i-Mode is a mobile Internet service in Japan offered by DoCoMo. The service is mostly accessed directly via a menu on I-Mode-compatible devices. i-mode makes use of DoCoMo’s packet-switched technology, which provides subscribers with “always on” network access.

Unlike Wireless Application Protocols, i-mode encompasses a wider variety of internet standards, including web access, e-mail, and the packet-switched network that delivers the data. i-mode users also have access to other various services such as: sports results, weather forecasts, games, financial services, and ticket booking.

The first Internet service for mobile phones. Introduced in Japan in 1999 by NTT DoCoMo, there were more than 10 million subscribers within two years. By 2008, there were more than 50 million with the vast majority in Japan. i-mode provides email, calendar, chat, games, news, as well as Web browsing to i-mode enabled websites.

i-Mode, stands for Internet Mode is a microbrowser technology that supports text, graphics, audio, and video for Web access over the Japanese cellular network.