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The Motley Fool
November 24, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Dialing Up DoCoMo Japan-based DoCoMo's second-quarter results weren't stunning, but they were more than good enough. And if one of the company's ancillary services, such as music downloads or e-wallet transactions, begins to take off, then the shares will likely take off as well.   |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
NTT DoCoMo's Side Bet The Japanese mobile phone company's minority stake in a convenience store chain will expand its e-payment network. Will the strategy pay off for the company and investors alike? |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Dialing Up DoCoMo Japanese mobile phone service provider NTT DoCoMo's long-term potential continues to be attractive to investors. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Two Giants Team Up McDonald's Japan and NTT DoCoMo form a marketing and sales alliance. You might not think burgers and phones go together, but this combination makes a lot of sense. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2007 |
Japan's DoCoMo May Tap Google on Phones Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo is considering a partnership with Google, adopting the Web giant's search and e-mail features in its mobile phone Internet service, company sources said this week. |
InternetNews
March 17, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Softbank Buys Vodafone Japan For $15B Citing reduced prospects, mobile phone giant Vodafone today announced the $15.4 billion sale of its troubled Japan unit to Softbank. Japan's Softbank already owns two mobile phone carriers. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
SoftBank Pays Up for Vodafone Japan Vodafone will receive $11.95 billion in cash, with the remainder of the purchase price in preferred shares and debt. Happily, U.S. ADR holders should expect a dividend of $1.75 per ADR. |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005 |
Steering Japan's DoCoMo Out Of The Doldrums DoCoMo has long been one of the most innovative players in the global cellular business, but has recently had trouble finding growth. CEO Nakamura stresses video phones and data services to reverse the slide. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2005
John Boyd |
Here Comes The Wallet Phone NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cellphone system operator, recast the cellular handset as an electronic wallet -- in effect a prepaid wireless cash card -- and now it's getting ready to make it a full-fledged wireless credit card. The company is working with major travel and banking organizations to extend the reach of its e-wallet service. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Bruce Einhorn |
DoCoMo vs. A Mouse That's Roaring As Japan's KDDI grabs subscribers with sleek handsets and low rates, the leader is starting to stagger |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
DoCoMo Makes Auction Bid DoCoMo plans to purchase 40% of Rakuten's Japanese auction business. The combination of Rakuten's online sales capabilities and DoCoMo's position as Japan's leading wireless carrier is an intriguing combination. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Vodafone's Bad Connection In Japan Its mobile unit is struggling. Can a management shakeup turn it around? |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
A Pay Vodafone The U.K.'s Vodafone gets a more realistic strategy and announces a special dividend. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Ian Rowley |
$5,000? Put It On My Cell DoCoMo's next big move: Phones that double as credit cards. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2007
Dave Mock |
Jobs Caught Fishing in Japan Word has spread that Apple has been in separate talks with NTT DoCoMo and Softbank about offering the iPhone in tech-savvy Japan. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Kenji Hall |
Shaking Up Japanese Telecom -- Again Sachio Semmoto aims to do to the cozy cellular biz what he did to broadband. Beginning in 2007, eAccess will offer service in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya at rates that he says will undercut today's carriers substantially. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Dave Mock |
All the Tea in China Mobile The world's largest wireless company just keeps growing. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2003
Jim Wagner |
For NTT, Time to Up Ante on 3G Bets The Japanese telecom giant is investing millions in the development of alternative operating systems for next-generation FOMA (Freedom of Mobile multimedia Access) phones. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2004
Ben McClure |
Lost in Translation Setbacks in Japan shouldn't blur Vodafone's rosy prospects. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
David Rocks |
Setting Fire to the Cell-Phone Market Softbank's Masayoshi Son has sued Japan's communication ministry to open the cellular spectrum to outsiders -- such as himself. It's a gambit worth risking: Softbank has $5 billion in cash to invest in a new system and millions of broadband customers ready to sign up for his cellular service. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Roger O. Crockett |
AT&T Wireless: Bidding War, Anyone? Despite its weaknesses, rivals are itching to buy the cellular provider for its bulk. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Can i-mode Go Global? Whether i-mode will be successful as an export is still an open question. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Irene M. Kunii |
What's Playing in Japan Nokia's Corp.'s N-Gage may be this season's most anticipated new toy in Europe. But the Japanese have their own games to play. At the annual Tokyo Game Show in mid-September, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest cell-phone operator, wowed crowds with some two dozen titles. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Kerry Capell |
