Motorola Inc. returned to the Japanese market with a high-end third-generation phone that features support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks. The company’s new M1000, based on its A1000 phone for Europe, will work on NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s FOMA W-CDMA network.
“This is a breakthrough for the Japanese market because this goes beyond what was available to consumers here in the past,” said Michael Tatelman, vice president and general manager of Motorola’s Mobile Devices Business in North Asia. “The fact they can now have 3G, business applications and multimedia functions makes this truly a seamless mobile experience and something Japanese consumers have been waiting for.”
Motorola jointly developed the phone with DoCoMo. The device represents Motorola’s re-entry into Japan, as well as DoCoMo’s willingness to expand beyond its traditional domestic handset suppliers.
