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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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3G Capital Acquires Skechers

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 8, 2025 - A Skechers store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on May 8, 2025.

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SOLOMON ISLANDS-CHINESE AID-BROADBAND NETWORK

(240709) -- HONIARA, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a China-assisted telecommunication tower of Solomon Islands' National Broadband Network Project, in Sali village of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. China's assistance to the Solomon Islands' National Broadband Network Project, jointly implemented by China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., is a landmark project for cooperation between the two countries. The project plans to construct 161 3G/4G wireless communication base stations on 35 major islands in the Solomon Islands' nine provinces. The construction, to last for three years, started on Aug. 28, 2023, with the first telecommunication tower launched on March 22 in Sali village. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese aid to Solomon Islands' broadband network improves infrastructure, education " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Jianhua)

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Vodafone to promote shift to 3G mobile phone handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone K.K. President Shiro Tsuda speaks at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 22. Tsuda said that the Japanese unit of British mobile phone service company Vodafone Group PLC will encourage its customers to shift to third-generation handsets for faster data communications. ''Vodafone will offer its last 2G handset next year and no more 2G later,'' Tsuda said in an interview with Kyodo News.

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Kids demonstrate how to wear GPS watches

TOKYO, Japan - Children show off the Docotch 01, NTT Docomo Inc.'s sensor-laden 3G wristwatches, on Sept. 30, 2014. The GPS-enabled device will allow parents to monitor their child's whereabouts

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NTT Docomo's GPS watch for children unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc.'s GPS-enabled Docotch 01 wristwatch which allows parents to monitor their child's whereabouts is seen in this undated photo. The sensor-laden 3G device will go on sale March 2015.

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Sharp's new smartphone for Chinese market

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils new smartphone models -- SH8128U and SH8118U -- targeting the Chinese market in Osaka on Sept. 14, 2010. The two new full touchscreen-equipped 3G smartphones are planned to be on the market in October.

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Egyptian company launches 3G mobile phone network in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Naguib Sawiris (L), chairman and chief executive officer of Egypt's mobile carrier giant Orascom Telecom Holding, and North Korean Vice Premier Kim Yong Il shake hands as they meet in Pyongyang on Dec. 15. Orascom Telecom launched a third-generation mobile phone network in North Korea, the country's first such system.

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (L), president of Softbank Mobile Corp., poses for photos with a client who first purchased Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G in Japan at Softbank Mobile's flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 as iPhone makes its debut in the country.

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - People enter Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 to buy Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G as iPhone makes its debut in Japan.

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows off Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G he purchased at Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 as iPhone makes its debut in the country.

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Nokia to set up 3G cellphone venture for global market

TOKYO, Japan - Tyler McGee (R), president of the Japan unit of Finland's Nokia Corp., and Takenori Ugari, senior officer of Japan's Sanyo Electric Co., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14. They said Nokia and Sanyo plan to form a joint venture as early as this summer to develop and produce third-generation mobile phones for the global market.

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NTT DoCoMo's new cell phones used as walkie-talkies

TOKYO, Japan - Models holds up NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s new 902i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 19. The series is equipped with ''Push Talk'' walkie-talkie-style communication service, which will allow phones to be used like walkie-talkies for simultaneous, one-way communication from one 902i user to as many as four other 902i users.

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KDDI to release new 3G handsets, including video cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. said May 23 it will release five new handsets for third-generation mobile phone services, including video cellphones, from mid-June. The five handsets for KDDI's ''au'' service include the W32SA and the A5511T that can be used to watch TV programs.

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NTT DoCoMo launches lightest 3G FOMA mobile handset

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched nationwide sales on Feb. 4 of its new third-generation FOMA mobile phones weighing only 104 grams, the lightest among FOMA handsets, the company said. Users of the phone, P901i 3G FOMA, can customize colors and designs with the purchase of ''custom jackets'' that can be installed on the handsets. The phone sells for around 35,000 yen.

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(1)NTT DoCoMo to launch 5 new 3G FOMA mobile phone models

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Kyoko Hasegawa (L) and actor Kenji Sakaguchi hold new models for the 901i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets unveiled by NTT DoCoMo Inc. at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17.

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(2)NTT DoCoMo to launch 5 new 3G FOMA mobile phone models

TOKYO, Japan - Five new models for the 901i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets unveiled by NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Nov. 17 feature an enhanced audio system. The company will market one model, the SH901iC, in Japan on Nov. 26 with other models to follow. The new series features a surround-type 3D audio system for ringing-tones, i-appli games and other applications, with twin speakers, NTT DoCoMo.

