TOKYO, JAPAN, November 26, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that sales of i-shot™ handsets have topped the 3 million mark, less than six months after DoCoMo's i-shot service was introduced. i-shot allows subscribers to transmit still images taken with compatible mobile phones having built-in digital cameras to virtually any device capable of receiving
e-mail, including the 35 million
handsets now in use.
Launched on June 1, 2002, the service has proved a major hit with the Japanese market. i-shot phone sales reached 1 million on August 12, less than three months following service launch, and 2 million on October 13, less than five months. Given the service's popularity, which continues to rapidly grow, DoCoMo has introduced a variety of i-shot compatible handsets. Currently, there are seven models available on the 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 35 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.
i-shot is a trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
e-mail, including the 35 million
handsets now in use.Launched on June 1, 2002, the service has proved a major hit with the Japanese market. i-shot phone sales reached 1 million on August 12, less than three months following service launch, and 2 million on October 13, less than five months. Given the service's popularity, which continues to rapidly grow, DoCoMo has introduced a variety of i-shot compatible handsets. Currently, there are seven models available on the 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 35 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.
i-shot is a trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan.
