Ken,
Interesting views. Some of what you write, I don't agree with.
For example:
> i-mode started as an imitation of an American technology, UP/WAP
> which, though not commercially successful, had been around for two
> years over AMPS/CDPD networks when DoCoMo launched i-mode in 1999.
To say that i-mode started as an imitation of an American technology
is plain wrong in my view.
You forget that telecom systems have many layers (usually 7 or more),
not just the top layer (i.e. wap/html). On top of that are business
models, marketing and other non-technological aspects which are
just as important. I all works perfectly consumers (and you in your
email) can forget about all layers below the top layer.
Of course, DoCoMo did not invent all of mobile communications.
However, in 1999 when they started imode DoCoMo was the only
carrier I know of which had a mobile packet switched network.
Also you totally underestimate the creativity in inventions
DoCoMo put into the creation of the i-mode business models and
marketing. These are also very creative areas, which would have
killed i-mode if they had not been done right. These could not
be copied from anywhere, because there was no mobile internet
anywhere else in the world.
My friends at Unwired Planet/Phone.com showed me UP/WAP before
i-mode was born, but you know that this did not take off in any
major way. So why should DoCoMo copy something which does not
take off? Of course DoCoMo incorporated many state-of-the-art
information/technologies into i-mode + added a lot of new stuff.
Just my 2 cents/yen
Gerhard
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Gerhard Fasol, PhD Eurotechnology Japan K. K.
fasol_at_eurotechnology.com http://www.eurotechnology.com/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Find us in "IBM developerWorks" and in "Chemical & Engineering News":
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-elite8.html
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8049/8049bus1.html
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Ken Chang wrote:
> Gerhard,
>
> if we only look at good services/technologies to learn, and not
> the market size that DoCoMo has nearly 60%, we can mostly ignore
> i-mode until this spring/summer, the new 505i with Flash.
>
> I like 505i handsets a lot, D, SH, and F are all terrific. I also
> think the DoCoMo's service planning people have brilliant ideas,
> please bear these in mind when you read on.
>
> i-mode started as an imitation of an American technology, UP/WAP
> which, though not commercially successful, had been around for two
> years over AMPS/CDPD networks when DoCoMo launched i-mode in 1999.
>
> as you know well, in the first two years, 1999/2000 or 501i/502i,
> i-mode was basically a messaging service (DoCoMo never got an SMS
> MAP standard for PDC. Ericsson/Logica defined the PDC SMS protocol
> for J-Phone and TU-KA). so i-mode just enabled DoCoMo to provide
> a messaging service to counter those by its rivals.
>
> J-Sky was late, but with it J-Phone introduced the 6 KB Long-Mail
> which would become the transport of the Sha-Mail service starting
> in November 2000. DoCoMo would never have a chance to catch up
> with J-Phone, not with i-shot 251i/504iS or the new 505i.
>
> on the Java front, J-Phone introduced it's first Java phone J-SH07
> (my all time favorite, comparable to 504iS) in June 2001, nearly
> half year behind F503i. but DoJa 1.0 totally lost the point and
> it's JSCL that went the right way and set the standard everyone
> else have to follow, including DoJa 2.0/3.0.
>
> I also like au/KDDI a lot but they are not on the level ground with
> PDC so it would unfair to compare. let's see how much FOMA will
> try to imitate au/KDDI's cdma2000 and J-Phone's VGS services in
> the years coming.
>
> cheers,
>
> Ken
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
> http://sbc.yahoo.com
>
> This mail was sent to address fasol@eurotechnology.com
> Need archives? How to unsubscribe? http://www.appelsiini.net/keitai-l/
>
>
>
--
Received on Sun Jul 20 19:10:51 2003