Kei Shimada, Mobile Culture in Japan
The very near future of mobile has already arrived. In Japan. Mobile in- ternet, cameras, and MMS are just a few of the innovations that originated here. 9 out of 10 Japanese residents use mobile data services—approximately 75% of which use their phones beyond messaging. “Innovation is facilitated through revenue sharing favoring the content providers over the mobile carriers,” says Kei Shimada, Founder and CEO of Infinita Inc. Japan was also the first nation to propose universal adoption of LTE mobile technology.
Japan is a hub for not only innovation, but long-term vision. Kei Shimada
Co-curator and MLOVE Ambassador to Japan
Kei is the Founder and CEO of Infinita Inc, a multinational mobile research, consulting and development firm located in the heart of Tokyo. His company is one of the very few companies in Japan that covers the 3 business areas all under one roof, consisted of a multinational team and possesses in-depth working knowledge of the worlds most advanced mobile market. Their goal is to help clients across the globe create world-class services on connected devices.
Kei was born in New York and moved to Japan in the late 80’s. After graduation, he has worked for Panasonic, Lucent Technologies and Cybird, all leading companies in their respective industries. Kei is fully bilingual in Japanese and English, and is a regular keynote at industry events such as the Mobile Marketing Forum (New York, Singapore), Ad:Tech (Tokyo), CommunicAsia (Singapore), Mobile 2.0 (Silicon Valley), Telecom Asia (Singapore) and has spoken in over a dozen countries around the globe.
His passions, aside from work, include playing tennis, snowboarding, travelling, cooking with his wife and collecting mobile devices from around the world. His collection includes the Magic Cap, first generation Sony Clie and Sharp Zaurus.
Infinita clients include Adobe, Dentsu, DK, Docomo.com, Funai Electronics, IBM, Itochu, France Telecom, NetBiscuits, Paypal, Samsung, Softbank Mobile, Turkcell and the Embassies of Canada and Denmark in Japan.
Kei Shimada Interview
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