Carlyle and Kyocera dig deep into DDI Pocket

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KDDI Seals Deal with Kyocera, Carlyle
(Reuters)

KDDI Seals Deal with Kyocera, Carlyle
(Reuters) 06/21/2004 04:34 AM
Reuters - U.S. fund Carlyle Group and Kyocera Corp said on Monday they would buy a mobile operator from KDDI Corp for $2 billion in the biggest leveraged buyout in Japan so far this year.

Carlyle, Kyocera to buy wireless phone
firm from KDDI for 2 bln dollars (AFP)

Carlyle, Kyocera to buy wireless phone
firm from KDDI for 2 bln dollars (AFP) 06/21/2004 06:14 AM
AFP - US investment firm Carlyle Group and Japanese electronics maker Kyocera said they will buy a wireless phone firm from Japan's second-largest mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. for two billion dollars.

Carlyle to Buys DDI Pocket for $2
Billion (AP)

Carlyle to Buys DDI Pocket for $2
Billion (AP) 06/21/2004 09:25 AM
AP - The Carlyle Group will buy DDI Pocket, Japan's leading wireless data company, for 220 billion yen ($2 billion), with a minority stake going to Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Corp., the U.S. private equity firm said Monday.

Virgin Mobile USA and Kyocera Wireless
Debut the K10 Royale with JAVA Powered
Games and Ringtones; Kyocera Bri

Virgin Mobile USA and Kyocera Wireless
Debut the K10 Royale with JAVA Powered
Games and Ringtones; Kyocera Bri 04/05/2005 08:21 AM
Business Wire Apr 5 2005 12:17PM GMT

Carlyle Group To Buy Part Of KDDI

Carlyle Group To Buy Part Of KDDI 06/22/2004 04:34 AM
Japanese mobile carrier KDDI has been trying to sell their DDI Pocket division for many months (leading to the inevitable joke/question of whether or not KDDI minus DDI will be simply known as "K"?). DDI Pocket offers the personal handyphone system, which is popular in Japan. It's sort of a cheap approximation of a mobile phone system, but has found new life in supplying wireless data access to Japanese users. The expected buyer from the beginning of all this talk has always been Kyocera, who already owned a small piece of DDI pocket. Despite denials, it looks like Kyocera is buying up DDI pocket, but they've brought in quite the powerhouse partner - which will actually make them the smaller player in the deal. The Carlyle Group has announced that they'll b e teaming up with Kyocera to buy DDI Pocket. The Carlyle Group, of course, is known for hiring up big shot political insiders and other world leaders (such as Lou Gerstner) so they certainly have a few connections up their sleeves. They'll now own 60% of the firm and apparently are looking to bring the technology to developing countries that might not have the infrastructure for a full mobile phone system, but could find the PHS system useful. KDDI, in the meantime, will focus on their real mobile phone market in Japan, which was starting to eat into the DDI Pocket market anyway. It's an interesting look at how a technology that is becoming obsolete in an advanced society could present huge opportunities for developing nations instead. As the second link above shows, this also shows how Japanese firms are increasingly open to being bought by foreign firms -- something that's been rare in the past (though, Ripplewood's buyout of J-Phone's landline business in Japan suggests a trend).

Carlyle in talks with KDDI (TheDeal.com)

Carlyle in talks with KDDI (TheDeal.com) 05/28/2004 05:04 AM
TheDeal.com - The U.S. private equity group wants to buy DDI Pocket, a Japanese wireless service provider, for $2 billion.

