The two companies believe that this agreement will have a significant impact on the mobile communications industries of Japan, as well as of the world, by accelerating the widespread use of the Java, Jini, and the Java Card technologies in the consumer market.
Through the "i-mode" service, users are able not only to browse the Internet and check e-mail, but also to receive on-line services, including mobile banking, ticket reservations, local information and commuter railway guidance. When these Sun technologies are introduced to the i-mode service, a variety of additional applications, including reinforced banking service security, downloading of game software, and updating of software, will become possible. NTT DoCoMo and Sun Microsystems plan to unveil a prototype of the i-mode terminal within this year. The companies also plan to examine the possibility of introducing these technologies to W-CDMA, a third-generation cellular communications system.
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