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NTT DoCoMo to Sell "FOMA" Terminals
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| TOKYO, JAPAN, September 25, 2001 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today it will begin selling handsets that are compatible with its third-generation "FOMA" mobile communication service from October 1, 2001. NTT DoCoMo previously said that it would launch fully commercialized FOMA service from the same date. The handset models to go on sale are: "FOMA N2001," "FOMA P2101V" and "FOMA P2401." The terminals, along with data card/connection cable, will be sold at DoCoMo Shops located within the FOMA service area. The service area comprises a 30-kilometer radius within central Tokyo.
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| Main Features of the terminals are as follows:
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| Features | Handsets |
| Sound quality equal to landline phones | N2001 P2101V |
| 64Kbps digital communications for real-time video | P2101V |
| Maximum 384Kbps downlink, maximum 64Kbps uplink, high-speed packet communications | N2001*1 P2401 |
| Circuit switched connections for high-speed communications with 64Kbps-uplink and downlink speed. |
| Sending/receiving short text messages between FOMA handsets. (SMS) | N2001 |
| Multiaccess function for simultaneous voice and packet communications | N2001*2 |
| High-speed i-mode connections with maximum 384Kbps downlink connection | N2001 P2101V |
| Sending/receiving up to 10,000 letters (5,000 full-space Japanese characters) i-mode mail with attached still pictures (GIF, JPEG), music (MIDI), etc. |
| Select incoming e-mail (text, attached file) by checking title |
| Downloading up to 30kbyte data at one time | P2101V |
| Built-in camera for video and still photos | P2101V |
| *1 | Packet communications requires FOMA UBS Cable or FOMA Mobile Card N2. 64K Data communications requires FOMA Mobile Card N2. |
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| *2 | Packet communications with PC requires FOMA USB Cable or FOMA Mobile Card N2. |
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| Please refer to the attachments for more information. |
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| Attachment: Outline of FOMA handsets and data card cable(.pdf) |
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