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Nokia : Interview about 5G with Roderick Boss , CEO , DOCOMO PACIFIC
SOPHISTICATION AT ( ISLAND ) SCALE
Nokia : Interview about 5G with Roderick Boss , CEO , DOCOMO PACIFIC
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15 across the Pacific , he acknowledges that the opportunities and challenges that Guam and the CNMI present have required a unique adjustment . “ Coming to this market definitely required an adjustment , compared to working for a telecommunications provider in a big market ,” he reflects . “ Here , we still need to provide everything that you ’ d expect from a world class telecom company , but it has to be the island version of that . That doesn ’ t mean lower quality or less technology , it ’ s just a different version .”
SOPHISTICATION AT ( ISLAND ) SCALE
The unique combination of a sophisticated population that demands technological excellence , status as US territories , and small market scale make DOCOMO PACIFIC a uniquely valuable card in NTT DOCOMO ’ s hand . “ There are a couple of reasons they ’ ve invested in us ,” explains Boss . “ Our proximity to Japan makes it very convenient , as well as the fact that we ’ re in touch with what ’ s going on in the US market ; there ’ s a lot that we can learn from them and that they can learn from us .”
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