(keitai-l) Re: i-mode business model & content providers [was RE: I-mode site problems]

Hello all - I'm new to this list, so please be gentle. 

On the subject of data use on 3G networks, I'm not sure exactly what timeframe Ren has in mind, but as Jani said, DoCoMo has high expectations for this market; prez Tachikawa predicts that data will account for 50% of telco traffic by 2005. See below article:
<http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/event/114973>

But has anyone priced out what it would cost to transmit 1 Mb of data at i-mode data transmission rates? It comes to over 3,000 yen, which seems like it would put a crimp in widespread adoption of hyped apps like streaming video and video teleconferencing.

I saw an announcement by KDDI that they were planning on slashing data transmission fees to as low as 1/100 of current levels when their 3G service comes out, but then how will they pay off their 3G infrastructure investment? (besides, 30 yen/Mb is still kind of high...)

What I really want to know is how much the various carriers are budgeting to build their 3G networks. Has anyone seen these figures? I haven't been able to find this information anywhere, and I'd be grateful for any leads. 

Thanks,
Dan

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Subject: (keitai-l) Re: i-mode business model & content providers [was
RE: I-mode site problems]


I think long (LONG) term "data"will drive revenue, especially when voice and data
are all packets, but DoCoMo's immediate and specific motivation for getting 3G
bandwidth in 2001 is definitely to meet voice demands first, and long-term to expand
data services and revenue.
I could of course be totally wrong, but looking at short-term voice revenue and
current network constraints, that revenue curve will have a hell of a time
maintaining voice revenue until data revenue catches up without 3G networks to
support voice.
	
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