![]() In the US, it’s about half that.Īnother possibility is more choices for service providers and more competitive pricing. Consider that by far, the majority of phone users in the Asian Pacific market use mobile phones over landline – like up to 70%. ![]() ![]() Not only in terms of more bandwidth, but new types of phones that we can’t even imagine because we’ve never seen them here. Why is this of interest? Because we could see a strong third wireless provide in the US that could finally bring true competition and a welcome breathe of fresh air. Referred to as the Bill Gates of Japan, Son sees an opening here with faster data speeds and has already proven to be a viable David against the Goliath’s of DoCoMo and KDDI. ![]() Masayoshi Son’s reputation in Japan, although unknown here, could be a blessing for the US mobile market unless the two big US players take notice and move to blunt it. Some are saying that the difference this time will be the president and founder of SoftBank. SoftBank’s move into the US market using Sprint as the front door could be very exciting, although there are plenty of naysayers out there pointing to the dismal track record of Japanese companies investing in US firms. Of course RIM also has been in the headlines lately, but that’s pretty much about their slowly fading fortunes. The US mobility news for some years now, has been centered mostly around Verizon and AT&T. ![]() The $20b infusion of cash, along with a string of Sprint press releases, show a reawakened and more assertive wireless company. Enterprises as well as consumers should take note of the announced merger of Sprint and SoftBank. ![]()
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