i-mode

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i-mode

The first Internet service for mobile phones. Introduced in Japan in 1999 by NTT DoCoMo, there were more than 10 million subscribers within two years. By 2008, there were more than 50 million with the vast majority in Japan.

i-mode provides email, calendar, chat, games, news, as well as Web browsing to i-mode enabled websites. "Official" sites partner with DoCoMo and are found in the i-mode menu; however, there are tens of thousands of "unofficial" sites. i-mode is a proprietary system that uses a subset of HTML, known as Compact HTML (cHTML).

From 2G to 3G Speeds
i-mode was introduced when phones were still in the 2G development stage, and download speeds were as low as 9.6 Kbps. Speeds rose to 384 Kbps with 3G FOMA and 3.6 Mbps with FOMA High Speed. See FOMA, NTT DoCoMo and cellular generations.

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As a first initiative beyond searches, Google Maps for Mobile is under discussion to become a standard pre-installed application on upcoming i-mode handsets to be launched in the near future.

NTT DoCoMo and Google to Partner in Mobile Internet Services

i-mode users will receive Google search results for mobile and PC websites through the i-mode portal search box, with the expanded search services due to launch this spring.

Google and NTT DoCoMo establish mobile Internet services partnership

More than 2,000, about 50%, of i-mode official sites had Flash content

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Natsuno said i-Mode has brought the company $10 billion in basic revenue and $2 billion in content revenue.

Hutchison Telecom to introduce i-Mode services in H.K

DoCoMo will continue to work with international partners to introduce i-mode services in other markets worldwide.

O2 Launches DoCoMo's i-mode in Ireland

The i-mode Global Profile is one profile in ACCESS' NetFront Mobile Client Suite.

QUALCOMM AND ACCESS BRING I-MODE TO MSM CHIPSETS

i-mode Global deployments that feature ACCESS technology:

SAMSUNG SELECTS I-MODE GLOBAL PROFILE FOR EUROPEAN HANDSET

ACCESS has proven itself as the premier global provider of i-mode technology for mobile handsets," said Damian Charalambidis, COSMOTE Products, services and marketing general director.

COSMOTE SELECTS ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR I-MODE SERVICE

Title: The i-mode Wireless EcosystemAuthor: Takeshi NatsunoPublished by: John Wiley & Sons, LtdISBN: 0-470-85908-3Price: GBP29.

REVIEW: The i-mode Wireless Ecosystem

The new product is designed to facilitate the development of applications for the i-mode service outside of Japan.

Borland launches i-mode development software

Cosmote plans to launch its i-mode service across Greece and its other operations in Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria in time for next year's Olympic Games in Athens.

Cosmote Takes i-mode to Greece and the Balkans

By now, most econtent professionals know of NTT DoCoMo and the i-mode service they (and several competitors) provide.