DoCoMo´s mobile communications: today and tomorrow

Author

Tsujimura, Kiyoyuki

Author_Institution

Planning Dept., NTT DoCoMo, Inc, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2003

fDate

15-17 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

186

Abstract

Summary form only given. DoCoMo´s Internet access from a mobile telephone is drastically growing and the total mobile Internet users are approaching 64 million out of which over 38 million, approximately 60%, is DoCoMo´s I-mode service users. In the span of only 4 years, since the I-mode service introduction in February 1999, the I-mode business has achieved unprecedented growth. I-mode traffic volume measured in packets is also growing year after year. Approximately 20% of ARPU (average revenue per user) is from the I-mode business. It is clear that I-mode, DoCoMo´s flagship mobile Internet access business is still growing while handset features and functionalities are enhanced and new services added. Providing a ubiquitous mobile multimedia environment where users can enjoy convenience and value is our goal at NTT DoCoMo.

Keywords

Internet telephony; mobile handsets; multimedia communication; ubiquitous computing; I-mode service; Internet access; NTT DoCoMo; handset features; mobile telephone; revenue; ubiquitous mobile multimedia environment; Business; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Multiaccess communication; Poles and towers; Strategic planning; Telephone sets; Visual communication; Volume measurement; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communication Technology, 2003. IEEE Topical Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8196-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCT.2003.1321482

Filename

1321482