(keitai-l) Re: WCDMA and CDMA 2000 in the same phone

From: Arnold P. Siboro <asiboro_at_maltech.jp>
Date: 05/31/05
Message-Id: <20050531122455.8297.ASIBORO@maltech.jp>
I thought DoCoMo was first for W-CDMA roaming to Korea... :-?

On Tue, 31 May 2005 11:27:22 +0900
dc <lister@pikkle.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 31 May 2005 08:10:54 +0900, Kyle Barrow <kyle@pukupi.com> wrote:
> 
> > When mobiles no longer need to include GSM support, this may well
> > happen and it would be nice to be able to use my mobile in South Korea.
> 
> Tokyo Japan, 30 May 2005 -- Vodafone K.K. announces today that starting 7  
> June 2005 it will offer roaming services on SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s W-CDMA  
> network for its 3G customers*1, making it possible for them to use in  
> South Korea the handsets that they normally use at home. The agreement  
> marks the first time for an operator in Japan to offer roaming in South  
> Korea on a W-CDMA network*2. Vodafone K.K.'s Global Roaming Service lets  
> customers use Vodafone K.K. 3G handsets*1 in countries and regions abroad  
> in addition to Japan. Previously, customers traveling to South Korea had  
> to rent dedicated CDMA handsets to roam on local CDMA networks. With the  
> opening of W-CDMA networks in South Korea, however, it is now possible for  
> customers using Vodafone K.K. 3G handsets to take their handsets for use  
> in South Korea, a top-ranking travel destination for Japan residents with  
> over 2.4 million travelers visiting in 2004*3.
> 
> http://www.wirelesswatch.jp//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1353
> 
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Arnold P. Siboro (asiboro@maltech.jp)

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Received on Tue May 31 06:30:02 2005