Comments on: CTIA – DoCoMo In The “Lifestyle Infrastructure” Business http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lifeblog http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3251 Lifeblog Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:26:21 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/#comment-3251 <strong>MobHappy on: DoCoMo in the ‚ÄúLifestyle Infrastructure‚Äù business...</strong> Having been in the wireless business for many years, it always seems that we are repeating DoCoMo's successes, kinda 'me too'. My suggestion: do what they do - go into the Lifestyle Business. Link: CTIA - DoCoMo In The ‚ÄúLifestyle... MobHappy on: DoCoMo in the ‚ÄúLifestyle Infrastructure‚Äù business…

Having been in the wireless business for many years, it always seems that we are repeating DoCoMo’s successes, kinda ‘me too’. My suggestion: do what they do – go into the Lifestyle Business. Link: CTIA – DoCoMo In The ‚ÄúLifestyle…

]]> By: Carlo Longino http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Carlo Longino Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:02:51 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/#comment-3109 Dean -- in a word, no :) But one big push currently for DoCoMo is its FeliCA contactless IC platform, which bridges some disparate systems and could support some of these applications. Dean — in a word, no :) But one big push currently for DoCoMo is its FeliCA contactless IC platform, which bridges some disparate systems and could support some of these applications.

]]> By: Jan Michael Hess http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3096 Jan Michael Hess Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:32:13 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/#comment-3096 "Digital Lifestyle" is becoming a key concept in many strategies of MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) or FNOs (Fixed Network Operators). Some of them, such as the new challenger in Japan called Softbank are working on becoming what I call a UNO (Ubiquitous Network Operator). DoCoMo, similar to SK Telecom in South Korea, is the market leader with over 50% market share. In such a situation the MNO is financially well equipped to kick-off new digital lifestyle enabling technologies such as FeliCa in Japan. FeliCa is Sony's NFC (Near Field Communication) technology that DoCoMo already embedded into more than 10 million mobile phones. DoCoMo's FeliCa strategy, recently adopted by KDDI and Vodafone, is a really good example on what it means to push new digital lifestyle infrastructure into the market. In contrast, small MNOs being number 3 or 4 in a specific market usually cannot think that big and invest into new infrastructure technology such as FeliCa or, alternatively, into the content business. The smaller MNOs should realise more quickly that they are a bitpipe that should optimise the cost per bit transmission of their networks. Only then do they have a chance of keeping up during the industry's migration to 3G and beyond. “Digital Lifestyle” is becoming a key concept in many strategies of MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) or FNOs (Fixed Network Operators). Some of them, such as the new challenger in Japan called Softbank are working on becoming what I call a UNO (Ubiquitous Network Operator).

DoCoMo, similar to SK Telecom in South Korea, is the market leader with over 50% market share. In such a situation the MNO is financially well equipped to kick-off new digital lifestyle enabling technologies such as FeliCa in Japan. FeliCa is Sony’s NFC (Near Field Communication) technology that DoCoMo already embedded into more than 10 million mobile phones. DoCoMo’s FeliCa strategy, recently adopted by KDDI and Vodafone, is a really good example on what it means to push new digital lifestyle infrastructure into the market.

In contrast, small MNOs being number 3 or 4 in a specific market usually cannot think that big and invest into new infrastructure technology such as FeliCa or, alternatively, into the content business. The smaller MNOs should realise more quickly that they are a bitpipe that should optimise the cost per bit transmission of their networks. Only then do they have a chance of keeping up during the industry’s migration to 3G and beyond.

]]> By: Dean http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Dean Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:07:23 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/04/06/ctia-docomo-in-the-lifestyle-infrastructure-business/#comment-3066 Did Nakamura-san mention any details so to how DoCoMo or any others, could guarantee that disparate devices, desktop pc's and mac's and tv's/ other appliances could sync/ handshake effectively with their "digital lifestyle services"? I see this as a key challenge for DoCoMo or any carrier for that matter. Did Nakamura-san mention any details so to how DoCoMo or any others, could guarantee that disparate devices, desktop pc’s and mac’s and tv’s/ other appliances could sync/ handshake effectively with their “digital lifestyle services”?

I see this as a key challenge for DoCoMo or any carrier for that matter.

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