Vodafone: Is The Shine Wearing Off? As Europe's cellular market matures, investors worry growth is starting to slow. |
Wired
September 2001
Frank Rose |
Pocket Monster How DoCoMo's wireless Internet service went from fad to phenom -- and turned Japan into the first post-PC nation... |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Roger O. Crockett |
Will That Be Cash, Credit, Or Cell? Finally, the technology is at hand to turn phones into virtual wallets. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2007
Rich Smith |
Nokia Rings Up Sales Visa and Nokia announced a partnership to turn the latter's cell phones into bulky versions of the former's credit cards. Aside from the wow factor, is this a good idea, or even helpful? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
E-Money Around the World In the move toward a cashless society, the U.S. is lagging behind other parts of the world. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2004
Colin Haley |
AT&T Wireless Seeks More Bidders The carrier, already weighing a $30B offer from Cingular, invites minority stakeholder NTT DoCoMo to make a takeover offer before next month's deadline. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Dave Mock |
What Will Be China Mobile's Fortune? As penetration rates climb in the nation of 1.3 billion, though, investors should consider how China Mobile can adapt as subscriber growth eventually slows and as the government meddles in the market. |
InternetNews
April 5, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Tech Leaders Cheer Wireless in CTIA Kickoff Wireless aficionados flock to hear executives from Time Warner, NTT DoCoMo and Nokia at the CTIA Wireless conference. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2007 |
Sprint Also Rumored to Eyeball Google Apps Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is in talks to put applications from Web search leader Google on its cell phones. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Andy Reinhardt |
Europe Is Going Mad for i-mode Telecoms across the Continent are offering DoCoMo's service. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
International Superstar Stocks: Japan For those who have the inclination and the determination to add some international diversity to their portfolios, Japan is a great place to look for opportunities. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Ian Rowley |
Japan's Phones Are The Coolest -- And Have The Skimpiest Profits With their home market saturated, Japan's handset makers finally look abroad. Meanwhile, margins have plunged. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2007
Dave Mock |
AT&T Says Goodbye to Pay Phones AT&T will be divesting or disposing of 65,000 pay phones it operates throughout 13 states. By the end of 2008, the company plans to be out of the business altogether. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007
Dave Mock |
Wireless Smackdown: Comparing Carrier Churn Investors, see just how the big four U.S. carriers stack up. AT&T... Verizon Wireless... Sprint Nextel... T-Mobile USA... |
PC World
February 27, 2008
Dan Tynan |
Coming From Asia: The Next Cool Cell Phones GPS, electronic compasses, and new software will soon let our phones show us around town. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
Time to Answer the Vodafone 3G services should spur this UK-based mobile behemoth's growth in 2007. At a recent price of $27 per ADS, Vodafone currently trades at roughly 12 times forward earnings estimates of $2.16 per share. |
BusinessWeek
November 15, 2004
David Rocks |
Japan: Making 3G Look As Slow As Smoke Signals DoCoMo is already testing 4G technology that blows by current data speed limits. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2007
Yuval Rosenberg |
Phone Flip How your cell phone is morphing into the center of your universe: Entertainment hub... Remote control... Medical monitor... etc. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Who's Shaping The Mobile Future? Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, China Mobile, Orange and KPN want to use the influence of the Next Generations Mobile Networks initiative to shape the development of next-generation wireless networks. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
China Mobile 1, Fear 0 China Mobile has weathered concerns about slowing growth and high capital-expenditure needs. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Mobile TeleSystems Connect With Investors? Easy growth is over, but that doesn't mean that Russia's Mobile TeleSystems is a lost cause for investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Dave Mock |
Dueling Fools: China Mobile Bull Taken all together, China Mobile's story of rapid and profitable growth foretells great things to come for this wireless giant. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Colin Haley |
Cingular Wins Out in AT&T Wireless Bid UPDATE: Outbidding Vodafone, Cingular will pay $41 billion in cash to vastly expand its voice and data subscriber customer base. |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Where The Net Has Telecom On The Run Yahoo! BB is luring Internet phone subscribers in droves, and owner Softbank expects profits soon. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 29, 2006
Elena Malykhina |
Will the U.S. Embrace Cell-Phone-as-Wallet? In 18 months, consumers might not need their wallets to pay for movie tickets or gas at the pump. They'll be able to use their cell phones instead - a concept that already is gaining popularity in Europe and Asia. |
CIO
March 15, 2001 |
Please, Pick Up the Phone Your strategic e-commerce advantage is ringing in your pocket. Will phones be the critical platform for business in the futures? |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
Roger O. Crockett |
Cell Phones: Who's Calling The Shots? Users don't care who makes their phones, they care more about style, size, and service. |
