KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold KDDI Corp.'s new models of smartphones during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service said it will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October.

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tanaka, president of KDDI Corp., holds one of the company's new models of smartphones during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October.

Smartphone with 'fastest' Internet access

Smartphone with 'fastest' Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows KDDI Corp.'s smartphone featuring WiMAX wireless broadband data communication capability, which the company claims provides Japan's fastest mobile Internet access. KDDI said on Feb. 28, 2011, it plans to launch the model in early April 2011.

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tanaka, president of KDDI Corp., holds one of the company's new models of smartphones during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October. (Kyodo)

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold KDDI Corp.'s new models of smartphones during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service said it will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October. (Kyodo)

Smartphone with 'fastest' Internet access

Smartphone with 'fastest' Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows KDDI Corp.'s smartphone featuring WiMAX wireless broadband data communication capability, which the company claims provides Japan's fastest mobile Internet access. KDDI said on Feb. 28, 2011, it plans to launch the model in early April 2011. (Kyodo)