Finland's Wireless Fast Track Thanks in large measure to mobile handset pacesetter Nokia, this small nation, about the size of Montana with a population of some 5 million people, is where the rest of the world looks for wireless guidance. But so far no one is willing to put it together. Printer friendly version.
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No, but stay tuned, says a new report from Meridien Research. Japan counts over 20 million subscribers to i-Mode, which is accessed through a button on a cell phone. It's an always on packet-based data service that uses cHTML, a compact version of the standard language of the Internet. Available anytime, anywhere, i-Mode boasts an abundance of features and is simple to use. Some 40 percent of the customers of DLJ Direct, a Japanese discount stockbroker, have used i-Mode to access their accounts, and about 15 percent of daily stocks traded are done over through this channel.