SOFTBANK MOBILE announced Winter Spring 2010 model, "DC-HSDPA" service of downlink maximum 42 Mbps also

I told you on 25th OctoberToday, SOFTBANK MOBILE announced a new model of mobile phone which will be the winter spring model of 2010.

Just one month ago on October 4thKDDI released Sharp smartphone "IS03"Starting with, mobile phone companies have felt that the battle of the Android smartphone battle was cut off, but SOFTBANK MOBILE will introduce a plurality of Android 2.2 smartphones including Sharp and descending maximum 42 Mbps communication service about.

Details are as below.
■ The 2010 Winter Spring Model including 5 Android smart phones and 1 Android tablet was announced. The Android version will be 2.2 on all models.
SOFTBANK MOBILE announces the 2010 winter spring model, multiple Android 2.2 smartphones and Android tablet appeared


■ We will deliver photo reviews of Android smartphone "GALAPAGOS 003SH" with world's first naked eye 3D liquid crystal.
The world's first "Sharp" "3D" Android smartphone "GALAPAGOS 003SH" Super quick hit photo review


■ "GALAPAGOS 005SH" also features a sliding QWERTY keyboard mounted on "GALAPAGOS 003SH". It is a very good model for users who want to enjoy comfortable character input.
Android smartphone equipped with QWERTY keyboard with 3D support "GALAPAGOS 005SH" Super fast photo review


■ As a cheap entry model, a compact Android smartphone "004HW" made by Huawei will be launched.
Compact and inexpensive Android smartphone "004HW" Super quick hit photo review


■ "DC-HSDPA" service with downlink maximum of 42 Mbps will be started. It seems to exceed NTT docomo's LTE service "Xi (Crossy)" in terms of communication speed and area.
SOFTBANK MOBILE, 42 Mbps DC-HSDPA service "ULTRA SPEED" to be launched


Despite being an inexpensive entry model, ZTE's Android smartphone "Libero 003Z" will be launched that combines sufficient performance.
Low cost, fulfilling basic performance, Android smartphone corresponding to 3 languages ​​"Libero 003Z" photo review


■ Android smartphone "HTC Desire HD SoftBank 001HT" with the largest display in Japan was officially announced.
Android smartphone "HTC Desire HD SoftBank 001HT" photo display in Japan


Following the photo review, review the world's first Android smartphone with naked eye 3D LCD "GALAPAGOS 003SH" in the movie.
World's first 3D compatible Android smartphone "GALAPAGOS 003SH" movie review


■ Android tablet "DELL Streak 001DL" with 5 inch liquid crystal appeared.
Android tablet "DELL Streak 001DL" size that can be used smart Photo & Movie Review


■ The difference between "Android 2.2" and "Android 2.1" is obvious when comparing movies.
Demonstration movie demonstrating how big the difference between "Android 2.2" and "Android 2.1" is


The question and answer session performed at the presentation place is as follows.

Free Takao:
This time I am focusing on Android, please tell me the sales ratio of iPhone, iPad, smartphone and conventional mobile phone in SoftBank.

Grandchild
As I mentioned earlier, I believe that the iPhone is overwhelmingly number one. We continue to sell iPhone and iPad as the most important models, but we also prepared Android terminals for those who are looking for something other than iPhone. The ratio of conventional models is decreasing and I think that it will become increasingly so.

Free Takao:
Which (sales ratio) is higher than Android and conventional type mobile?

Grandchild
As for the nose, it may be somewhat more conventional, but next year, I think that people buying new things, especially young people, will move to smartphones all at once.

Free Fujii:
I would like to ask about Ultra Speed, which was originally like nuance used for ordinary mobile traffic countermeasures, but what kind of work are you doing now? Also, please tell me when Ultra Speed ​​will deploy terminals etc at what timing.

Grandchild
This time it will be in the form of pocket WiFi or dongle, but I think if you can understand that compatible models will come out one by one from next year to general mobile as well.

Free Fujii:
As for conventional mobile, will we proceed with 1.5 GHz correspondence?

Grandchild
Yes.

Media name can not be heard (mobile)
About the function called the emergency earthquake prompt report which was not in the spec table, is it also installed in the model which we announced this time? While other carriers are actively being introduced, I think that SOFTBANK has not aggressively adopted it, what kind of efforts will be made about this function in future?

Grandchild
Now we are in a hurry to respond to the network side, but since almost nobody has settled, we plan to increase the models that will support the emergency earthquake bulletin from next year.


Toyo Economy · Kuwahara:
A lot of SOFTBANK's leading services and applications were announced, but will the differentiation of these services and applications be more than the era of feature phones?

Grandchild
As I mentioned earlier, I think that the iPhone is still overwhelming in the future, but currently there are only 5000 Android apps available in the Japanese yen, but there are around 200,000 iPhone applications. There seems to be many apps on Android, but there are not many items that can be bought in Japanese yen. It is important to prepare a Japanese compatible application that can be bought in Japanese yen, because it is SOFTBANK 's content, I would like to offer assortment ahead of docomo and au. As a point that the iPhone and iPad are excellent, I think that there is a place where you can buy immediately in Japanese yen with one click immediately.

Free Free Ishikawa:
I am actively adopting Android 2.2, but how do you deal with tethering that is standard installed in Android 2.2?

Grandchild
I can not comment at this time. Even if SOFTBANK has something to do for the future, it is the way SOFTBANK is doing not to comment until now.

