DoCoMo Machine Com Inc. to Launch Software Development Kit for Mapping Services

Strategic Insights -

DoCoMo Machine Com Inc., a subsidiary of NTT DoCoMo Inc., will start selling a software development kit on August 2 that enables users to create mapping services showing the locations of cars and people. The kit will combine software for location information and usage licensing for the transmission system operated by DoCoMo Machine. This move comes in response to strong demand for software using its location information transmission system. The company expects to sell the kit to about 300 firms in its first year, with a price of 500,000 yen for the first year and 100,000 yen from the second year onward, along with a monthly usage fee of 3,800 yen per terminal.

Key Takeaways:

  • DoCoMo Machine Com Inc. is launching a software development kit on August 2 to enable users to create mapping services showing the locations of cars and people.
  • The kit combines software for location information and usage licensing for the transmission system operated by DoCoMo Machine.
  • The company expects to sell the kit to about 300 firms in its first year.
  • The price for the first year is 500,000 yen, and 100,000 yen from the second year onward.
  • The monthly usage fee for terminals that can confirm the location of a vehicle or a person is 3,800 yen per unit.
  • The kit is aimed at developing services such as route location for trucking companies.
  • DoCoMo Machine operates search services that transmit GPS data through the mobile telephone network of NTT DoCoMo.

Statistics:

  • 300 firms expected to purchase the software development kit in the first year.
  • 500,000 yen price for the first year of the software development kit.
  • 100,000 yen price from the second year onward for the software development kit.
  • 3,800 yen per unit monthly usage fee for terminals confirming vehicle or person location.
  • Offerings include vehicle dispatch support systems for the taxi industry and route location services for trucking companies.

Sources:

  • Nikkei 02-08 1250.