Press Releases

Archive: 2006

Dec 2006

• December 15, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Raise Stake in PLDT
• December 15, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Hutch form Strategic Partnership for i-mode in India
• December 12, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• December 07, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi Electric Issue Advisory for D06 Batteries in D902i Handset
• December 05, 2006
  Asia's Largest Mobile Alliance Welcomes SMART and Announces Official Name and Logo

Nov 2006

• November 27, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Announces Resignation of Corporate Auditor
• November 27, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Kadokawa Group Holdings to Form Comprehensive Alliance through Capital Tie-Up
• November 24, 2006
  NTT Group to Participate in ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006
• November 22, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• November 14, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Receives FCC Approval for Acquisition of Guam Cellular and Guam Wireless
• November 13, 2006
  Rakuten Auction to Launch Anonymous Auctions for PCs and Mobile Phones
• November 06, 2006
  3G FOMA Subscribers Top 30 Million Mark
• November 01, 2006
  Announcement of Outcome of Share Repurchase

Oct 2006

• October 31, 2006
  Notice of Share Repurchase through ToSTNeT-2
• October 31, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Formulates New Terminal Specifications to Enable Any OS or Application to be Added
• October 13, 2006
  New Middleware Platform Enables Interactive Communication Between Mobile Phones and Sensor Networks
• October 12, 2006
  DoCoMo Unveils 14 New 3G FOMA Handsets
  —Including HSDPA and "One-segment" Mobile TV Models in New 903i Series—

Sep 2006

• September 29, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Co-Develops Portable 3D Display System
• September 28, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Announces Change in Executive Title
• September 27, 2006
  Four e-Payment Brands to Use Same Reader/Writer
  — Suica, iD, QUICPay and Edy —
• September 26, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Market FOMA M2501 HIGH-SPEED Data Card for HSDPA
• September 19, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Market BlackBerry 8707h Handheld Device and BlackBerry Network Service to Corporate Users
• September 11, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Tie Up with Fuel Cell Company Aquafairy

Aug 2006

• August 29, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Sets Mobile Number Portability Transfer Fees and Announces Campaign
• August 28, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Dissolve its Subsidiary
• August 24, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Start HSDPA with N902iX HIGH-SPEED
• August 22, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• August 21, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Implement New Congestion Control System for 3G FOMA Network
• August 09, 2006
  Mobile Number Portability to Start on October 24

Jul 2006

• July 18, 2006
  DoCoMo to Launch Keyword Search Service for i-mode
• July 14, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Aquafairy to Develop Micro Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for FOMA Handsets
• July 12, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Start Sales of HTC Handset with Windows Mobile
• July 07, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Request Proposals for Super 3G Equipment
• July 04, 2006
  DoCoMo Unveils Six New FOMA "7 Series" Models

Jun 2006

• June 20, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Announces New Executives
• June 19, 2006
  3G FOMA Service Surpasses 2G mova in Subscribers
• June 15, 2006
  Mobile Industry Leaders to Create World's First Globally Adopted Open Mobile Linux Platform
• June 15, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• June 08, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and RIM Agree to Sell BlackBerry in Japan
• June 01, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Form Strategic Partnership to Bring i-mode to Hong Kong and Macau Exclusively

May 2006

• May 31, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• May 17, 2006
  Basic Procedures for Mobile Number Portability Announced
• May 12, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Announces Executive Reorganization
• May 11, 2006
  DoCoMo to Unveil New Eight FOMA "9 Series" Phones
• May 11, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Develops 3G FOMA SA702i and SO702i Handsets
• May 11, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Develops FOMA M2501 HIGH-SPEED Data Card
• May 11, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Collaborates with Microsoft to Add Windows Media Technologies to 3G FOMA Handsets

Apr 2006

• April 28, 2006
  Notice of Call for a Shareholder Resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Regarding Repurchase of Shares (Under Article 210 of the Japanese Commercial Code)
• April 24, 2006
  Seven Leading Asian Mobile Operators Form Alliance for Global Roaming and Corporate Mobile Services
• April 04, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Launch "DCMX" Mobile Credit Services

Mar 2006

• March 28, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and LAWSON Agree on Alliance
• March 28, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Apply for License to Set Up Outdoor Stations for Wireless Broadband Field Experiment
• March 28, 2006
  Cancellation of Treasury Stock
• March 20, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Acquire Guam Cellular and Guam Wireless
• March 14, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Launch NM850iG Handset
• March 09, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Reduce Interconnection Fees
• March 06, 2006
  Mizuho Bank, UC Card, NTT DoCoMo Sign Comprehensive Agreement
• March 06, 2006
  Credit Saison, Mizuho Bank, UC Card to Promote DoCoMo's iD Credit Card Brand
• March 06, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Develops 3G FOMA SIMPURE Series of Basic Handsets

Feb 2006

• February 24, 2006
  Outcome of Share Repurchase
• February 23, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 2.5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment
• February 22, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Postpone Launch Date for NM850iG Handset
• February 17, 2006
  RealNetworks and NTT DoCoMo Sign MOU to Develop Mobile Video Streaming Software
• February 15, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Market 3G FOMA NM850iG Handset
• February 13, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric and Sharp to Jointly Develop Platform for W-CDMA Handsets
• February 09, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo and Nippon Television Network to Form Business Tie-Up
• February 01, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Develops Prototype HSDPA Handsets

Jan 2006

• January 31, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Offer Flat-Rate Packet Communications for All New 3G Billing Plans
• January 31, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Form Comprehensive Business Tie-up with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
• January 31, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Terminate PHS Service
• January 23, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo to Sell 3G FOMA Windows OS Handsets Made by HTC
• January 17, 2006
  NTT DoCoMo Unveils 3G FOMA 702i Series
• January 06, 2006
  3G FOMA Subscribers Top 20 Million Mark