(keitai-l) two interesting articles about i-mode

Hi,

here are two interesting articles about i-mode which 
I thought might be worth sharing with the keitai list:


1. The NTT DoCoMo success story (March 2000)

A look at Japan's leading ISP, NTT DoCoMo, its unique 
business model and where it's heading in the future.

source:
http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000301/20000301_thentt.htm



2. Companies That Get the Web: NTT DoCoMo (July 11, 2000)

Japan's largest cellular-phone carrier has a monster hit on 
its hands with its I-mode phones. Its secret? It didn't try 
to be a gatekeeper.

source:
http://www.ecompany.com/articles/mag/next/1,1641,6864|6914,00.html


Both articles point out the often neglected fact that i-mode 
is not a threat to wap because of its often said but actually 
not existing "superior technical infrastructure and concept" but 
because of the business model and the general underlying 
strategy of DoCoMo...

one striking quote from the first of the two articles:

"One great wireless data myth has been trashed - the secret 
is that you don't need much bandwidth."

... which is true when you look at i-mode which is slower 
than wap/cdmaone.

CU,
Andrea
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Andrea Hoffmann -- Editor in Chief --  hoffmann@westcyber.com 
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