TOKYO, JAPAN, July 23, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will restructure its European subsidiaries to improve its effectiveness and to integrate the company's European operations, especially in regard to promoting its 
and 3G services.
The present London-based wholly owned subsidiary, DoCoMo Europe (UK) Ltd., will be changed to a holding company, named DoCoMo Europe Ltd., wholly owned by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. The other three existing subsidiaries in Europe will become wholly owned subsidiaries of this holding company. The restructure is scheduled for September 2002.
London-based DoCoMo Europe Ltd. will serve also as DoCoMo's European headquarters. It will promote
i-mode and 3G services throughout Europe, working in cooperation with its three subsidiaries. DoCoMo Europe Ltd. will be responsible for PR/IR activities in Europe, and building connections with European companies. It will also provide technical support to DoCoMo's existing partners, as is done at present by DoCoMo Europe (UK) Ltd.
Mr. Kunihiko Adachi, the former president of DoCoMo's domestic subsidiary, NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc., will head DoCoMo Europe Ltd. as its Managing Director.
For details of the new structure, please see the attachment.
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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, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 33 million subscribers, and 
, 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.
and 3G services.The present London-based wholly owned subsidiary, DoCoMo Europe (UK) Ltd., will be changed to a holding company, named DoCoMo Europe Ltd., wholly owned by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. The other three existing subsidiaries in Europe will become wholly owned subsidiaries of this holding company. The restructure is scheduled for September 2002.
London-based DoCoMo Europe Ltd. will serve also as DoCoMo's European headquarters. It will promote
i-mode and 3G services throughout Europe, working in cooperation with its three subsidiaries. DoCoMo Europe Ltd. will be responsible for PR/IR activities in Europe, and building connections with European companies. It will also provide technical support to DoCoMo's existing partners, as is done at present by DoCoMo Europe (UK) Ltd.
Mr. Kunihiko Adachi, the former president of DoCoMo's domestic subsidiary, NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc., will head DoCoMo Europe Ltd. as its Managing Director.
For details of the new structure, please see the attachment.
Attachment (.pdf)
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
, the world's most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 33 million subscribers, and , 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.comi-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
