DoCoMo 3G Coming On Strong
Well, look at DoCoMo go... They went from the top of the heap to a disappointment when they rushed out their 3G FOMA service a couple of years ago. However, a few weeks back we noticed that their seemed to be good news showing up for DoCoMo as their debt rating was being raised. Part of that is due to the fact that FOMA is finally generating interest. In the last four months alone, DoCoMo has doubled their FOMA subscribers so that it's now over two million. Look for them to continue to ride that momentum upwards. The major stumbling blocks (awful expensive phones and bad coverage) have been dealt with, and the situation seems to only be getting better. Of course, now that they're considering jumping into the whole AT&T Wireless bidding war, it will be interesting to see if that impacts what they're doing at home.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Filed Under: 3g
