NEC today announced that it has received orders of Mobile Internet Platform and mobile handsets for Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)'s i-mode service. i-mode operation in Russia is scheduled to start in September 2005, and further operation is scheduled in Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Belarus in the future.

For the initial stage, NEC will provide two i-mode models.

"N411i" is compact and striking with a full-scale 1.3M Pixel integrated camera which enables users to take rich pictures. N411i also features the 1.9 inch 65K colors main LCD to display not only high-resolution pictures but also MPEG4 movies. Developed based on expertise gained from the Mobile Internet markets in Japan and Europe, "N411i" is very suitable for accessing mobile Internet applications and rich contents, comprising 64 tone polyphonic ring tones, DoJa JAVA Applications and wide variety of connectivity such as Bluetooth, IrDA, USB and PictBridge.

NEC also provides the "N343i", the Ultra Slim Design Phone, with 300K Pixel integrated camera and with DoJa JAVA Applications.