The 4th AMERICAS TELECOM event is expected to draw more than 25,000 visitors. NTT DoCoMo will be participating in the trade show for the first time.
At its booth, NTT DoCoMo will demonstrate two-way moving picture transmission between visual phones or PDAs and the MPEG-4 video transmission system, using W-CDMA, a next-generation mobile communications system. Conceptual models of W-CDMA terminals will also be exhibited.
The company will also introduce the latest version of its "i-mode" Internet-compatible cellular phone service. Visitors can enjoy demonstrations of the various contents of the current i-mode service as well as a future i-mode phone which features Sun Microsystems' JAVA software. An i-mode compatible car navigation system will also be on display. There will also be short presentation regarding i-mode at the stand.
Visitors to the DoCoMo stand will also be able to see either the actual terminals or panels which explain other domestic services or applications, including PHS phones, PDC/PHS dual-mode terminals, pagers, various kinds of PDAs, location services, packet data communications services, satellite mobile communications services, etc.
In addition, Mr. Kei-ichi Enoki, Managing Director of NTT DoCoMo's Gateway Business Department, will participate in a forum titled, "Infrastructure & Applications Summit" as a speaker on April 11, from 13:30-17:00. Mr. Enoki will address a forum session titled, "Internet Technology-Challenges and Perspectives."
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Outline of AMERICAS TELECOM 2000
1. Name: AMERICAS TELECOM 2000 2. Period: April 10 to April 15, 2000 (Press day will be on April 9) 3. Place: Rio Centro Conference and Exhibition Center, Rio de Janeiro Av. Salvador Allende, 6555 Barra da Tijuca, 22780-160 Rio de Janeiro-RJ 4. Size: (1) Number of exhibitors: 416 (in 1996) (2) Number of visitors: about 18,560 (in 1996) 5. NTT DoCoMo Booth: (1) Location: (2) Area: Hall 4, Booth No. 4072 200 square meters
