> Because Sony and DoCoMo jointly formed the Felica
> mobile company that licenses Felica technology
> for use in mobile phones (don't remember what it
> is called)
This company is called FeliCa Networks KK,
and it is jointly owned by SONY, DoCoMo, and JR.
You can find a lot of the details in our
Walletphone report, which actually is currently
downloaded in masses by European telecom
operators and equipment manufacturers! One
Manufacturer in one of the European countries
used our report to sell to the local operator!
Actually, I am also wondering about this - maybe
you, Nik, are one of the best persons to ask:
Since Vodafone purchases/licenses services from
Felica-Networks, isn't that a similar situation
as Fujitsu licensing Symbian (largely owned by
Nokia) from a competing mobile phone handset
maker. Could one say that Vodafone is in that
area a customer of a DoCoMo subsidiary? I guess
with two such very large companies as DoCoMo
and Vodafone, it's now surprising that there
are areas where they purchase services from
each other?
Gerhard
Nik Frengle wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:21:41 -0800 (PST), Ken Chang <carigate@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>actually Vodafone.jp was in a better position to cooperate with JR
>>(because they used to be JR-Phone) but they gave up the opportunity.
>
> Actually, the tricky thing about Felica has always been working out
> licensing with Sony, not with any kind of negotiation with JR. I was
> not involved with our negotiations, but am friends with one of those
> who worked on the DoCoMo effort, and can tell you that the technology
> has been ready for awhile, it has been the business aspects that
> slowed things down. Because Sony and DoCoMo jointly formed the Felica
> mobile company that licenses Felica technology for use in mobile
> phones (don't remember what it is called), from a business standpoint
> it has probably been more difficult for us than DoCoMo, despite
> traditionally close ties with JR (which have dwindled, by the way, to
> little more than the fact that there are still people who work for us
> who used to work for JR, and the same with Nissan, our other founding
> company).
>
>
>>the right thing to do. hope we can see more Vodafone.jp initiatives
>>to compete in the Japanese market, than they being forced to follow
>>others in the last minute.
>>
>
> I hope so, too!
>
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