Most advanced mobile video phone in the NTT DoCoMo 3G line Fujitsu has released its most advanced mobile video phone in the NTT DoCoMo 3G (third generation) line up, the F2102V, running Symbian’s operating system, according to DoCoMo and Symbian.The phone, released last week, is available in Japan and supports Tokyo-based NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA 3G mobile service, said Takuya Ori, spokesman for NTT DoCoMo. The FOMA 3G service is based on the WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) standard.The F2102V succeeds Fujitsu’s F2051 model launched earlier this year. The previous model was also launched for NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA 3G service in Japan. This F2102V has a “longer battery life, is smaller in size, and weighs less,” compared to the F2051 handset, Ori said. Fujitsu might eventually make it available in other countries, he said. The F2102V enables new applications over the FOMA 3G network that the F2051 handset can’t handle, Ori said. For example, the F2102V has twin digital CCD (charge-coupled device) cameras, enabling videoconferencing, while the F2051 has one CCD camera, allowing users to only take photographs, Ori said.The F2102V phone runs a variant of the Symbian 6.1 operating system. “3G is a fast-moving consumer product industry,” said Peter Bancroft, Symbian’s vice president of communications. Phones with newer applications will be launched every six months, he said.The F2102V video phone weighs 115 grams and measures 101 millimeters by 50 mm by 26 mm when folded, and has a 2.2 inch (5.6 centimeter) wide semi-transparent LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) capable of displaying 65,536 colors, according to NTT DoCoMo. The handset enables Web browsing and can also send video e-mail to other 3G terminals, Ori said. The twin CCD cameras are equipped with auxiliary lights to capture video and photographs in dim light. The outer CCD camera is capable of capturing images of 330,000 pixels and the inner CCD camera is capable of 110,000 pixels. The phone also bundles AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) compression for playback and to distribute CD-quality sound. The phone comes with MiniSD (Mini Secure Digital) memory card to save images and videos.A desktop holder shipping with the phone has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, allowing users to synchronize and back up calendar and contact information, or transfer images to a PC, according to NTT DoCoMo.The phone also has SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) client authentication to enable secure mobile payments and other e-commerce transactions over networks, NTT DoCoMo said. The stand-by time of the phone is estimated at approximately 310 hours and a talk-time of 130 minutes. The video phone has a run time of 90 minutes, according to NTT DoCoMo.The phone’s estimated price is $255, Ori said. An optional accessory kit containing a battery pack, an AC adapter and a desktop holder is available for $40. Technology IndustrySmall and Medium Business