Nokia goof delays DoCoMo launch
Poor old Nokia — can't get a grip on the Japanese market at all and now someone somewhere goes and messes up a sweet deal with DoCoMo with some shabby software.
— The launch of Nokia's 6630 handset with NTT DoCoMo is being postponed because the carrier isn't satisfied with the quality of some software in the phone, DoCoMo said Wednesday.
The phone, the first Nokia 3G handset to be announced by DoCoMo, was to have gone on sale on Friday under the NM850iG model name. However, the launch has now been put-off until a later, unspecified date.
"DoCoMo is confirming the handset's quality and will launch the handset as soon as all confirmations are completed," the carrier said in a brief statement.
The quality concern lies with software required to support certain proprietary DoCoMo services, a spokeswoman for the carrier said. She wouldn't disclose any further information about what software is involved or when the phone might go on sale.
The Nokia 6630 first went on sale in December 2004 through carriers around the world including the Japanese unit of Vodafone.
— Martyn Williams (IDG News Service)
Posted by J Mark Lytle on February 22, 2006 3:24 PM