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