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• New mobile tariff system in Japan could delay the exit of deflation from the nation.(JAPAN)

  - 2007-11-01

  KDDI, the second-ranked Japanese cellular operator, launched a new tariff system that envisages call charges lowered by 20 percent-30 percent and higher handset prices. AFP warned that if KDDI's rivals follow a similar path, the departure of deflation from the Japanese economy could be delayed further....

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, deflation, FINANCE, handset, KDDI Corp., mobile, tariff

• Mobile Handset Bug Fixed in a Minute Using InnoPath's Over-the-Air Mobile Device Management Solution; KDDI's Mobile Subscribers Experience World's First Automatic Over-the-Air Software Update

  - 2005-08-29

  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- InnoPath Software, Inc. (www.innopath.com) the industry leader in over-the-air OTA mobile device management, today announced that KDDI Corporation, a leading wireless operator in Japan successfully updated tens of thousands of OTA-enabled handsets since July 11th using InnoPath's end-to-end mobile device management solution. Upon discovering a software...

  Tags: handset, KDDI Corp., mobile, software update

• KDDI Deploys InnoPath's End-to-End Mobile Device Software Management Solution on Its Commercial Network; DeltaUpgrade Plus, Proven Over-the-Air Solution, Enables the Delivery of Advanced Services for KDDI Handset Users

  - 2005-06-23

  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- InnoPath Software formerly DoOnGo Technologies, the global leader in over-the-air OTA mobile device software management, today announced that KDDI Corp., a leading wireless operator in Japan, has deployed InnoPath's DeltaUpgrade PlusTM end-to-end solution to provide seamless OTA delivery of advanced services for KDDI handset users. The...

  Tags: handset, KDDI Corp., mobile, mobile device, network

• KDDI Selects Gracenote and Media Socket to Provide First Music Identification Subscription Services With Instant Downloads for World's Largest Mobile Music Market

  - 2005-06-13

  Today, KDDI, Japan's leading provider of mobile music, is launching the first subscription-based digital music download services enabling subscribers to identify and purchase music instantly on the handset. Partnering with Gracenote®, a global leader in digital entertainment technology and content, and MediaSocket, award-winning provider of BREW applications, KDDI's "Listen...

  Tags: handset, KDDI Corp., mobile, music, Search

• Location based services: where it's at: GSM vendors see E-OTD as the next step in developing location-based services, but other developments are raising the bar on accuracy. (Wireless Tech).

  - 2002-11-01

  When it comes to value-added services for mobile operators to differentiate themselves from their rivals, the business case for location-based services LBS seems like a no-brainer. After all, if the business of mobile is mobility, then offering services that take the handset's location into account is...

  Tags: Cell, Components, FCC, GPS, GSM, Handhelds, handset, HARDWARE, KDDI Corp., kilometer, mobile, Processors, Semiconductors, technology, wireless

• Japanese carriers focus on location services. (Global Wireless).

  - 2002-03-11

  TOKYO--Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing location services to combat increasing competition within the market. The mobile-phone market in Japan has been expanding rapidly during the past several years. However, the market, which now has TOKYO--Japanese mobile carriers are emphasizing...

  Tags: GPS, handset, KDDI Corp., mobile, NTT DoCoMo Inc., wireless