Japan has always been on the forefront of technological advancement. In terms of mobile phone uses also, this land of 127 million people has recently passed 100 million mark. Yes, you are not wrong to see users like Yasuko San aiming her mobile at a small, square tattoo on paper, clicking a little and peering happily at the result. She is just trying to get a glimpse of the latest novel written for the mobile, entitled "Teddy" through a process called QR (quick read) codes which helps one to access a web page via mobile. Users can be directed to sites by snapping the codes printed in magazines, posters and even on biscuits – thanks to Japanese technology once again.
Whether you are lost in Japan or dodging from your destination – mobile feature called GPS will guide you all the way. If you are bored, you can download the latest manga comic or an e-book to read on the train, or go shopping and pay by swishing your mobile in front of the till, because the phone also works like an electronic wallet. The fun doesn't end there! One can also collect pay bills, e-coupons, play Final Fantasy, update his/her blog and pay and check into hotels wirelessly. Japanese mobile industry is soon going to make airport check-in a passé - the e-ticket in your phone will be your boarding pass.
"Japan is the world's high-tech testbed for a wide range of consumer electronic devices and systems - many of which never see the light of day in overseas markets," says Daniel Scuka, keitai guru and consultant for publishers Wireless Watch Japan. "So keeping up with developments here is vital to knowing what's going to hit Europe and the US 24 months in the future; doubly so with respect to mobile and wireless."
Takeshi Natsuno of NTT DoCoMo says that Japanese people always love and adores technology. “Growth of mobile technology in Japan is not about bandwidth, nor standards, nor unique Japanese culture", he says. It is about "fun and convenience".
Unlike UK, "Japanese mobile phone bandwidth is free to the carriers. They didn't have to pay for it. So rather than skin the consumers for every cent, they keep a good-value proposition” - maintains Terrie Lloyd, a business analyst.
Technology never halts in Japan – where the entire world is still into 3G, Japanese are heading towards 4G soon – very soon!
Monday, October 1, 2007
Japan: The Land of Rising Sun is Now the Land of Technologies
Japan has always been on the forefront of technological advancement. In terms of mobile phone uses also, this land of 127 million people has recently passed 100 million mark. Yes, you are not wrong to see users like Yasuko San aiming her mobile at a small, square tattoo on paper, clicking a little and peering happily at the result. She is just trying to get a glimpse of the latest novel written for the mobile, entitled "Teddy" through a process called QR (quick read) codes which helps one to access a web page via mobile. Users can be directed to sites by snapping the codes printed in magazines, posters and even on biscuits – thanks to Japanese technology once again.
Whether you are lost in Japan or dodging from your destination – mobile feature called GPS will guide you all the way. If you are bored, you can download the latest manga comic or an e-book to read on the train, or go shopping and pay by swishing your mobile in front of the till, because the phone also works like an electronic wallet. The fun doesn't end there! One can also collect pay bills, e-coupons, play Final Fantasy, update his/her blog and pay and check into hotels wirelessly. Japanese mobile industry is soon going to make airport check-in a passé - the e-ticket in your phone will be your boarding pass.
"Japan is the world's high-tech testbed for a wide range of consumer electronic devices and systems - many of which never see the light of day in overseas markets," says Daniel Scuka, keitai guru and consultant for publishers Wireless Watch Japan. "So keeping up with developments here is vital to knowing what's going to hit Europe and the US 24 months in the future; doubly so with respect to mobile and wireless."
Takeshi Natsuno of NTT DoCoMo says that Japanese people always love and adores technology. “Growth of mobile technology in Japan is not about bandwidth, nor standards, nor unique Japanese culture", he says. It is about "fun and convenience".
Unlike UK, "Japanese mobile phone bandwidth is free to the carriers. They didn't have to pay for it. So rather than skin the consumers for every cent, they keep a good-value proposition” - maintains Terrie Lloyd, a business analyst.
Technology never halts in Japan – where the entire world is still into 3G, Japanese are heading towards 4G soon – very soon!
Whether you are lost in Japan or dodging from your destination – mobile feature called GPS will guide you all the way. If you are bored, you can download the latest manga comic or an e-book to read on the train, or go shopping and pay by swishing your mobile in front of the till, because the phone also works like an electronic wallet. The fun doesn't end there! One can also collect pay bills, e-coupons, play Final Fantasy, update his/her blog and pay and check into hotels wirelessly. Japanese mobile industry is soon going to make airport check-in a passé - the e-ticket in your phone will be your boarding pass.
"Japan is the world's high-tech testbed for a wide range of consumer electronic devices and systems - many of which never see the light of day in overseas markets," says Daniel Scuka, keitai guru and consultant for publishers Wireless Watch Japan. "So keeping up with developments here is vital to knowing what's going to hit Europe and the US 24 months in the future; doubly so with respect to mobile and wireless."
Takeshi Natsuno of NTT DoCoMo says that Japanese people always love and adores technology. “Growth of mobile technology in Japan is not about bandwidth, nor standards, nor unique Japanese culture", he says. It is about "fun and convenience".
Unlike UK, "Japanese mobile phone bandwidth is free to the carriers. They didn't have to pay for it. So rather than skin the consumers for every cent, they keep a good-value proposition” - maintains Terrie Lloyd, a business analyst.
Technology never halts in Japan – where the entire world is still into 3G, Japanese are heading towards 4G soon – very soon!
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