TOKYO, JAPAN, July 16, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to serve as a hub from which to promote the speedy dissemination of 
service in Europe.
DoCoMo i-mode Europe B.V. will provide consultation regarding technology and marketing, as well as support in the setup and operation of i-mode services. The clients will be the following operators in Europe to which DoCoMo has licensed i-mode technology: KPN Mobile N.V., E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, BASE, and Bouygues Telecom S.A., in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France, respectively.
Other important tasks of the new company will be to promote i-mode service in Europe, encouraging other operators to choose i-mode as their mobile internet service, and to provide consultation to European operators who are willing to set up the i-mode service. In addition, it will conduct studies of European mobile communications markets.
This new subsidiary is evidence of DoCoMo's commitment to expanding its i-mode service worldwide.
DoCoMo i-mode Europe B.V. will be established late in July of this year, with capital of 2.4 million euros, and it will initially employ about 10 people. The likely president of the company is Yusuke Kanda, who is currently working in the i-mode Planning Department at NTT DoCoMo's headquarters.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 43 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, visitwww.nttdocomo.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
service in Europe. DoCoMo i-mode Europe B.V. will provide consultation regarding technology and marketing, as well as support in the setup and operation of i-mode services. The clients will be the following operators in Europe to which DoCoMo has licensed i-mode technology: KPN Mobile N.V., E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, BASE, and Bouygues Telecom S.A., in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France, respectively.
Other important tasks of the new company will be to promote i-mode service in Europe, encouraging other operators to choose i-mode as their mobile internet service, and to provide consultation to European operators who are willing to set up the i-mode service. In addition, it will conduct studies of European mobile communications markets.
This new subsidiary is evidence of DoCoMo's commitment to expanding its i-mode service worldwide.
DoCoMo i-mode Europe B.V. will be established late in July of this year, with capital of 2.4 million euros, and it will initially employ about 10 people. The likely president of the company is Yusuke Kanda, who is currently working in the i-mode Planning Department at NTT DoCoMo's headquarters.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 43 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, visitwww.nttdocomo.comi-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
