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DoCoMo's FOMA Ubiquitous Module

FOMA ubiquitous module

Japan's been going bananas for the word "ubiquitous" for the entirety of 2005, and it doesn't look like they'll let up for the new year. NTT DoCoMo announced the "FOMA Ubiquitous Module," a small cellular module designed to be put in pretty much any machine that could take advantage of a cellular connection. Of course the wild imaginations at DoCoMo take that to mean "basically anything that has electricity going through it," and they gave the examples of slapping it in vending machines, taxis, inventory control, and information terminals so they can connect to the internet. Just plug this module into any device that supports it, and it can be connected to the internet in a jiffy. DoCoMo will also be announcing some service plans specifically for the new module, such as "Ubiquitous Plan S" for 840 yen (~$7 USD) that furnishes about 800 packets per month. We know we'd pay $7 per month to connect our microwaves to the internet, wouldn't you?