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NTT DoCoMo to seek Asian partners to promote 3G mobile service

DAVOS, Switzerland - NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa spoke in an interview with Kyodo News in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 27 about the company's business strategy for its third-generation (3G) mobile phone service. Tachikawa is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum.

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J-Phone to launch 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - J-Phone Co. President Darryl Green shows his firm's new third-generation (3G) mobile phone at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 3. J-Phone, a mobile phone company affiliated with Britain's Vodafone Group PLC, will launch its 3G mobile phone service on Dec. 20, featuring globally used functions to allow users to make calls in 50 countries.

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KDDI launches new 3G high-speed mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - A man operates a new third-generation high-speed data transmission service in Tokyo. On April 1, KDDI Corp. launched the CDMA2000 1x service, which allows users to send and receive video, for its ''au'' mobile phones to compete with rival NTT DoCoMo Inc.

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KDDI to launch new 3G high-speed mobile service in April

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI Corp., shows off a mobile phone handset model to be used for the company's new third-generation (3G) high-speed data transmission service, at a news conference in Tokyo on March 11. Japan's second-largest telecom operator will launch the new CDMA2000 1x mobile service for its ''au'' mobile phones on April 1.

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NTT DoCoMo, Nokia tie up on standardizing 3G technologies

TOKYO, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Nokia CEO Jorman Ollila (R) and NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001. They announced the two firms will cooperate in standardizing technologies for third-generation (3G) high-speed mobile phone services. They will work to unify the protocol for browsing by the end of this year and call on content providers around the world to adopt the protocol.

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NTT DoCoMo launches 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a new mobile phone able to subscribe to the third-generation (3G) mobile phone service launched in Tokyo by NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Oct. 1. The service enables the downloading of video images and high-speed Internet access six to 40 times faster than the current Internet-capable i-mode handsets.

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Matsushita group, NEC tie up on W-CDMA mobile phones

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Nakamura (C), president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., and Koji Nishigaki (2nd from R), president of NEC Corp., shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21 before announcing their alliance to develop Internet-capable third-generation (3G) mobile phones. The two companies, along with Matsushita Communication Industrial Co, agreed on the tie-up to bolster global competitiveness of mobile phone handsets based on the advanced data transmission technology called the W-CDMA.

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3G mobile phone service begins

TOKYO, Japan - One of invited guests at a ceremony launching NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s trial operation of the world's newest mobile phone service looks at a handset that enables users to watch video data. The service, dubbed FOMA, or ''freedom of mobile multimedia access,'' will be initially limited to Japan. But the company plans to expand it to other countries in the future.

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NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

TOKYO, Japan - An NTT DoCoMo Inc. employee holds a new handset on which Japan's largest mobile phone operator began trial third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area May 30. The world's first 3G mobile phone service to collect phone charges involves the free distribution of 4,500 handsets to participants in the trial to last till Sept. 30 in Tokyo's 23 wards and limited areas in Yokohama and Kawasaki, both Kanagawa Prefecture.

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NTT DoCoMo to launch 3G service on trial basis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows mobile terminals compatible with the FOMA third-generation (3G) mobile phone services which NTT DoCoMo Inc. will offer on a trial basis in the Tokyo metropolitan area between May 30 and Sept. 30 to gauge consumer response. Full-scale launch of the service is scheduled for Oct. 1. FOMA stands for ''freedom of mobile multimedia access.''

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Safaricom Ethiopia launches mobile telecom network, services

STORY: Safaricom Ethiopia launches mobile telecom network, services DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Safaricom Ethiopia launching its mobile telecommunications network and services in Ethiopia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANWAR SOUSSA, Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom Ethiopia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER NDEGWA, CEO of Safaricom PLC 4. various of ceremony STORYLINE: Ethiopia's first private telecom firm, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Private Limited Company (PLC), on Thursday launched its mobile telecommunications network and services in Ethiopia. Safaricom Ethiopia switched on its network and services in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia on Thursday following network pilots in 10 cities across the East African country. Following the launch in the capital, Safaricom Ethiopia's 2G, 3G and 4G mobile services are available in 11 cities, including the capital and the country's second-largest city Dire Dawa. Anwar Soussa,

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NTT DoCoMo, Nokia tie up on standardizing 3G technologies

TOKYO, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Nokia CEO Jorman Ollila (R) and NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001. They announced the two firms will cooperate in standardizing technologies for third-generation (3G) high-speed mobile phone services. They will work to unify the protocol for browsing by the end of this year and call on content providers around the world to adopt the protocol.

