| TOKYO, JAPAN, May 24, 2002 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and five of its subsidiaries announced today that they are taking measures to handle the massive communications traffic that is expected during the 2002 FIFA World CupTM, which will be held at various locations around Japan from May 31. As a first step toward relieving congestion, the companies have boosted the capacity of their base stations located adjacent to the stadiums by approximately 150%. DoCoMo's proprietary In-Building Mobile Communication System (IMCS) has been installed at several major sports facilities and Yokohama Media Center to ensure stable communications inside structures that could experience massive traffic. The companies will also provide stadiums with portable mobile stations on days when matches take place. These portable mobile stations will be used a total of 32 times during the World Cup. In addition, DoCoMo will dispatch engineers to facilities, including base stations located near stadiums up to 600 times, to make certain that equipment and networks run smoothly. Heavy communications traffic is expected to occur before and after games and during half time periods. To prevent the DoCoMo networks from overloading during peak times, the company may also place certain restrictions on mobile phone usage around the stadiums. Accordingly, the customers located outside of the stadiums will not be affected by the network congestion. 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 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 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. |
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