THE I-MODE MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION
What is the I-mode application ? I-mode is a mobile phone
platform that currently offers internet access to 94000 websites
as well as some specialized services such as banking, online
shopping ,email ,ticket and hotel reservations. It began in 1999
and grew quickly to attract about 43 million subscribes by
December 2004.I-mode is supported by the NTT DoCoMo network
structure which not only provides access to I-mode applications
but also to dedicated leased line services to provide added
security for the mobile applications. Who are the I-mode users?
The I-mode applications users are mainly found in Japan and are
estimated to number 41 million users ,while in the rest of the
world (mainly Europe) another 3 million I-mode subscribers
exist. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, North
America and Asia, the company is expanding its global reach
through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service
providers in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The operators are Services
are currently available through eight I-mode operators outside
Japan: BASE (Belgium), Bouygues Telecom (France), E-Plus
(Germany), Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Taiwan),
KPN Mobile (The Netherlands), Telef