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To: Cooters who wrote (78927)	8/23/2000 8:43:48 PM
From: A.L. Reagan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

All good points Coots clearing up the semantics and I think you will see a number of applications with features similar to i-mode flourish with GPRS devices, as they have with TDMA. As software technology, i-mode is still a joke compared to other applications designed to run on more advanced platforms. As a cash cow, a pretty serious business. Carriers give a rat's ass about network topologies independent of revenue and expense metrics.

To: Cooters who wrote (78927)	8/23/2000 9:13:50 PM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

"You are correct (regarding) i-mode's success" ---------- NTT's success with I-Mode is in large part due to NTT having the only nation-wide footprint. Big advantage getting subscribers - especially in Japan. This will soon change, as DDI, IDO, and a few other smaller telecos join. Only then, when NTT has a competitor on equal footing, will we be able to evaluate the success of I-Mode against its piers. Only then.