Army post candidate has ties to Carlyle

Army post candidate has ties to Carlyle 07/14/2004 10:23 AM
Bush’s new Army Secretary choice - a Carlyle veteran .. Army post candidate has ties to Carlyle .. Why am I not surprised? .. Link to Story

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New Pocket PC tools: Web browser
ActiveX, Flash to Pocket PC executable
converter

New Pocket PC tools: Web browser
ActiveX, Flash to Pocket PC executable
converter 11/29/2002 03:22 PM
WirelessSoftware.info Nov 29 2002 1:19PM ET

And guess what will burn alongwith the
pocket? My ragin anaconda hiding next to
the pocket!!! Holy shit! you'd

And guess what will burn alongwith the
pocket? My ragin anaconda hiding next to
the pocket!!! Holy shit! you'd 07/10/2004 04:54 AM
TechTree Jul 10 2004 8:40AM GMT

Skype for Pocket PC Version 1.0;
Superior Quality, Mobile Voice Calling
for Pdas with Pocket PC and Wifi

Skype for Pocket PC Version 1.0;
Superior Quality, Mobile Voice Calling
for Pdas with Pocket PC and Wifi 09/09/2004 12:21 PM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Sep 9 2004 3:53PM GMT

Pocket Informant Software To Be
Pre-Installed on New HP iPAQ hx4700
Pocket PC

Pocket Informant Software To Be
Pre-Installed on New HP iPAQ hx4700
Pocket PC 09/01/2004 08:37 PM
iPAQ News Sep 2 2004 0:19AM GMT

PPC FAQ: Differences in LED flashing
functionality between Pocket PC 2002 and
Pocket PC 2003

PPC FAQ: Differences in LED flashing
functionality between Pocket PC 2002 and
Pocket PC 2003 09/02/2004 07:30 PM

Skype for Pocket PC, make free phone
calls with a Pocket PC

Skype for Pocket PC, make free phone
calls with a Pocket PC 07/28/2004 11:41 AM
Engadget Jul 28 2004 3:43PM GMT

Pocket KamaSutra by Intorine -- Funny
Visual Aid on Your Pocket PC

Pocket KamaSutra by Intorine -- Funny
Visual Aid on Your Pocket PC 03/22/2005 05:11 PM
BrightHand Mar 22 2005 9:18PM GMT

New 3G Phone from Kyocera

New 3G Phone from Kyocera 09/21/2004 06:55 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Sep 21 2004 9:41AM GMT

Kyocera to Pay Prudential Units

Kyocera to Pay Prudential Units 12/24/2003 04:08 AM
Boston Globe Dec 24 2003 3:10AM ET

Kyocera Expands MFP Stable

Kyocera Expands MFP Stable 08/23/2004 02:39 PM
Kyocera Mita America last week rolled out the latest in a long line of multifunction printers for business workgroups.

Aton International, Inc. Makes Aton TN
3270 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC Full
Screen Landscape Display Usable on Any
Pocket PC Device

Aton International, Inc. Makes Aton TN
3270 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC Full
Screen Landscape Display Usable on Any
Pocket PC Device 09/07/2004 03:10 AM
New Landscape Display and “On the Fly” Easy Switch Menu Make Aton TN3270 the Outstanding Choice for Low Cost Terminal Emulation Software for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition to Access both Enterprise Data from Mainframes and Web Services in Real Time [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]

Verizon adds Kyocera 7135

Verizon adds Kyocera 7135 03/20/2003 03:12 PM
Kept forgetting to blog this one... Verizon Press Release: The Kyocera 7135 will be available in April through Verizon Wireless'...

Kyocera AP-K303T: Emergency Phone

Kyocera AP-K303T: Emergency Phone 08/02/2004 10:25 AM

If you own a phone where a single button press can call the police, you better hope that there's a keylock on that thing or you might have a lot of splainin to do, right? DDI, Kyocera, and Toyota have teamed up to create the AP-K303T, marketed to children, women, and the elderly -- you know, those that are the sworn enemies of all burly attack men. I like one-button emergency calling, but why does it have to be in a goofy, less-than-full-featured phone? Even we strapping, strong gaijin need the help of an able-bodied sailor policeman from time to time.

Oh, did I mention this is Japan-only? This is Japan-only.

Read - DDI, Kyocera et Toyota [Akiba.SorobanGeeks]

Kyocera boost to Chinese PAS unit
(FT.com)

Kyocera boost to Chinese PAS unit
(FT.com) 09/13/2004 03:00 PM
FT.com - Japan's Kyocera is to supply China Telecom, the country's biggest fixed-line telephone operator, with data PC cards that will allow users of its cut-price wireless network to connect their computers to the internet.

