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<p>Disney Mobile - Will the new MVNO succeed this time. </p>
<p>After two attempts in the US to launch a MVNO, Disney announced<br>
this month it will start a MVNO in March in close collaboration<br>
with Softbank Mobile in Japan. This time Disney's MVNO approach<br>
will be different than its previous 'trials' in the US that<br>
failed due to high distribution costs and heavy competition<br>
from carriers offered heavily subsidized handsets. </p>
<p>Disney will work very close with Softbank mobile, the host<br>
network provider. Walt Disney Japan will directly contract to<br>
customers to offer access to the Softbank mobile network with a<br>
Disney branded phone and its original Disney line-up of<br>
contents. </p>
<p>Disney is an experienced contents player in the Japanese mobile<br>
market. It offers 88 mobile sites in the carrier portals with<br>
about 3.5 million subscribers of which 75% belong to the young<br>
ladies segment of girls in their twenties. The content giant is<br>
targeting the same segment with its MVNO services. </p>
<p>Price plans will be similar as the current Softbank Mobile<br>
including the successful White Plans that offer fixed monthly<br>
fees for phone calls inside the Softbank network and all you<br>
can eat data traffic. Disney will sell its service through<br>
Softbank retail shops, electronics stores and its own Disney<br>
online shops. </p>
<p>Initially it will offer a single handset type made by Sharp - the<br>
DM001SH. This model is based on the 821SH handset that Softbank<br>
already introduced. This 3G-model (W-CDMA, HSPDA) is a clam<br>
shell and features a 2m pixel camera, OneSeg digital mobile TV,<br>
and Felica. Disney plans to release three times a year a new<br>
handset model. </p>
<p>With a single push on the phone's D-button, users can access the<br>
Disney portal which is a Disney branded version of the popular<br>
Yahoo! mobile portal. Exclusive Disney content and the 23<br>
existing Disney sites offered can be accessed free of charge.<br>
Subscribers get a mobile email address with the domain name<br>
'@<a href="http://disney.ne.jp" target="_blank">disney.ne.jp</a>'. </p>
<p>Since May last year, Softbank Mobile is the fastest growing<br>
mobile carrier in the Japanese market-it has now 17 million<br>
subscribers. After a slow start following the re-branding,<br>
Softbank successfully disposed the unappealing Vodafone image.<br>
New customers are attracted by phones tailored for the Japanese<br>
market with a wide variety of colors and the 'all-you-can-eat'<br>
price plans. </p>
<p>The highly competitive Japanese market is almost saturated with<br>
105 million mobile contracts. Expect more to follow from<br>
Softbank to keep its momentum going. Stay tuned. </p>
<p>By Arjen Van Blokland</p>
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