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Articles tagged with: Docomo
Japanese Developers Pushing Ahead with LTE Mobile-Terminal Platform
Japan's docomo, NEC, Panasonic Mobile and Fujitsu have announced that they are making progress with their joint development of "LTE-PF", a mobile-terminal platform based on LTE networks. more
Related Tags: nec, panasonic-mobile, fujitsu, lte, chipset
DoCoMo Shows Off Concept Phone Made from Wood
Japan's NTT docomo says that it has developed a mobile phone prototype made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations to maintain healthy forests. The prototype was created in collaboration with Sharp, Olympus and "more trees," a reforestation project founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. more
Softbank still leading Japanese market for annual net additions
The total Japanese customer base was up 0.37m in August to 109.27m. Annual growth stood at 4.6%, down from 5.6% a year earlier. more
Related Tags: softbank, kddi, base, Japan
DoCoMo Sells Stake in Malaysian 3G Operator
Japan's NTT docomo announced today that it will sell its shareholding in U Mobile, a Malaysian 3G mobile operator, for US$100 million - the same amount docomo originally invested for the shares. more
Related Tags: u-mobile, kt-freetel, Malaysia
DoCoMo Launches Takeover of German Mobile Content Distributor
Japan's docomo has announced an agreed takeover of Germany based mobile content distributor, net mobile AG. The company is offering , EUR 6.35 per share for all outstanding shares of net mobile. The offer price represents a 53.9 percent premium over the three-month average weighted share price prior to this announcement and a 34.2 percent premium over the closing price on September 10, 2009. more
Related Tags: mobile-content, presence, Germany
Specifications for Value-Added IMS Network Services Released
A group of companies have announced the joint development and successful testing of common technical specifications for value-added IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network services. more
Related Tags: ims, ip-multimedia-subsystem, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, fujitsu, nec, nokia-siemens--networks, nokia-siemens
Subscriptions to DoCoMo's Credit Payment Service Top 10 million
Japan's NTT docomo has announced that the number of subscribers to its credit payment service, DCMX has now topped 10 million users. DCMX is a service brand for docomo-issued credit cards, which allows subscribers to make purchases using their mobile phones as credit cards via iD, docomo's branded mobile payment platform for handsets equipped with contactless IC cards (Osaifu-Keitai). For security, docomo's Osaifu-Keitai phones can be locked remotely over the wireless network if misplaced or stolen. more
Related Tags: mobile-banking, three, Japan
DoCoMo Expects Profits from Indian Investment within Three Years
Japan's NTT docomo expects that its Indian joint-venture with Tata Teleservices (TTSL) to start being operationally profitable within the next three years - and hasn't ruled out increasing its investment in the Indian market. more
Related Tags: tata-teleservices, ttsl, radio, India
DoCoMo Eyeing Acquisition in Cambodia
Japan's docomo has confirmed that it is interesting in buying a mobile network in Cambodia. The country has several operators as possible targets, including Millicom's local subsidiary, Mobitel which the parent company has put up for sale. more
Related Tags: millicom-international, mobitel-, Cambodia
DoCoMo Profits Slip 15% to $1.55 Billion
Japan's NTT docomo has reported a drop of 15.1% in its net profit as the company saw increased competition putting pressure on voice call tariffs. Net profit was ¥147.4 billion ($1.55 billion), down on the ¥173.5 billion a year ago. Revenues fell by 7.3% to ¥1.085 trillion yen. more