While Pokemon, Honda and sushi are super-hip in the United States, it may not be such a smart move to trade your business strategy for one like Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo's . Most importantly, Americans already have broadband Internet. We don't find that in the U.S. and in Europe with broadband and ISP access points. Other analysts echo Dewey's thoughts about NTT DoCoMo's iMode. In Japan, obviously the commute times are much longer, and a lot of trains are above ground, so users can do surfing while traveling.
Banking also is done differently in Japan.
When you go to pay a bill, most people do electronic fund transfers. A lot of what's empowering iMode has to do with hype. The media certainly seized on iMode being the technology of the day, but I think that's probably a bit rash. Right now, it's done over the circuit-switch network. Already the carrier has made headway in WAP-based Europe.