DOCOMO to Introduce "Jspeak" Translation App for Travelers to Japan
06 Noviembre 2014 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
NTT DOCOMO, INC.(TOKYO:9437)(NYSE:DCM), a personalized mobile
solutions provider for smarter living, announced today it will
launch its JspeakTM face-to-face mobile translation service for
smartphones and tablets, targeting travelers from abroad, on
November 10.
Jspeak is modelled on DOCOMO’s Hanashite Hon’yakuTM, the
mobile-based automatic translation service now offered exclusively
to DOCOMO subscribers in Japan. Jspeak will enable Japanese and
non-Japanese speakers to enjoy face-to-face conversations simply by
speaking into a smartphone or tablet to get a translation as screen
text and voice readout. Ten languages — Chinese, English, French,
German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai —
can be translated into Japanese and vice versa.
The service will offer a friendly interface and a preinstalled
list of over 700 handy phrases for transportation, restaurants,
hotels, shopping, hospitals and other common encounters. Users can
create their own lists of favorite, frequently used phrases.
“We invite foreign travelers to experience the ease and
convenience of international communication with our unique
smartphone-based translator to make staying in Japan even more
enjoyable,” said Hozumi Tamura, Senior Vice President, and Managing
Director of Smart-life Planning Department and Global Service
Planning Office at NTT DOCOMO. “We expect Jspeak to enhance
cross-cultural communication as the world increasingly turns its
eyes toward Japan, host of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and
Paralympic Games in 2020.”
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, foreign
visitors to Japan reached a record 10 million in 2013. The Japanese
government aims to double this figure by 2020.
Jspeak is available to mobile users from Australia, Brazil, Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and the United
Kingdom.
The app can be downloaded from Google PlayTM with smartphones or
tablets running on AndroidTM 4.0 to 4.4. Two plans will be offered
— 0.99 US dollar for one week or 2.99 US dollars for one month*,
payable via the user’s Google Play account. Additional data charges
may apply depending on the user’s mobile operator or network
environment.
Hanashite Hon’yaku was launched in November 2012 and won several
world-renowned technology awards, including a 2013 Emerging
Technology Awards from CTIA–The Wireless Association, an
international wireless-communications industry organization.
* Service fees may vary depending on the user’s home country or
region. The fee shown above applies to users in the United States.
The monthly fee is renewed automatically unless cancelled by the
subscriber.
About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO provides innovative,
convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living
for each customer. The company serves over 64 million mobile
customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a
nationwide 3G network and one of the world’s first commercial LTE
networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile operator,
DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC
mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile
assistance, environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more.
Overseas, the company provides technical and operational expertise
to eight mobile operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO
is listed on the Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges.
Please visit www.nttdocomo.com for more information.
Jspeak is a trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC.Hanashite Hon’yaku is a
trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC.Android is a trademark of Google
Inc.Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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