Submission + - Porn Downloads Strain Japan Mobile Phone Network (bloomberg.com)
vaporland writes: "This story explains how pornography fans are feeding a surge in demand for movie downloads in Japan, home to the world's first third-generation wireless network. While profiting from the traffic, Tokyo-based mobile carriers DoCoMo and KDDI Corp. say they've been forced to impose limits on the heaviest users as the $74 billion network feels the strain.
Japan's top two pornography providers, Hokuto and Soft on Demand Co., said sales to mobile phone users are driving revenue growth. "Pornography will eventually open a debate about how carriers should modify their business model as data traffic swells," said Yusuke Tsunoda, a telecommunications analyst at Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. "It may prompt even tighter access restrictions."
Tighter, swelling, surging, the market for mobile porn is obviously red hot. However, there's probably little chance this type of growth will ever be felt in the United States, given the ability of puritanical forces to influence cellular carriers... (see Apple, AT&T, iPhone)"
Japan's top two pornography providers, Hokuto and Soft on Demand Co., said sales to mobile phone users are driving revenue growth. "Pornography will eventually open a debate about how carriers should modify their business model as data traffic swells," said Yusuke Tsunoda, a telecommunications analyst at Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. "It may prompt even tighter access restrictions."
Tighter, swelling, surging, the market for mobile porn is obviously red hot. However, there's probably little chance this type of growth will ever be felt in the United States, given the ability of puritanical forces to influence cellular carriers... (see Apple, AT&T, iPhone)"