January 2008: The month were not one 2G phones was sold in Japan

While operators in Europe and America are struggling to get customers to switch over to 3G devices to make better use of the infrastructure, Japan comes out and says that for the first time in history they've sold absolutely 0 second generation devices. [Via: AFP ] --- Related Articles at IntoMobile:

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