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KDDI to launch new 3G high-speed mobile service in April

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI Corp., shows off a mobile phone handset model to be used for the company's new third-generation (3G) high-speed data transmission service, at a news conference in Tokyo on March 11. Japan's second-largest telecom operator will launch the new CDMA2000 1x mobile service for its ''au'' mobile phones on April 1.

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KDDI launches new 3G high-speed mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - A man operates a new third-generation high-speed data transmission service in Tokyo. On April 1, KDDI Corp. launched the CDMA2000 1x service, which allows users to send and receive video, for its ''au'' mobile phones to compete with rival NTT DoCoMo Inc.

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(2)NTT DoCoMo to launch 5 new 3G FOMA mobile phone models

TOKYO, Japan - Five new models for the 901i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets unveiled by NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Nov. 17 feature an enhanced audio system. The company will market one model, the SH901iC, in Japan on Nov. 26 with other models to follow. The new series features a surround-type 3D audio system for ringing-tones, i-appli games and other applications, with twin speakers, NTT DoCoMo. (Kyodo)

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(1)NTT DoCoMo to launch 5 new 3G FOMA mobile phone models

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Kyoko Hasegawa (L) and actor Kenji Sakaguchi hold new models for the 901i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets unveiled by NTT DoCoMo Inc. at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17. (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo launches lightest 3G FOMA mobile handset

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched nationwide sales on Feb. 4 of its new third-generation FOMA mobile phones weighing only 104 grams, the lightest among FOMA handsets, the company said. Users of the phone, P901i 3G FOMA, can customize colors and designs with the purchase of ''custom jackets'' that can be installed on the handsets. The phone sells for around 35,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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KDDI to release new 3G handsets, including video cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. said May 23 it will release five new handsets for third-generation mobile phone services, including video cellphones, from mid-June. The five handsets for KDDI's ''au'' service include the W32SA and the A5511T that can be used to watch TV programs. (Kyodo)

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Nokia to set up 3G cellphone venture for global market

TOKYO, Japan - Tyler McGee (R), president of the Japan unit of Finland's Nokia Corp., and Takenori Ugari, senior officer of Japan's Sanyo Electric Co., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14. They said Nokia and Sanyo plan to form a joint venture as early as this summer to develop and produce third-generation mobile phones for the global market. (Kyodo)

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (L), president of Softbank Mobile Corp., poses for photos with a client who first purchased Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G in Japan at Softbank Mobile's flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 as iPhone makes its debut in the country. (Kyodo)

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - People enter Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 to buy Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G as iPhone makes its debut in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Apple iPhone debuts in Japan via Softbank Mobile

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows off Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G he purchased at Softbank Mobile Corp.'s flagship store in Omotesando downtown of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 11 as iPhone makes its debut in the country. (Kyodo)

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Vodafone to promote shift to 3G mobile phone handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone K.K. President Shiro Tsuda speaks at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 22. Tsuda said that the Japanese unit of British mobile phone service company Vodafone Group PLC will encourage its customers to shift to third-generation handsets for faster data communications. ''Vodafone will offer its last 2G handset next year and no more 2G later,'' Tsuda said in an interview with Kyodo News. (Kyodo)

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Egyptian company launches 3G mobile phone network in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Naguib Sawiris (L), chairman and chief executive officer of Egypt's mobile carrier giant Orascom Telecom Holding, and North Korean Vice Premier Kim Yong Il shake hands as they meet in Pyongyang on Dec. 15. Orascom Telecom launched a third-generation mobile phone network in North Korea, the country's first such system. (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo's new cell phones used as walkie-talkies

TOKYO, Japan - Models holds up NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s new 902i series of 3G FOMA mobile phone handsets during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 19. The series is equipped with ''Push Talk'' walkie-talkie-style communication service, which will allow phones to be used like walkie-talkies for simultaneous, one-way communication from one 902i user to as many as four other 902i users. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's new smartphone for Chinese market

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils new smartphone models -- SH8128U and SH8118U -- targeting the Chinese market in Osaka on Sept. 14, 2010. The two new full touchscreen-equipped 3G smartphones are planned to be on the market in October. (Kyodo)

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Kids demonstrate how to wear GPS watches

TOKYO, Japan - Children show off the Docotch 01, NTT Docomo Inc.'s sensor-laden 3G wristwatches, on Sept. 30, 2014. The GPS-enabled device will allow parents to monitor their child's whereabouts (Kyodo)