TOKYO, JAPAN, April 17, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and French mobile communications operator Bouygues Telecom S.A. announced that the companies have concluded an agreement under which DoCoMo will license and transfer technologies to Bouygues Telecom for the launch of  service in France and French overseas departments *. This agreement also covers the use of the i-mode trademark by Bouygues Telecom. Under the licensing pact, DoCoMo will provide Bouygues Telecom with the patents, know-how, and technologies needed to launch the service on the Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and UMTS networks if Bouygues Telecom is granted a 3G license in France. The pact will remain valid from April 17, 2002 to April 16, 2012 and is renewable by mutual agreement. Bouygues Telecom aims to introduce i-mode service in its markets in the next 12 months. Subscribers will enjoy a variety of mobile internet services and content using cellular phones equipped with dual browsers for i-mode-compatible HTML and WAP-compatible WML1.X. "NTT DoCoMo is excited about the prospect of Bouygues Telecom introducing i-mode service to its subscribers in France," said Keiji Tachikawa, President and CEO of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. "The service has already been successfully deployed by E-Plus in Germany and will be launched by KPN Mobile in the Netherlands on April 18, 2002. With Bouygues Telecom on board, we are glad to see the further expansion of the i-mode community in Europe." "We are delighted by the signing of this agreement, which will allow Bouygues Telecom to offer the French consumers the i-mode services. i-mode means friendly, easy to use and highly efficient multimedia services which our customers are eager to discover", said Gilles Pelisson, CEO of Bouygues Telecom. i-mode was first launched in Japan by DoCoMo, becoming the world's most popular mobile internet service with more than 32 million customers. Last month, German operator E-plus launched i-mode service in Germany, which will be followed by KPN Mobile in the Netherlands and Belgium. *includes French Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Reunion. About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company with more than 40 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 32 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 the United States, Europe and Brazil, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic joint ventures and other alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North 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. About Bouygues Telecom With 6.500 employees, 6.6 million customers and a network that covers over 98% of the French population, Bouygues Telecom has established its reputation as a dynamic and innovative player on the mobile phone market in France, merely six years after its commercial launch. Bouygues Telecom ranks among the world's leading operators. It has extended its international coverage to 140 countries through roaming agreements with more than 280 foreign operators, including all the operators in the EU. The operator gives top priority to quality service and customer satisfaction. Bouygues Telecom is a Bouygues group affiliate company. Bouygues, a diversified industrial group, which owns 64.5% of Bouygues Telecom, is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and included in the CAC 40 index.For more information, visit www.bouyguestelecom.fr  |
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