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"Wireless Japan 2004" and "Business Show Tokyo 2004" analysis

Analysis of the trend setting wireless communication trade shows:
"Wireless Japan 2004": July 21-23, 2004
"Business Show Tokyo 2004": May 11-14, 2004
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approx. 110 pages, including approx. 14 figures and 85 photographs and 5 tables, pdf-format, 17 Mbytes
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Summary

The annual "Wireless Japan" sets global trends in wireless communications. Japan's carriers, handset makers, application and service providers show current products, and more importantly concept models and previews.
Analyzing the "Wireless Japan" show allows to recognize key trends, designs and technologies to come to market in the next few years. For example, KDDI/AU showed early versions of the bestselling "Infobar"-handset a full 16 months at Wireless-Japan-2002 before sales started November 2003 - "Infobar" is still a great hit today.
All major global carriers, equipment makers and handset makers carefully observe the trends at the "Wireless Japan" exhibition each year.
In over 100 pages and around 85 photographs, our report selects the most important highlights of the "Wireless Japan 2004" exhibition, and allows the reader to discover trends in design and technologies which will shape the wireless industry in Japan over the next few years and which will also have much impact outside Japan.
This report is a must-read for wireless communication industry professionals.

Sample pages

samples pages of the report

Table of Contents

  • 2004's key trends - Executive Summary and highlights
  • Agenda
  • Background:Overview of Japan's telecom markets
    • Japan's telecommunication carrier competitive landscape (incl graphics) and recent transactions (mergers and acquisitions, and new entrants)
    • Recent Transactions and developments
    • Overview of Japan's mobile 3G internet systems
    • Overview of the main players, (graphics: comparing sales in fiscal year 2003)
    • Development of Japan's mobile phone market (incl history of subscriber number development 1998 - 2004)
    • Market shares of DoCoMo, KDDI/AU and J-Phone/Vodafone, (graphics: comparing market shares for the period 1998-2004)
    • Mobile internet subscribers of DoCoMo, KDDI/AU and J-Phone/Vodafone (cumulative graphics: cumulative subscribers for the period 1999-2004)
    • Market shares of DoCoMo, KDDI/AU and J-Phone/Vodafone for wireless internet subscription (graphics: market shares for the period 1999-2004)
    • 3G and 2G subscribers in Japan (graphics: 2G and 3G subscribers for the period 2002-2004)
    • 3G subscribers in Japan (graphics: 3G subscribers for the period 2001-2004)
    • 3G conversion rate in Japan (graphics: 3G conversion percentage for the period 2001-2004 for the three main carriers with projection to 2006)
    • Summary
  • "Wireless Japan 2004 review
    • "Wireless Japan 2004" statistics
      • Visitor numbers (data comparing 2004, 2003 and 2002, incl table)
      • Exhibitor numbers (data comparing 2004, 2003 and 2002, incl table)
    • "Wireless Japan 2003" - Prizes and awards
      • "Our prize for 2004"
      • "Wireless Japan 2003" - overall best exhibitor awards (1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize in 5 categories)
      • "Wireless Japan 2002" - overall best exhibitor awards (1st prize in 7 categories)
      • Prize awards - interpretation and comments
    • DoCoMo at Wireless Japan 2004
      • DoCoMo's key topics, highlights, summary
      • UbiChip, UbiButton
      • DoCoMo FOMA Visual Controller for remote control
      • DoCoMo "Airview"
      • DoCoMo FOMA Visual Controller example: remotely taking care of your pet
      • i-Mode-FeliCa Wallet Phones
        • Summary
        • What are wallet phones
        • Multi application smart cards: system overview including graphics
        • P506iC wallet phone
        • Demonstrating Edy electronic cash with screen shots
        • Demonstrating Edy: viral marketing aspects
        • Edy mobile cash applications: POS
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones as train tickets
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones as concert and event tickets
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones as airline tickets
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones in the game parlor
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones for Karaoke
        • "Quicpay" payment system
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones as wireless door key
        • i-mode Felica applications: mobile phones for copying machines
        • "Visa-ppi" payment system
      • Remote operation of a water monitoring station via DoPa wireless data network
      • "Passage Duple" combining FOMA and wireless LAN: N900iL
    • NEC Concept phones
      • NEC "tag" wrapping concept phone
      • NEC "p-ism" ubiquitous office design concept
    • SANYO
      • SANYO "Infobar" overview (KDDI/AU design project)
      • "Infobar": Nishikigoi version, technical data and description
      • W21SA for KDDI/AU, data at 2.4Mbps
      • digital TV concept phones
    • Matsushita/Panasonic
      • design concepts "Beyond 3G"
      • mobile communications as fashion accessories
      • Camera phone converting into HiFi music headset
      • Communicating eye glasses
      • Mobile communications as fashion accessories: communicating pendant
      • Mobile communications as fashion accessories: matching set, phone, ring, band, cuff links
      • Mobile communications as fashion accessories: propeller phone
      • Next generation camera sensor chip set v-Maicovicon
      • Next generation camera sensor chip set v-Maicovicon: wafer
      • Next generation camera sensor chip set v-Maicovicon: Camera module and DSP chip set
    • NOKIA (part of the IBM exhibit)
      • NOKIA 6630
      • NOKIA 7600
      • NOKIA 7600 on sale in Tokyo
    • PHS
      • PHS data cards Air H" by DDI-Pocket
      • PHS data transmission units by DDI-Pocket
      • PHS base station by SANYO for 256kbps data transmission
    • Business Show Tokyo 2004 (May 11-14, 2004), Overview and Highlights
      • Excutive summary and highlights
      • DoCoMo at Business Show Tokyo 2004
        • DoCoMo's key topics, highlights, summary
        • Premini
        • DoCoMo "Airview"
        • DoCoMo "Airview" for remote observation using FOMA
        • DoCoMo "ONQ" FOMA - digital TV concept phone
      • Vodafone at Business Show Tokyo 2004
        • Vodafone design concept model, TV phone
        • Vodafone fashion "wallet phones"
        • Vodafone PIM concept phones
        • Vodafone wireless IC card phone
          • Concept
          • J-SH5 4X handset with removable wireless card
          • Our comments

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Buy and download pdf file Version 1.0 of Sept 4, 2004
approx. 110 pages, including approx. 14 figures and 85 photographs and 5 tables, pdf-format, 17 Mbytes
Single copy license: US$ 475 [BUY and DOWNLOAD]
Full service corporate license
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