Remarks For Special Issue On Technologies For Mobile Terminals

摘要

Advances in mobile terminals have come at an increasingly high pace in recent years. Not only has the total number of subscribers in Japan exceeded 100 million, but also over 90% of them have signed up for mobile internet services. Moreover, we have seen the appearance of many new services that transcend the domain of mobile telecommunications such as "Osaifu-Keitai" . The mobile telephone market is huge with about 50 million new handsets and terminals purchased annually. Also according to a recent survey, it is reported that global penetration of mobile phones has now reached 50%. For people all over the world, the mobile phone has indeed become an indispensable item. The power driving this giant market comes from the diverse technologies incorporated in the tiny mobile terminal case. A ceaseless technological revolution has given birth to a constant stream of innovative value for mobile terminals and created new markets.