NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo; Keiji Tacahikawa; President: Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT; Tongchai Yongchareon, President; Headquarters: Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand), a Thai Telecommunications operator, and NEC have agreed to jointly test a third-generation mobile communications system (W-CDMA) and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to that effect.
NTT DoCoMo signed the MoU with the TOT in March 1998 regarding mutual collaboration on third-generation mobile communications system. Since then, NTT DoCoMo has contributed to the partnership by exporting W-CDMA technologies to the TOT. The collaboration between NTT DoCoMo and TOT is expected to be strengthened as a result.
W-CDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
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Overview of TOT
| 1. Company Name: | Telephone Organization of Thailand |
| 2. Headquarters: | Kingdom of Thailand, Bangkok |
| 3. Presidnet: | Tongchai Yongchareon |
| 4. Establishment: | 1954 |
| 5. No. of Employees: | 26,318 |
| 6. Net Income: | 47.2 Billion Bahts (As of September, 1997) |
| 7. No. of Subscribers: | 50 thousand (TOT original) 1.1 million (other company, given concession by TOT)  (As of September,1997) |
