Sony says 2.5G is our aim at first

date: October 27, 2001

Japan's Sony says its introduction of high-speed, Net-access 3G phones will be delayed as the consumer electronics giant concentrates on rolling out interim 2.5G technology in Europe.

"2.5G is our main target right now," Sony president and chief operating officer Kunitake Ando told the press in an interview, referring to the mobile phone development and manufacturing joint venture with Sweden's Ericsson launched this month.

"3G will be a little bit delayed, but I don't know by how much," he said, indicating that Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will concentrate on Europe first.

Japan's dominant mobile operator NTT DoCoMo Inc this month became the first company in the world to offer 3G services capable of delivering video and high-speed Internet access.

Europe's wireless carriers are hoping to plug the gap by offering an interim technology called general packet radio system, dubbed 2.5G, that can offer fast data downloads.

Sony Ericsson Mobile's president Katsumi Ihara said recently that 3G phones for NTT DoCoMo's W-CDMA standard would probably be introduced in the first half of 2002.

"We need a strong killer application for 3G right now, but right now many people are still content with what they have," Ando said.

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