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TOKYO / NEW YORK, July 24, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly showcase third-generation (3G) mobile communications service in the United States. The service will be based on DoCoMo's FOMA 3G mobile communications service, which DoCoMo is already operating in Japan. |
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Under the agreement, DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless will open a 3G demonstration room with a FOMA base station in an AT&T Wireless office in New York this fall. Visitors will be able to experience, with actual handsets, FOMA's many unique features which may include videophone, "i-mode" mobile internet, "i-motion" sound and video-clip distribution service, "Multiaccess" simultaneous voice/data communications, as well as quality voice and high-speed data transmission. "NTT DoCoMo is very pleased to demonstrate our 3G services in the U.S.," said Keiji Tachikawa, President and CEO of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. "Thanks to our close relationship with AT&T Wireless, we will be able to provide the American public with a glimpse into the future of advanced wireless services." "We're glad to showcase the types of services and devices that will be available when advanced 3G service reaches the United States," said John D. Zeglis, Chairman and CEO of AT&T Wireless. The demonstration room will be open to visitors such as journalists, analysts, telecom operators, and vendors for one year. By providing opinion leaders with demonstrations of the new FOMA, the two companies hope to generate strong interest in 3G service as a prelude to a successful launch in the U.S market. About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 44 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 33 million subscribers, and FOMA, launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries. i-motion is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan. About AT&T Wireless AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) is the largest independently traded wireless carrier in the United States, following our split from AT&T on July 9, 2001. We operate one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. With more than 19.5 million subscribers, and full-year 2001 revenues exceeding .6 billion, AT&T Wireless is committed to being among the first to deliver the next generation of wireless products and services. Today, we offer customers high-quality mobile wireless communications services, voice or data, to businesses or consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. AT&T Wireless Customer Advantage is our commitment to ensure that customers have the right equipment, the right calling plan, and the right customer services options -- today and tomorrow. For more information, please visit us at www.attwireless.com. |
