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What is i-mode? / Encyclopedia-type definition of i-Mode:
i-Mode is a mobile internet business system with
45 million users and more than 3000 participating companies performing a
great variety of mobile business transactions, from email, booking rail and
air-tickets to games; i-mode was introduced by NTT-DoCoMo, and includes both
a proprietary "walled-garden"-type official menu, mainly used for
selling content and games and providing information services, as well as
a completely open free access to the internet. In Japan i-Mode relies of
DoCoMoŐs 2G and 3G packet switched DoPa data networks, and i-Mode is also
used on the networks of many other countries including Germany, France, Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, Australia, and other countries. Business transactions over
i-mode are many billion dollards per year, and i-Mode has become an important
part of JapanŐs social and commercial infrastructure. i-Mode and competing systems
have been completely integrated into the daily life of most Japanese people.
For more information, read:
[i-Mode FAQ] | [i-Mode report]
Mobile commerce 2005: US$ 10 billion in m-transactions...
i-Mode paid content in Japan alone is worth about US$ 1 Billion/year, and overall m-commerce and m-transactions in Japan are
estimated to be US$ 10 billion or more per year in 2005.
i-Mode is big new business: 45 million paying subscribers (as of July 2004) and more than 3000 participating companies in Japan, France,
Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, Australia!
i-Mode means m-Commerce: selling always and everywhere, a totally new and very flexible way of interactive advertising and customer relations management
and brand management, transactions, business, games and fun!
For several years we build and support i-Mode businesses and the entry into the i-Mode world. Contact us:
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