Mobile manga mania will hit Europe this year, according to Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo. The company has been talking to telcos in Germany, France and the UK about launching its GSM-based graphic-rich iMode application in Europe.
A spokesman said that an "iMode-like" service could be up and running at the end of this year or the beginning of 2002.
The plans will depend on heavy support from operators in Europe. Swedish telco Telia has already expressed interest in supplying iMode's HTML-based text information and animations to mobile handsets.
DoCoMo's up-front attitude wasn't matched by its staff, however, who seemed unaware that the devices on display in Hanover would not work in real time. There are no iMode stations in Germany so the phones' flashy graphics were limited to downloaded images.
The company admitted that it would delay its launch of the world's first third-generation (3G) network. The Japanese service is based on wideband Code Division Multiple Access with circuit-switched and packet data transmission.
The third-generation (3G) licence frenzy has left mobile operators with empty pockets and a head full of hype, wondering whether they can find a killer app to justify the billions spent on the licences. 01 May 2001
Java, J2EE, Developer, Spring, Hibernate, London, city, Graduate. This is an amazing opportunity to join a successful city based team working at the cutting edge of development. My client is looking for strong Java/J2EE developers ... more >
E-Commerce, Greenfield, Agile, Java, J2EE, , JavaScript, SQL, London, City Graduate This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented Java, J2EE developer keen to work in a successful development team within arguable the best agile ... more >
2nd Line Support Analyst London £35, 000 to £40, 500 My client is a global market leader in the Internet Applications Industry. The company is continually progressing and looking for areas of growth and this ... more >
Security Architect / Information Security Specialist – St Albans - Global Leader - Shine At The Highest Level Security Solution Architect / Information Security Architect required by renowned blue-chip organisation offering the finest security projects ... more >More job opportunities
Print
Discuss
Send to friend
RSS feeds
del.icio.us
Digg this
reddit!