Kyocera AirH"PHONE AH-K3001V, Are " the
New @?

Kyocera AirH"PHONE AH-K3001V, Are " the
New @? 04/30/2004 07:50 AM
Kyocera has a new handset out, the AirH"PHONE AH-K3001V (no, the errant quote isn't a typo; yes, I want to punch them, too), a nice looking clamshell they claim is the first Japanese PHS (Personalized Handyphone Service, similar to i-Mode) handset to come with a version of Opera on it,...

Kyocera kills Contax cameras

Kyocera kills Contax cameras 04/12/2005 01:14 PM
Blog: Japanese electronics conglomerate Kyocera announced Tuesday that it was ditching its Contax line of cameras, one of the oldest...

Kyocera 7135 SmartPhone (Palm OS)

Kyocera 7135 SmartPhone (Palm OS) 12/19/2002 09:28 AM
The Kyocera 7135 smartphone will be available from major United States carriers within 6 weeks and is currently available in...

Kyocera A5502K: One Phone, Two Cameras

Kyocera A5502K: One Phone, Two Cameras 06/21/2004 07:28 AM

Although I'd certainly trade them for a single camera with twice the resolution, this A5502K from Kyocera is the first phone I can recall seeing with two cameras, one in the front like a normal, selfless, god-fearing camera, and another next to the LCD for taking vain, indulgent pictures of yourself. The other functions of the phone don't look half-bad either, although I wouldn't expect to see it in the US, you know, ever.
Read [KDDI via Schubart]

Kyocera smartphone battery recalled

Kyocera smartphone battery recalled 01/24/2004 09:27 PM
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of the battery in Kyocera's Palm-powered 7135 smartphone:On four occasions, the batteries in the Kyocera...

Boingo and Kyocera Team for Converged
Handset

Boingo and Kyocera Team for Converged
Handset 03/14/2005 05:46 PM
Boingo and Kyocera said they'll work together on a combined cellular and Wi-Fi handset: The device will enable seamless roaming between cellular networks and hotspots. The idea is to support both voice and data services that can continue operating while a user is moving from the range of a cellular network into a hotspot. The phones will integrate Boingo's roaming software for connectivity and authentication to hotspots. Such an integrated device will make it much easier for customers to use voice or other services over Wi-Fi if only because the Boingo application will help with hotspot login and authentication. The press release also is touting the benefit such a combined device will offer to users of higher bandwidth cellular applications, such as streaming video, because such services will operate better over the higher speed Wi-Fi networks. The key to this announcement, however, will be seeing cellular operators choose to sell the resulting device. Most of the combined cellular/Wi-Fi handsets that operators have said they'll be selling so far purposely don't support voice on the Wi-Fi component. Some operators have discussed combined cellular/Wi-Fi PDAs, which would allow users to download a voice over IP client and use it over Wi-Fi but the service wouldn't be integrated with the cellular network. Most cellular operators aren't promoting the use of voice over Wi-Fi, even though most also say that voice over Wi-Fi is no threat to their cellular businesses. Boingo also said that it, along with Kyocera, have joined BridgePort Networks' MobileIgnite Alliance. BridgePort describes the alliance as a group of companies "committed to standards-based, interoperability" of mobile voice over IP convergence solutions. In reality though, MobileIgnite pushes the use of BridgePort's solutions to support the integration of cellular and Wi-Fi networks. While the end result makes more sense than UMA because BridgePort's solution takes the most advantage of the efficiencies available by carrying voice over broadband IP networks, the last time I talked to BridgePort the solution required cellular operators to integrate BridgePort's products into their networks. While possible, I think that BridgePort may fight an uphill battle to convince many cellular operators to deploy a solution that offloads traffic from their networks onto hotspots that are potentially owned by another operator....

