Japanese industry/players in the carrier's food chain seem to concur that
the current model is difficult to sustain. The Ministry of General Affairs
put out a report on 6.26 on the significant business issues confronting us
on our way to 3G. Most of the discussion focused on 2G problems--closed
model and proprietary specifications leading to limited business
opportunities for non-carrier participants. The Mobile Contents Forum will
publish an English translation of the report shortly.
----Original Message-----
>My motivation for the Japan.Inc post was an attempt to discover the
larger
>importance of the i-mode phenomenon. Specifically does the business
>ecosystem DoCoMo created work beyond the shores of the island of Japan.
I
>do not believe it does, and thus i-mode will remain a purely Japanese
>phenomenon. Why, recall this passage from the Danial Scuka piece:
>
><japan.inc>
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Received on Tue Sep 18 12:07:10 2001