Will packet flat rate plans disappear even in Japan? Domestic top NTT docomo also answers

America's largest mobile phone company"Verizon Wireless" will abolish the packet flat rate plan from this month and switch to pay-per-use billing, It is a reply which I inquired NTT docomo, the top mobile phone company in Japan, whether or not the same situation will occur in Japan regarding the fact that the two top US companies have shifted to the pay-as-you-go system.KDDI I told you earlierYaSoftbank Mobile answerIt may be interesting to look at it.

The inquiries and answers are as follows. Basically, we ask the same questions for mobile phone companies.

GIGAZINE:
As of July 2011, is traffic of 3G network increasing?

NTT DoCoMo:
It is on an upward trend.

GIGAZINE:
Is it due to the spread of smartphones?

NTT DoCoMo:
Packet traffic is increasing as data communications and smartphones are rapidly expanding, and we anticipate that in FY2011, it will be about twice the year-on-year.

GIGAZINE:
Do you predict when the traffic will reach the limit at the present time?

NTT DoCoMo:
I will withhold an answer.

GIGAZINE:
Verizon Wireless in the US and AT & T reviews the "packet flat rate plan" and switched to pay-per-use billing, but is there any possibility of review if traffic continues to grow?

NTT DoCoMo:
I will withhold an answer.

GIGAZINE:
Mobile phones companies are making efforts to distribute the traffic of 3G networks, but please tell us about your efforts.

NTT DoCoMo:
In addition to using LTE with high frequency efficiency, we also implement network control over excessive traffic and data offloading using Wi-Fi and femto cells.

NTT DoCoMo, whose traffic volume is doubling as compared to the previous year's data traffic volume, is particularly noteworthy among the company's countermeasures, which is particularly noticeable starting from December last year. Downstream maximum of 37.5 Mbps , High-speed communication service adopting the 3.9-th generation mobile phone "LTE" up to 12.5 Mbps maximumXi (Crossy)".

Although the population coverage area of ​​the service is not yet wide, there are also merits such as seamless switching to existing 3G (FOMA) network according to area.

In addition, the company develops network control including bandwidth limitation when excessive traffic occurs, and small base stations (femtocells) that can be connected to broadband lines as well as SOFTBANK MOBILE and KDDI, strengthening communication lines Not only can you see that we are pursuing movements towards the distribution of traffic with a variety of approaches.

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