Kyocera enters push-to-talk market

Kyocera enters push-to-talk market 12/09/2003 06:16 PM
ZDNet Dec 9 2003 5:37PM ET

Kyocera 7135 Smartphone Coming Tomorrow

Kyocera 7135 Smartphone Coming Tomorrow 12/20/2002 03:45 AM
Errr, later today, according to Brighthand: Kyocera Wireless Corp. has announced that ALLTEL will begin offering the Kyocera 7135 on...

Kyocera offers iPod Mini-matching
digicams

Kyocera offers iPod Mini-matching
digicams 07/22/2004 08:10 AM
Cash-in opportunity ahoy!

Qualcomm prods Kyocera Wireless into
'push to talk'

Qualcomm prods Kyocera Wireless into
'push to talk' 12/09/2003 04:53 PM
CNET Dec 9 2003 3:50PM ET

Kyocera Releases iPod mini-Matching
Cameras

Kyocera Releases iPod mini-Matching
Cameras 07/22/2004 08:11 AM

Hoping to cash in on the iPod mini craze (and you know, I've heard more stupid ideas before), Kyocera is selling five new color-matched versions of the four-megapixel Finecam SL400R cameras. Color-matched, that is, to the iPod mini. And while I'm sure they'll be super hot (at least to those fashion-forward iPod adopters), getting one into the States may not be so easy -- the cameras will only be available in Apple's Ginza store and the online Apple Store (but for Japan-shipping only? Unknown!) (Thanks, Jon!)
Re ad - Kyocera offers iPod Mini-matching digicams [TheRegister]

Related
Two new 4 megapixel digital cameras from Kyocera [Gizmodo]
Fourth Gen iPod on Apple Store [Gizmodo]
iPod Mini Shipping Internationally July 24th [TreoCentral]

Kyocera enters crowded push-to-talk
market

Kyocera enters crowded push-to-talk
market 12/09/2003 06:16 PM
ZDNet Dec 9 2003 5:36PM ET

Kyocera recalls exploding PalmOS phone
battery

Kyocera recalls exploding PalmOS phone
battery 01/23/2004 04:16 PM
Burn rate

Alienware and Kyocera team up to develop
Mobile Phone Gaming

Alienware and Kyocera team up to develop
Mobile Phone Gaming 03/17/2005 03:44 AM
Alienware, the leading manufacturer of high-performance gaming desktops, notebooks, media centers and professional computing systems, announced that they have reached an agreement with Kyocera Wireless to develop advanced gaming accessories for mobile phones. The two big name companies will reveal their first product at the CTIA Wireless 2005 Convention, a large wireless exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Alienware incorporates its innovative gaming solutions to everything from Desktops, notebooks, and home entertainment systems. They are now bringing there gaming expertise to the mobile phone market. The new Alienware/Kyocera phones will provide a console-like gaming experience to Kyocera's new CDMA phones for the avid gamer.

Kyocera and Alienware have reached licensing agreements with top gaming publishers such as: JAMDAT Mobile, Superscape, and Tetris.

View: Original Article @ AnandTech.com

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New version of FitalyStamp3 ships for
Kyocera 7135 and Samsung SPH-i500

New version of FitalyStamp3 ships for
Kyocera 7135 and Samsung SPH-i500 12/02/2003 01:35 AM

Kyocera intros iPod mini-matching
digital cameras

Kyocera intros iPod mini-matching
digital cameras 07/23/2004 11:17 AM
Kyocera has announced new versions of its Finecam SL400R digital camera in colors to match Apple's iPod mini music player line...

Kyocera, CPSC recall explosive cell
phone batteries

Kyocera, CPSC recall explosive cell
phone batteries 01/24/2004 12:09 AM
Kyocera Wireless has issued a recall of cell phone batteries used in one of its smart phones after discovering the batteries can explode, the company said Friday in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Japan Hot Stocks-Lawson, Shinsei Bank,
DoCoMo, Kyocera

Japan Hot Stocks-Lawson, Shinsei Bank,
DoCoMo, Kyocera 02/19/2004 01:18 AM
Forbes Feb 19 2004 5:08AM GMT
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