NTT DoCoMo's i-mode Launches in Russia.Tokyo, Japan, Sept 15, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - NTT DoCoMo (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 9437) just announced that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC OJSC Open Joint Stock Company (MTS), NTT DoCoMo's partner in Russia, began offering i-mode services in the Moscow and St. Petersburg areas as of today. Services will eventually be expanded to other business areas of MTS. Russia's i-mode is being offered via MTS's GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. network and represents the twelfth global market for i-mode, following Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia and Israel (in order of introduction). MTS is Russia's leading mobile operator both in terms of subscribers and profitability, according to a DoCoMo press release. From Wireless Watch Japan, <a href="http://www.wirelesswatch.jp">www.wirelesswatch.jp</a> Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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