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DoCoMo needs terminals for 2010 LTE launch
17 November 2009
NTT DoCoMo plans to launch commercial LTE services in Japan in late 2010, but is concerned both about the availability of terminals and about the lack of other operators launching services around the world
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DoCoMo needs terminals for 2010 LTE launch
Comment: Coordinating the availability of new network and new terminals is always one of the biggest challenges of a generation change in the mobile industry. In the early 1990s GSM stood for “God send mobiles”, wags joked. When 3G was new early this decade, handsets were large and had poor battery life. If the industry is not careful, the next generation will see a similar story.
NTT DoCoMo is planning to launch LTE services by the end of 2010, though the...
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