Nokia to Launch Mobile Phone Service in Japan
Is Nokia the handset maker ready to be Nokia the service provider? Japan will the first to find out in 2009, according to this article in Reuters. The Finnish company plans on using existing lines owned by NTT Docomo, the largest mobile phone carrier in Japan. Funky.
Nokia will first offer the service with high-end models to establish a strong brand, Yomiuri said. Nokia is the world's biggest handset maker but holds less than a 1 percent market share in Japan.
