Vodafone K.K. to Introduce Wireless Software Upgrades; New Function to Be Introduced in Future Handsets, Starting with Vodafone 904SH.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Vodafone K.K. today announces that it will introduce a new function that will allow customers to download handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. software upgrades wirelessly. The new function will be introduced in new models beginning with the Vodafone 904SH, a new 3G handset by Sharp, scheduled to go on sale in late April 2006. The function will enable customers to upgrade their handset software without visiting Vodafone shops. The new function will not only allow customers to upgrade software instantly, it will also let users set a desired time to download software upgrade files, avoiding the need to do so when they are busy or during times when their handsets are often in use. Before upgrading software, the function will also automatically check remaining battery levels. Communication charges will not apply when upgrading software. Vodafone K.K. will continue to develop and introduce services to further enhance customer convenience. About Vodafone K.K. Vodafone K.K. is a leading mobile operator in Japan with over 15 million customers and a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile community. The Tokyo-based company offers a wide range of sophisticated mobile voice and data services including Vodafone live!, which provides mail and internet access See how to access the Internet. to 85% of its customers, and pioneered the picture messaging picture messaging n → (envío de) mensajes mpl con imágenes picture messaging picture n → picture messaging m, messagerie f service called Sha-mail first introduced in November 2000. In December 2002, Vodafone K.K. launched the world's first commercial 3G W-CDMA See WCDMA. service based on 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol international standards. Vodafone K.K.'s 3G service offers its customers rich content and roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. on 156 networks in 117 countries and regions. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.jp Source: Vodafone K.K. Contact: Vodafone K.K. Matthew Nicholson matthew.nicholson@vodaphone.com +81-3-6403-1000 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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