KDDI au sold 50 million full-song downloads

KDDI au reported the 50 millionth full-song download in May 2006. Having started the music download service in November 2004, KDDI au was gradually increasing the number of sold songs, with downloads accelerating after first half of 2005 when in June 2005 the company hit the 10 millionth mark. The song downloads are available over the air (OTA) directly onto handset or via LISMO service, a PC side loading alternative. There are around 80 music stores selling full-song downloads for KDDI au users with a total number of songs available to be 150 thousand. The number of compatible handset models, including the recently announced 7 models, climbed to 34. At the end of November 2005, there were almost 5 million KDDI au handsets shipped with the OTA music download capability in Japan.