My HP colleagues Hatnaka-san and Tsugane-san were great hosts during this visit to several operators, including Docomo, Japan telecom and NEC. We reviewed the evolution of 3G video and community services.
At DoCoMo I asked their ideas about new services. My host answered with a smile that Japan had contributed so many ideas with their early 3G launch that instead he would now more interrested in hearing from me about our developments in Western Europe that could be transposed in Japan. I thought this was fair.3G video take-up is slow
Most operators report that 3G personal video communications was slow. For instance video conferencing was disapointing. But content delivery is progressing well. And there is interrest for service-oriented applications, such as mobile dating and social networks between internet and mobile. My HP Japan colleagues have developped a demonstration with OpenCall softare showing video call to browse the web.
