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Mobile operators such as the U.S.'s Verizon Wireless are getting the message. "We think the South Koreans are on target across the board," says Jim Straight, a Verizon vice president. "Much of what they are doing can be applied in the U.S. We are looking at what will fit with our culture and clientele...
...Verizon Wireless is rolling out service in the U.S. based on Qualcomm's BREW virtual machine platform. The technology, already used by mobile operator Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), allows software developers and carriers to provide a wide range of new mobile data applications and coordinate billing and payment. For the first time, American consumers will be able to use phones to download software in much the same way they now do on their PCs. One of the most popular applications is expected to be sophisticated games that users can play off-line. To promote the service, Verizon is selling Sharp...
...access the Internet at a rate of up to 2.4 megabits per second. That is about four times as fast as the general packet radio service (GPRS) phones, the most sophisticated models currently sold in Europe, and 250 times speedier than Japan's i-mode service. Verizon is rolling out a service that is only about 2% as fast as EV-DO but is piloting technology already used in South Korea and hopes to match those speeds by the end of the year...
...Wireless, Cingular and Sprint PCS, $50 is the going rate for 500 anytime minutes plus 3,500 or more night (generally starting at 9 p.m.) and weekend minutes. Verizon Wireless offers a similar plan with 400 anytime minutes for $45 a month. VoiceStream offers what looks like the best price: $40 for 500 anytime minutes. But there's a catch: its plan gives you unlimited weekend calling but no free nighttime minutes during the week...
Cingular, Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless offer 2,000 anytime minutes with 3,500 or more night and weekend minutes for $150. AT&T adds a little more value: 2,200 anytime minutes and unlimited nights and weekends for $150. If you're trying to downsize, AT&T offers 1,300 anytime minutes with unlimited nights and weekends for $100; VoiceStream has a 1,400-minute plan with unlimited weekend calling...