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NTT DoCoMo offers a wide range of FOMA branded handsets, which are made specifically for the Japanese market. FOMA handsets differ from Western UMTS handsets in several aspects, for example: A standardized menu structure and chargers. Japan-specific features such as i-mode or Osaifu-Keitai (electronic wallet).
All handsets sold in Japan were formerly "locked" for use in Japan only, due to the demands of service providers. [citation needed] Likewise, providers refused to sell USIM cards by themselves without a handset or for a handset brought in from overseas, although NTT DoCoMo has recently relaxed this business practice.
A few months after DoCoMo launched i-mode in February 1999, DoCoMo's competitors launched very similar mobile data services: KDDI launched EZweb, and J-Phone launched J-Sky. Vodafone later acquired J-Phone including J-Sky, renaming the service Vodafone live! , although initially this was different from Vodafone live! in Europe and other markets.
Panasonic has now said it will no longer release phones for NTT DoCoMo , Once upon a time, Japanese companies dominated the consumer electronics industry. In the smartphone market, companies from ...
NTT Docomo is a subsidiary of Japan's incumbent telephone operator, NTT.The majority of NTT Docomo's shares are owned by NTT (which is 33.71% government-owned). While some NTT shares are publicly traded, control of the company by Japanese interests (government and civilian) is guaranteed by the number of shares available to buyers.
NTT Docomo , Japan's largest wireless carrier, is trying valiantly to boost a weak signal. Despite a respectable balance sheet and steadily increasing net income over the past four years, Docomo's ...
If you're not that patient, NTT DoCoMo will provide a holdover on October 11th through Utsushite Hon'yaku, a free Word Lens-like augmented reality translator for Android 2.3 that can convert text ...
NTT DoCoMo's service (information about traffic, food, shopping etc.) by GPS; Some newer models allow the user to watch movies and/or television. Most phones can be connected to the Internet through services such as i-mode. Japan was also the first to launch 3G services on a large scale. Users can browse text-only Internet sites, and many ...