Plans for specific objectives include testing and establishing network system security compatibility standards, standardized terminology, and collaboration with overseas associations. The deal is very significant in that Docomo has cast its lot with a single brand, and it will now add banking features to the i-mode service. Fresh Eye plans to use the money for marketing as well as features that will increase the service's page views up to 5m a day, within the next 12 months. Trial terminals will be set up in September, with a full rollout into 13,000 stores around the country scheduled for June 2001. The service has a data throughput of up to 1.5Mbps.
Services are currently only available in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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