NTT DoCoMo Develops 3G FOMA SIMPURE Series of Basic Handsets - Compatible with WORLD WING Global Roaming Service.Tokyo, Japan, Mar 8, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today that they have developed the third-generation (3G) FOMA See i-Mode. (TM) SIMPURE(TM) series of basic and compact handsets for people who do not require highly sophisticated functions. The series has two models, SIMPURE L, supplied by LG Electronics, is equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera despite its compact size and SIMPURE N, supplied by NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , is the smallest (as of March 6, 2006) of all 3G FOMA handsets at 92 x 44 x 19.2 mm. DoCoMo is also positioning the SIMPURE series for second handsets used during international travel. SIMPURE models are compatible with DoCoMo's WORLD WING(TM) roaming service for voice calls, i-mode, short messaging service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ), e-mail and videophone outside Japan with the same phone number and e-mail address used in Japan. The models work on W-CDMA See WCDMA. , GSM and 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. (packet data only) networks. SIMPURE is a combination of the words SIMPLE and PURE. About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company, serving more than 50 million customers. The company offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode(R), which provides e-mail and Internet access to over 44 million subscribers as the world's most popular mobile Internet service, and FOMA(R), 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 America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific and Europe. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal ) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com. Source: NTT DoCoMo Contact: NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Eijun Tanaka Assistan Manager, International Public Relations Group E-mail: tanakae@nttdocomo.co.jp Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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