Credit Smith Hayakawa:
DC-HSDPA was pointed out about heat generation and battery-driven time, but how much continuous operation is possible with routers? Also, how much is the problem of heat solved? Also, what kind of data communication fee are you thinking about?

Grandchild
I will also comment on them because I have another (handout) on hand. Basically, as we announced the product, we believe that we could improve it to the place where we can judge that it is sufficiently available for what is said to be a problem. I will not remember the fee right now so please tell us separately.

NHK Lin:
Is there a target number of smartphone models sold? For example, docomo is set to 1 million units, even if you compare with other companies.

Grandchild
Softbank is always a policy not to say the number of units. At least in the world of smart phones, if you sum iPhone or iPad it is more than the sum of the other two companies. No, it is more overwhelming than the total of (Smartphone sales) of the other two companies alone on the iPhone. However, I can not comment on the specific quantity or the Android number this time.

Asahi Shimbun / Murase
With regard to the e-book business, docomo and au are working in cooperation with printing companies, but will your company not do such a way? In addition, although e-books are coming out in various ways, such as applications and authors themselves launching, what kind of forms do you think will ultimately settle?

Grandchild
Alliances with various places are underway in the water. However, we have the usual policy of not commenting on things other than what we are announcing. (Number of handled copies) It is not a goal that it is over 100,000 volumes, but we have announced a definite number. Other companies are cheating as a goal, but I think that we are preparing more in places where we realized it rather than the target figure.


Freelance three wheel
Is it about charging for Android Market, does it correspond to all applications that are paying distribution, or is it only for those belonging to the SoftBank category?

Grandchild
It's all.

Mobile watch · Tsuda
The model which we announced this time has been changed to model number serial number of both smartphone and feature phone, but what is the intention?

Grandchild
There is not much meaning. There is not much deep meaning.

Free Hakurei
The strategy that au cooperated with Skype the other day was announced, but is your company also interested in services other than such conventional voice calling?

Grandchild
It is already recognized that Skype can be downloaded even on the iPhone, and already in SOFTBANK. In Japan, the number of customers who can still connect with each other by Skype is limited, but free calls between Softbanks are spreading considerably. That is why Skype is not new, and free calling is also an art of Softbank. Skype is strongly interested in having BB phones realize free calling online over Skype before. However, it is under consideration whether to purposely preinstall it and make a fee structure.


Nikkei PC Tanaka:
Regarding the share of smartphones, in the situation that iPhone is 80% and Android terminal is 20%, if 7 types of Android terminals are introduced to 20% of the time, furthermore if there is fight with other companies, how is it cost? There are situations in which Android terminals are becoming popular overseas, but what do you think in the future of grandchildren what will happen in Japan in the future?

Grandchild
The place where iPhone and iPad are excellent is that it is hard and soft, and various services are comfortably integrated. In that sense I think that the strengths of the iPhone and the iPad are still going on. To be the main force of SOFTBANK is a solid fact. Customers like "I want to be a smartphone because there is an iPhone" from the conventional type of mobile are overwhelmingly increasing. I think that it has become such a trend, this momentum is overwhelming.

It is hard to comment with concrete figures, but the overwhelming advantage of the iPhone and iPad, and its presence will continue in Japan and at least SOFTBANK will do so.


Nikkei Communications · Horikoshi:
Regarding Ultra Speed, your data communication terminal uses part of EMOBILE radio waves, but is there a similar terminal for Ultra Speed?

Grandchild
Although the artificial cover of Ultra Speed ​​is about 60%, it is enough to think that e-Mobile's synergy is associated with other points. E-Mobile is also an important strategic partner for us and I would like to value its position.
Three models are not all but there are things that correspond.

Esun Suzu:
As for the Ultra Speed, if the communication speed is high, I think that the amount of communication will increase, but are you also considering band limiting such as VOIP?

Grandchild
I am considering it. Although I can not comment further, I am considering various countermeasures.

Esun Suzu:
How is the condition of the iPhone dropped in the bath the other day?

Grandchild
It is working properly. Silica gel may have worked (lol)

Nikkei Newspaper · Matsumoto
Regarding Ultra Speed, what do you think about LTE?

Grandchild
Naturally SOFTBANK is also actively thinking about LTE, I will also do various experiments and will do the best way to get the best timing. It is also the reason for achieving Ultra Speed ​​to wish to go above DoCoMo in function competition etc. I will do my best with all my strength without pulling out my hand.

Nikkei Newspaper · Matsumoto
What is likely to undertake LTE if what changes?

Grandchild
As I mentioned earlier, Softbank's principle is not to comment on strategic things beforehand. I would like you to understand that it is the principle that it is strategic whether to say sooner or earlier.

Is it?
This time we will enrich the lineup of Android handsets, and furthermore, high speed will aim for 60% population coverage, but is capital investment okay?

Grandchild
It's okay. The coverage of radio waves and communication quality are what puts great emphasis on management. Every day I think about that and steadily work on construction. Even if we can prepare places and parts, we have reality that it takes time to get approval. There is also a mutual schedule relationship with NTT and it takes a lot of time but we are steadily arranging for the goal. First of all, we will improve our declaration of radio wave improvement at full speed by March next year, and will also speed up at Ultra Speed. I am thinking that I have to do both area coverage and speed up.

Softbank Mobile's 2010 Winter Spring Model Official Page is below.

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