LTE: Japan: Ericsson to provide SoftBank LTE in major cities.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

LTE: Japan: Ericsson to provide SoftBank LTE in major cities.

Japanese operator SoftBank has announced that Ericsson will build its LTE network in Japan’s major cities, such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and covering more than half the country’s population. 

The deal is the Swedish infrastructure company’s largest LTE contract in Japan. SoftBank is also working with Nokia Siemens Networks, which will help build its FDD-LTE network and expand its HSPA+ network.

Japan: DeNA to develop and distribute Disney games.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Japan: DeNA to develop and distribute Disney games.

Japanese mobile social gaming company DeNA partnered to offer games based on Disney and Marvel comics and characters via its Mobage platform.

 The first game, Disney Party, was launched on 28 March on the Mobage network in Japan, which reaches more than 35 million people.

 Disney Fantasy Quest is due to follow this week, with a third Marvel-based title due in the summer. Localised versions of the games will be launched on Mobage Global (North America and Europe), Daum Mobage (South Korea) and Mobage China in the summer.

LTE: Japan: NTT Docomo to launch the White Samsung Galaxy Note LTE in April 6.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

LTE: Japan: NTT Docomo to launch the White Samsung Galaxy Note LTE in April 6.

Although there are no details regarding the smartphone’s pricing options, the carrier confirms Galaxy Note SC-05D will be available at all NTT Docomo dealers starting April 6.

Aside from the huge 5.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution, NTT Docomo’s Galaxy Note offers users LTE (Xi) support, allowing for download speeds up to 75Mbps.

Docomo NEXT series GALAXY Note SC-05D device is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core APQ8060 processor and packs 16GB of internal memory, 1GB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 2GB memory card included).

The phone is equipped with the same 2500 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is rated by the carrier for up to 310 hours of standby time (350 hours in 3G mode) or up to 9 hours of talk time (7 hours in 3G mode).

Obviously, the smartphone boasts the usual S Pen stylus that goes along with “S Notes” application, which enables handwriting input and illustration paste-clipping of a photo.

On the back, the device boasts an impressive 8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, while in the front there’s a secondary 1.3-megapixel camera for video calls.

NTT Docomo customers will be able to get the Samsung Galaxy Note SC-05D only in ceramic white. 

However, the carrier might add another color scheme for the Galaxy Note SC-05D later this year.

LTE: Japan: EMOBILE has launched the second LTE network in the country.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

LTE: Japan: EMOBILE has launched the second LTE network in the country.

Japanese operator EMOBILE has launched the second LTE network in the country. Based on FDD-LTE, the network offers download speeds of up to 75Mb/s and upload speeds of up to 25Mb/s in some areas.

The operator plans to cover 99 percent of the population in Japan’s major cities – such as Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka - by the end of June, before extending coverage further. By the end of March, the company aims for the network to reach 40 percent of the total population, rising to 70 percent a year later.

The company will initially offer two LTE-capable Wi-Fi routers and a USB stick capable of connecting to the network.

EMOBILE joins Japan number one NTT Docomo in providing LTE services to consumers with the latter launching its Xi network in December 2010. Fellow operator SoftBank meanwhile started to offer high-speed wireless broadband services in February using an evolution of Japan’s PHS cordless network, called AXGP. SoftBank said the technology is very close fo TD-LTE and is capable of download speeds of up to 76Mb/s.