’s 4G mobile technology is one year behind the US and six months behind Japan’s 4G technology. There is some good news – the same report says Korea’s ...

• Ericsson Hopes for Japan 4G Mobile Network

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 05:04 in japan, 4g, ericsson, docomo, lte, 4g networks

  Ericsson may win contracts for new a 4G mobile network by Japan’s NTT DoCoMo in 2010, according to Ericsson’s head of radio networks, Ulf Ewaldsson. Trials of 4G with several mobile operators were ongoing, he said, and added that DoCoMo w...

• eMobile: First 3.9G, then 4G in Japan

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 00:50 in japan, 4g networks, emobile, 3.9g

  The newest mobile phone operator in Japan, eMobile, says it’s looking to launch a so called 3.9G LTE service in 2010. The service will run as a prelude to eMobile’s full 4G phone offering for Japan in 2012. The company recently launched a...

• NTT DoCoMo: 4G confirmed for December 2010

  Posted on Sunday August 2nd, 2009 at 19:54 in japan, 4g, docomo, 4g coverage

  Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo has confirmed it will launch its 4G mobile broadband network in December 2010. DoCoMo plans to upgrade 20,000 base stations allowing it to cover 50% of Japan with 4G. The 50% coverage mark should be in place ...

• Japan: NTT DoCoMo will go 4G in 2010

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 02:19 in japan, docomo, 4g networks

  In an interview with the Financial Times, President of DoCoMo, Ryuji Yamada, said he is committed to launching a fourth generation 4G mobile phone network in 2010. Mr Yamada said the 4G network will be launched as a companion service to 3G. “We...

• Japan Gives Green Light to LTE

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 01:16 in japan, kddi, docomo, softbank mobile, 4g networks, emobile

  The Japanese communications ministry has given the green light to business plans for 4G / LTE services presented by the Japanese mobile phone operators NTT Docomo, KDDI, Softbank Mobile and Emobile. Each of the four mobile operators have set aside be...

• DoCoMo: 4G data plans first, phones later

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 01:38 in japan, docomo, 4g networks

  Japan’s main mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, will launch 4G / LTE services in the second half of this year. The company will begin its 4G offering with data-only devices – dongles, data cards, etc. – and bring mobile phones online later...