Japanese mobile network takes pounding from porn downloads
The Womp
By Terence Huynh
Source:
http://techgeek.com.au/2009/07/07/japanese-mobile-network-takes-pounding-from-porn-downloads/
Pornography downloads is said to be straining the US$74 billion, next
generation wireless network in Japan, as many users opt to download
their pornography on their mobiles, instead of using their PCs,
because many have unlimited download caps.
According to Bloomberg, for unlimited Internet access, users would
have to pay 6,300 yen (or US$66) a month on NTT DoCoMo. But because of
the increasing use of downloading porn on your phone, the two largest
carriers, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI Corp. have been forced to implement caps
to ease the strain.
The network carrying the iPhone, Softbank (third largest carrier in
Japan), is said to be considering adding restrictions on unlimited
data plans.
Terminating the user accounts because of porn, however, is difficult
as Japan�s privacy laws do not allow carriers to see what they
download.
But it seems that the market is booming, as over 1,000 new customers
sign up a day to use a big-name site that offers mobile downloads of
porn, and it seems that users are said to pay 10,000 yen, or US$105.
One company, Soft on Demand, has seen its revenues jump 40 percent
higher this year to around 15 million yen.
And while music is the �official big earner�, it has been reported
that porn, dating sites and fortune telling services have made more
money than music downloads.
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