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News While most mobile companies are looking to turn their phones into music players or cameras, Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo is putting money behind the trend for turning handsets into wallets. According to reports, DoCoMo is planning to buy up a 33.4... [20 Apr 2005]
DoCoMo shares crash
News NTT DoCoMo is wallowing in an all time low after its share price slipped for the third session in a row. DoCoMo is the highest valued telco on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has a market capitalisation of Y12.7trillion (£72bn). [07 Sep 2001]
DoCoMo heads for Deutschland
News NTT DoCoMo is in talks with the third largest German mobile operator, E-plus, about taking its highly popular i-mode service to the largest economy in Europe. DoCoMo has become Japan's highest valued company due to the success of its mobile content... [08 Feb 2002]
DoCoMo 3G network attracts Oracle software
News NTT DoCoMo and Oracle are teaming up to provide DoCoMo customers with mobile versions of the US company's enterprise software. Oracle Japan is looking to take advantage of DoCoMo's expanding 3G network - which it has branded FOMA, for 'Freedom of... [06 Mar 2002]
Gemplus Success Story - NTT DoCoMo
White Paper In October 2001, NTT DoCoMo launched the world first 3G commercial network, "FOMA - Freedom for Multimedia Access". G only, as the 2G DoCoMo network, PDC, did not require the use of a SIM and therefore there was no question of roaming between their... [11 Mar 2005]
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]
DoCoMo says cheerio to Verio dough
News NTT, Japan's largest telecoms company and owners of the pioneering NTT DoCoMo mobile network, paid $5.5bn for Verio last August. It is now compiling a 10-year business plan for the company, which is likely to value Verio at a much lower figure. [12 Apr 2001]
NTT DoCoMo in the 3G Wilderness
White Paper In October 2001, NTT DoCoMo launched its third generation (3G) wireless mobile communication network that would accommodate large bandwidth applications like video conferencing and fast Internet connections. [21 Mar 2005]
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]
Japan's DoCoMo says look to Linux
News Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo is urging its handset suppliers to build Linux-based phones, a milestone for the operating system's acceptance by the wireless industry. DoCoMo intends Linux as a cost-saving measure for its 2004 line-up... [04 Dec 2003]
DoCoMo streams videos over 3G
News NTT DoCoMo will begin consumer trials of a 3G video streaming service in May. The Japanese telco's V-Live service will stream MPEG4 video content to phones operating on its FOMA 3G network. The company will stream music videos, sports highlights... [26 Apr 2002]
Symbian to benefit from DoCoMo Microsoft snub
News Symbian looks to be the chief beneficiary of DoCoMo's move away from Microsoft, with the Japanese mobile operator deciding to look at non-proprietary operating systems for its phones. DoCoMo announced yesterday that it wouldn't be choosing... [05 Dec 2003]
New Niche Markets in Asia - NTT DoCoMo's Kid's Phone SA800i
White Paper This white paper introduces the main trends in phones designed for children by focusing on NTT DoCoMo's SA800i. Most of the phones for children in 2005 were launched in the U.S.but in 2006 NTT DoCoMo in Japan launched a special phone designed for... [20 Sep 2007]
Under the Yankee Group Microscope: NTT DoCoMo's Experience With Flash Lite
White Paper The paper then details the use of Flash Lite by NTT DoCoMo and KDDI/au. The next mobile revolution will see wireless phones used as music players, cameras and payment instruments. The user interface must make each application seem natural. [10 Apr 2008]
KPN and NTT DoCoMo gain UK foothold
News Hutchison Whampoa, KPN and NTT DoCoMo have announced a tie up that will see the Dutch and Japanese companies gain a foothold in the UK's mobile market and pave the way for them to bid for 3G licences in major European markets. [12 Jul 2000]
