http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2008/06/it-says-handsets/ The Musings of an Expatriate in European Communications Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:52:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2008/06/it-says-handsets/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Japan Communications’ New Business Model « Communications Insights: Trends and Cool Stuff Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:59:27 +0000 http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2008/06/it-says-handsets/#comment-1451 [...] While Japan Communications negotiated with DoCoMo to get on its network, it was able to do so because the Japanese Ministry for Communications and Information created which rules opened the networks of three largest wireless operators DoCoMo, KDDI, and SoftBank to wholesale. There was apparently a three-year battle at the Ministry in which Japan Communications was at the center. Japan’s policy to require wholesale access to wireless networks goes further than the US FCC’s rules for its 700 MHz auction which mandated these open these networks to foreign devices and handsets. [...] [...] While Japan Communications negotiated with DoCoMo to get on its network, it was able to do so because the Japanese Ministry for Communications and Information created which rules opened the networks of three largest wireless operators DoCoMo, KDDI, and SoftBank to wholesale. There was apparently a three-year battle at the Ministry in which Japan Communications was at the center. Japan’s policy to require wholesale access to wireless networks goes further than the US FCC’s rules for its 700 MHz auction which mandated these open these networks to foreign devices and handsets. [...]

]]> http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2008/06/it-says-handsets/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Brett Tarnutzer Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:38:23 +0000 http://kennethrcarter.com/CoolStuff/2008/06/it-says-handsets/#comment-42 Ah, the devil is always in the details. Great catch on this. It is amazing how the use of a term that seems as generic as "handsets" could become a loophole that one could drive a truck through. Something tells me that there is going to be a lot to watch regarding "open access" as 700 MHz roll-out occurs. Now, the pizza box will likely have to connect to something, but as long as you don't hold it in your hand, I'm guessing it isn't a handset ... Ah, the devil is always in the details. Great catch on this. It is amazing how the use of a term that seems as generic as “handsets” could become a loophole that one could drive a truck through. Something tells me that there is going to be a lot to watch regarding “open access” as 700 MHz roll-out occurs. Now, the pizza box will likely have to connect to something, but as long as you don’t hold it in your hand, I’m guessing it isn’t a handset …

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