Tokyo, May 27, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA(TM) third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed
With Home U(TM), Japan's first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume data, such as video, with the speed and convenience of broadband.
VoIP calls to other Home U users will be free of charge, and to non-Home U users will be 30 percent cheaper than normal FOMA charges.
Initially, the service will be compatible with the N906iL onefone(TM), a mobile/W-LAN dual handset that will be sold from the same day that the service starts.
The monthly charge for Home U will be 1,029 yen. No signup fee will be required.
* FOMA, Home U, onefone and i-mode are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries.
* NTT DOCOMO's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 51 million customers, of which more than half subscribe to FOMA(TM), launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode(TM), the world's most popular mobile e-mail/ Internet service, used by more than 46 million users. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com .
Source: NTT DOCOMO
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