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News Mobile operators from around the world including mmO2, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone have joined forces in an effort to exert more influence on the types of devices that are used on their networks. [23 Jun 2004]
DoCoMo isolates 3G users to meet deadline
News A DoCoMo spokesman confirmed that the company was using FOMA, its own proprietary version of the W-CDMA standard, the main standard for 3G networks outside America. Arjan Singh, senior research analyst at the Business Research Group, said: "DoCoMo... [09 Apr 2001]
Vodafone kicks off 3G in Japan, while Orange ditches plans in Sweden
News The launch is the company's first 3G foray globally, yet behind 3G debuts of the two other major Japanese operators, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. DoCoMo, which uses W-CDMA technology like J-Phone, had around 150,000 3G users after 14 months. [20 Dec 2002]
NTT DoCoMo warns on barren spell
News NTT DoCoMo is expecting new subscriptions to be 30 per cent down this financial year. DoCoMo also saw 2002 subscription rates fall 30 per cent on 2001 levels. DoCoMo did not comment on the figures, but said it would release fiscal year plans when... [10 Apr 2002]
3G: Are you planning for what comes next?
News Operators including China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all signed up to the Next Generation Networks Mobile Initiative (NGNMI). Both Japan's NTT DoCoMo and Samsung claim to be already working on technologies that fit the... [15 Sep 2006]
Leader: Mobile giants jostling
Leader The likes of NTT DoCoMo, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone founding the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) group is arguably more about operators insisting on economies of scale and consistency from one device to another running on their networks. [23 Jun 2004]
First super 3G phones revealed
News Now Japanese giant DoCoMo is working with a number of phone makers to produce mobiles able to take advantage of the speedy connection. According to DoCoMo, the phones are capable of downloads at the speed of 3.6Mbps, around 10 times faster than... [03 Feb 2006]
Sun calls up some old chums
News Sun has also extended its relationship with Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo, which has 50 million-plus data-loving mobile phone subscribers. Together the two companies are working on what's code named "Star Project", a networking platform... [27 Jun 2005]
Re:Viewing 2003 - Mobile and wireless
News Japan's DoCoMo said it will concentrate on Linux- and Symbian-based devices above Microsoft, while Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, while not writing off Microsoft in handsets, said its mobile OS is "not quite ready for prime time". [23 Dec 2003]
3GSM: Symbian signs fifth largest handset maker, eyes CDMA
News To date, Symbian has been more of a GSM play, except in 3G phones from Japan's NTT DoCoMo based on the W-CDMA standard, typically an evolution from GSM, though ironically not in DoCoMo's case. LG Electronics is a supplier to operators such as... [24 Feb 2004]
NTT DoCoMo delays Java phone release date
News NTT DoCoMo had initially hoped to launch the phone before the end of the year. NTT DoCoMo are set to beat rival networks to ship the new phones, with a launch due in January. Vodafone Group partner J-Phone announced on Tuesday that its phones will... [07 Dec 2000]
Telefonica ups the ante in Latin America
News In market capitalisation, Telefonica is sixth in the world, after Vodafone, Verizon, NTT DoCoMo, Deutsche Telekom and SBC. This, it says, puts it in fourth place worldwide, with China Mobile, Vodafone and China Unicom holding the first three places... [09 Mar 2004]
BT's fixed-mobile telco union to mushroom
News The alliance, formed last month after BT and Vodafone buddied up, could be expanded by a slew of new international members, notably France's Cegetel and Japan's NTT DoCoMo, according to the Financial Times. [09 Jun 2004]
100 million 3G users this month
News Most of the 3G population is still located in Japan and South Korea, where operators DoCoMo, Hutchison and SK Telecom are pushing 3G. The US and Western Europe are starting their own 3G switch though, led by Verizon and Vodafone respectively. [09 Jun 2006]
3G hit by Japanese setback
News The two other Japanese mobile operators - market leader NTT DoCoMo and third-placed J-Phone - have also announced delays. DoCoMo, known internationally for the success of its narrowband i-mode mobile data service, is on track to achieve the world's... [21 Sep 2001]
