| ALL TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES SEE BELOW |
| 3G Melody Call |
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25th August 2003 |
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Available to 2G and 3G users, the service offers two options: the "Basic Course" for 100 yen a month and the "Enjoy Course" for 200 yen a month. The Basic Course provides 20 selections, including classical music, voice messages and more. Subscribers may choose and assign three ring tones to up to 30 different incoming callers (max. 10 people per tone), who can hear these tones while waiting for the subscriber to answer. Subscribers can change the ring tones assigned to incoming callers as many times as they like. The Enjoy Course offers the same terms and content as the Basic Course. When selecting their three ring tones, subscribers also have an additional 3,000 popular tunes and voice content from which to choose. However, if a selection is made from the additional 3,000, subscribers may not change it for the month once it has been set. DoCoMo plans to increase the library of available ring tones for both courses in the future. To activate the Melody Call service, the caller must be using a DoCoMo FOMA (3G), mova™ (2G). (Ring tones cannot be assigned to FOMA video calls.) The caller's phone must also be set for originating number notification. To subscribe to the service, users can apply from their handsets by accessing the i-mode official site and clicking the e-site™ (Japanese only). They may also apply by calling 0120-800-000 or by visiting any DoCoMo Shop nationwide. No front-end entry fee is required, though transmission fees will be charged when applying via the e-site. Transmission charges also apply when accessing the Melody Call service, and searching for and registering call tones. In line with official requirements, DoCoMo today notified the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs and Posts and Telecommunications of its new service. |
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TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
| First EDGE Videophone For ASIA Pacific |
| CSL has begun to offer the Nokia 6220 phone, the first EDGE-enabled videophone available in Asia Pacific. |
| 3G Melody Call |
| The service is the first in Japan that enables subscribers to set approx. 15 seconds of music and voice content as ring tones heard by the incoming caller |
| 3G Subscriptions Approach 10 Million |
| Furthermore the 3G service (CDMA2000 1x) that was launched in April 2002, provides a fast mobile Internet access environment underpinned by high-speed data communications. |
| 3G Info-Cop |
| Info-Cop is affordable overlay software that provides real-time access to local, state and federal crime databases for faster and more accurate law enforcement and emergency response. |
| 3G Start Up Costs Knock Profits |
| The Hutchison Group’s unaudited profit attributable to shareholders for the half year amounted to HK$6,067 million, a 2% increase |
| 3G Ready For Take Off |
| 3 promotion has created another amusing gimmick. At the Departures Hall of the Airport, a series of 3 advertising billboards |
| Pay On Line - 3G Phones |
| The service would enable both 2G and 3G SSL-compatible handset users to enjoy mobile shopping and pay online with their VISA |
| KDDI Stretch Into China |
| Going forward, KDDI will aggressively pursue business development in a Chinese market that is becoming known as the factory of the world, |
| Vodafone Live On 3G Platform |
| With these offerings, J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based, high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink) |
| Wireless Data Services to Add $318B |
| Europe may have started the interest in mobile multimedia services with the 3G auctions, and the US may have first advertised "mobile Internet |
| Samsung Place 3G Contract |
| Powerwave Technologies announced that they have received $3.5 million in orders from Samsung Electronics for delivery of 2100 MHz W-CDMA RF power amplifiers |
| World’s First TD-SCDMA Handheld Call |
| RTX Telecom A/S and PRISMA Engineering S.r.l. have tested their TD-SCDMA 3G terminal against a live network. |
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ASIA
: NTT DoCoMo announce the start of Melody Call™ service from September
1, 2003. The service is the first in Japan that enables subscribers
to set approx. 15 seconds of music and voice content as ring tones heard
by the incoming caller while waiting for the phone to be answered.