WiMAX Smartphone Aim -KDDI strategic product against DoCoMo LTE | Business Network.jp
The KDDI's "HTC EVO WiMAX", which is the first HTC EVO WiMAX -Japan -WiMAX and CDMA2000 hybrid terminals in the spring and summer smartphone lineup in the spring and summer of 2011. This model is an arrangement of the HTC EVO 4G hit terminal "HTC EVO 4G", which was launched last June by Sprint Nexstel, the third largest mobile phone operator in the United States, and sold 3 million units in six months. 。 The biggest feature is that a WiMAX network, which can communicate with a maximum of 40 Mbps in addition to the 3G network, can be used. Sprint Nexstel has raised a line of WiMAX operator clear wire, which is also invested, and offers hybrid -type data communication services combined with its own CDMA2000 network. With the introduction of EVO 4G, this hybrid service has been expanded to a smartphone. He is challenging competition with the industry's top Belizon wireless, which introduced LTE at the end of last year. Similarly, EVO WiMAX provides KDDI's lines of UQ Communications using the hybrid data communication service mechanisms provided since June 2010. Seamless communication is possible to automatically switch between two nets according to the condition of the radio wave.
Put tethering on the front
There are two major aims for KDDI to introduce EVO WiMAX.One is to strengthen service competitiveness.Utilizing the high speed of WiMAX, we propose new smartphones and realize new customers.
4月にKDDIが 投入した日本初の WiMAXスマートフォン「htc EVO WiMAX」 | テザリングの設定画面。最大8台のWi-Fi機器が接続可能で、WEP、TKIP、WPA2の3種の暗号化に対応する |