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TOKYO / The Hague, June 11, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Dutch-based mobile communications operator KPN Mobile N.V. today signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint campaign to promote a third-generation mobile communications service in the Netherlands. The service will be based on DoCoMo's  3G mobile communications service, which DoCoMo is already operating in Japan.Under the pact, DoCoMo will install a FOMA base station in the Netherlands and KPN Mobile will open a FOMA demonstration room in the company's headquarters in August. Visitors will be able to use actual handsets to experience FOMA's many unique features, which may include videophone,  mobile internet, i-motionTM sound and video-clip distribution service, "Multiaccess" simultaneous voice/data communications, as well as superior voice quality and high-speed data transmission.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 part of a successful launch in the European market. 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, visit www.nttdocomo.comAbout KPN Mobile KPN Mobile N.V. is a leading European mobile telecommunications network operator and provider of mobile voice and data services. KPN Mobile is currently active with its own network operators in Germany (E-Plus), Belgium (BASE) and the Netherlands (KPN Mobile), where more than 7400 employees serve some 13,6 million customers (May 2002). KPN Mobile N.V. is an 85%-owned subsidiary of Koninklijke KPN N.V. NTT DoCoMo, Inc. owns the remaining 15%. 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.  |
