NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile phone service provider in Japan, announced on Thursday its plans to debut a downloadable music offering, meant to better position the company for competition with rival KDDI, which runs a widely used download service, Reuters reports via The Washington Post.The company also showcased 10 new mobile phones on Thursday, two of which are capable of downloading MP3 files via DoCoMo’s i-mode websites, a company spokesperson told Reuters.A Japanese media outlet reported that single songs would cost roughly 300 yen, or $2.70, which is comparable with KDDI’s pricing for its service, according to Reuters.Further details regarding the deal were not immediately available, Reuters reports. Using mobile phones to download music is a much more popular practice in Japan than in the United States.DoCoMo first mentioned the possibility of offering a downloadable music service last fall, after announcing its position as the new leading shareholder of Tower Records, a U.S. music retailer, according to Reuters. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe