Japanese operator KDDI uses 3G Pocket PC phone for experiments with novel wireless services
June 10, 2005 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R.
Cell phones powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile are not (yet) popular in Japan, and the 3G Pocket PC phone "MATE" (powered by Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition for Pocket PC):
... is very big and looks like a phone from 2G era. However KDDI is using it to pioneer and test new original wireless web services:
- Multiple hop IP phone experiment:
... or in other words: switching from Voice over IP over Wi-Fi to cellular (CDMA) and back.
- peer to peer (p2p) exchange of images:
- OTOTONARI - GPS powered location based music service - the same music is played in the same location and based on the moves of people, groups can recognize each other:
- Content Cruising System - use of Wi-Fi (802.11b) to contact and exchange content
- DECENTRA - using PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) - finding location based on Wi-Fi infrastructure
Related links (all in Japanese):
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