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NTT DoCoMo Unveils 18 New Handsets in Japan

NTT DOCOMO has just announced its lineup of 18 new handsets for launch on or after May 22. The lineup includes models in DOCOMO’s four main series of FOMA 3G handsets – docomo STYLE series, docomo PRIME series, docomo SMART series and docomo PRO series – and the new Evangelion Phone based on an upcoming [...]

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NTT DoCoMo Develops Spatial Audio Transmission Technology for Mobile Phones

NTT DoCoMo has announced a new efficient mobile spatial audio transmission technology that enables a mobile phone user to assign a spatial position to each sound source when listening to multiple sound sources, such as during a game or a conference call. The processes are collaboratively performed on both the server and client sides. The [...]

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DOCOMO to Terminate 2G Mova Services in Year 2012

NTT DOCOMO announced today it will discontinue its 2G mova service (including car phone and Pre-Call prepaid services), which began in March 1993, as well as its 2G DoPa packet communication service, which began in March 1997, at the end of March 2012. Associated services and related billing plans will also be terminated at the [...]

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VERTU to launch Club VERTU Services in Japan

VERTU is set to launch an exclusive Club in Japan that will allow discerning subscribers access to a host of exclusive mobile services including ‘Club VERTU’ which includes a special members-only concierge. VERTU has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks with this landmark Managed Services deal for the rollout of the hosted MVNO solution.

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Fujitsu Now Shipping Waterproof Cell Phone with Fingerprint Sensor

AuthenTec announced that NTT DOCOMO is now offering the Fujitsu F-01A, first fingerprint-enabled waterproof cell phone. In addition to the added security, the phone incorporates AuthenTec’s TrueNav technology for touchpad-like navigational control via AuthenTec’s AES1711 fingerprint sensor.

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DOCOMO and Fujitsu Co-develop Mobile Phone for Taiwanese Market

NTT DOCOMO and Fujitsu announced today that they have localized a mobile phone for the Taiwanese market based on the FOMA F905i model sold in Japan. The new handset was officially launched under the model name F905i in Taiwan today by Far EasTone Telecommunications.

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NTT DoCoMo Announces Low Power Chipset for LTE/Super 3G

NTT DOCOMO announced today that it has successfully developed a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip that consumes less than 0.04 W of power yet supports multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signal detection and decoding for downlink transmissions at 100 Mbps, the speed required for the forthcoming mobile system known as Super 3G, or Long Term Evolution (LTE). In [...]

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NTT DOCOMO Cancels E71 Handset Launch Due to Nokia’s Pullback

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has cancelled its planned launch of the docomo PRO series Nokia E71 handset due to Nokia Corporation’s decision to terminate sales of all Japan-specific handsets through Japanese operators.

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DoCoMo, KTF to sell Google phone next year

Google phone goes Asia next year. Japan’s top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, and South Korean partner KTF Co will team-up in developing Google OS-based smartphone for launch next year.

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NTT DOCOMO and Tata Agree on Strategic Alliance in India

NTT DOCOMO, Tata Teleservices Limited and Tata Sons Limited, today announced their agreement on a strategic alliance in India, under which DOCOMO will acquire 26 percent of TTSL’s common shares for approximately 130.7 billion Indian rupees (US$2.7 billion).

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