(keitai-l) 3G bandwidth costs/content models

From: Gustaf Rosell <gustaf_at_xpedio.com>
Date: 09/05/01
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20010905124357.043a3df8@dogfood.xpedio.com>
Has there been any debate somewhere about DoCoMo's bandwidth costs for 3G. 
In my view, they are very high, and definitely at a level where you really 
would scare aaway any user from anything more bandwidth hungry, especially 
streaming services.

It would of course be possible for DoCoMo to combine bandwidth pricing with 
transactional pricing for some specific services such as videoclips etc. 
(no bandwidth charged for these specific services), which is something that 
is in discussion currently. This would however mean that DoCoMo would start 
to blur their former very clear and wise relationship to content providers 
regarding the division of revenues from transactions and traffic.

One thing is clear, though. It will be a mess. And all these calling and 
data plans does not make an easy decision. FOMA calling plan 
22/39/67/100/150, Packet Pack 0/20/40/80 etc.

/gustaf



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Received on Wed Sep 5 13:42:18 2001