NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the N900iG, the first FOMA 3G handset for fully functional mobile communications in approximately 115 countries/regions. The handset goes on sale December 25, 2004.

N900iG users who want to use the handset abroad must subscribe to DoCoMo's WORLD WING® 3G roaming service for i-mode packet communications, videophone, SMS (short messaging service) and voice calls in other countries/regions.

The handset can be used in the following countries/regions, where DoCoMo has concluded roaming agreements with local operators who provide mobile communication services over GSM/GPRS and/or W-CDMA 3G networks (as of December 25, 2004):

• Compatible with both GSM and 3G W-CDMA networks for voice, video calling and SMS in approximately 115 countries and regions
• The first FOMA handset for i-mode international roaming. Users can send and receive i-mode mail under the same address they use in Japan and check i-mode websites even in foreign countries.
• The handset searches automatically for 3G or GSM networks. The user can manually set the phone to either 3G fixed or GSM fixed stand-by mode.
• International dialing assist automatically dials the destination country code if the user selects a foreign number from the phone book.
• Deco-mail, Large volume i-appli and Chara-den services are still available when users are overseas.