NTT DoCoMo and Nokia To Collaborate in Promoting Open Mobile Architecture; Two Companies Agree On Approach to Key Technology Specifications Leading To 3G Services.Business Editors HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2001 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Nokia today launched a joint action plan to accelerate the development based on the open mobile architecture initiative. NTT DoCoMo and Nokia have common understanding that common open mobile service middleware is a fundamental enabler to global deployment of mobile services. NTT DoCoMo and Nokia will co-operate specifically in promoting open mobile architecture for WCDMA-based 3G services, in areas such as browsing, messaging and application execution environment. The two companies intend to make the results of their co-operative effort available to the mobile industry as a whole. "In order to accelerate the introduction of mobile internet access, mobile visual communications and other services for 3G networks, NTT DoCoMo is eager to cooperate with other key players in the mobile communications industry to elaborate specific technical specifications based on a standardized mobile architecture. This collaboration with Nokia is one of those activities to achieve that goal. We sincerely hope that our cooperation with Nokia will eventually gain strong worldwide supports that help us contribute to boost global demands for mobile multimedia," noted Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , NTT DoCoMo. "We warmly welcome this cooperation with NTT DoCoMo," said Mr. Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia. "The ongoing industrywide movement towards open technologies and standards marks an opportunity for maximum growth, and can only motivate and benefit all the players in this industry as well as consumers worldwide. It is our shared intention with NTT DoCoMo not only to stand at forefront when open standards for mobile services are being created, but also to leverage our thorough understanding of the customer requirements in designing future open mobile services. " The two companies have agreed on the adoption of the XHTML/CSS as the content description language and they will work towards the adoption of Wireless profiled TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. as a wireless transport layer protocol defined in the WAP 2.0 specification by the WAP Forum, which are both consistent with the Internet standards. This combination of technologies will enable content to be shared by both the Internet and mobile communications worlds. Subsequently, the co-operation will also cover the creation of XHTML/CSS profiling. NTT DoCoMo and Nokia will continue to develop multimedia messaging technologies with the goal of reaching an integrated messaging service. Companies aim at achieving an interoperable messaging standard within the 3GPP, WAP Forum and IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force . The global popularity of Internet email and the success of Short Message Service (SMS) have lead to growing market demand for these technologies to be combined into one open and interoperable mobile solution. Multimedia Messaging Service See MMS. (MMS) will bring consumers a whole new variety of services, in the form of rich person-to-person messaging and multimedia content downloading and distribution. NTT DoCoMo and Nokia are working with the JCP Standardisation Forum to develop Java(TM) technology. Together, the companies are striving further to provide an execution environment where more user-friendly applications can be created. The companies expect to reach a proposal on further technical specifications during the second half, 2002. Note: - 3GPP - F3rd Generation Partnership Project A project established in December 1998 to standardize the 3rd generation mobile systems. This forum aims to develop technical specifications for a 3rd Generation Mobile System based on DS-CDMA DS-CDMA Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA See WCDMA. ) for radio access networks and on evolved-GSM core networks for core network architecture. The regional standardization organizations that constitute 3GPP include T1 (USA), ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. (Europe), ARIB ARIB Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (Japan), TTC (Japan), TTA (Korea) and CWTS CWTS Civic Welfare Training Service (Phillipines) CWTS Christian Witness Theological Seminary (Concord, CA) CWTS Chinese Wireless Telecommunication Standard (China). - WAP Forum - FWireless Application Protocol Forum The WAP Forum is the industry association that is responsible for developing the WAP Specifications, the open, global de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, that allows users of wireless hand-held devices to access and interact with Internet-based content, applications and services. The WAP Forum is comprised of the members representing 99 percent of the handsets sold worldwide and more than 450 million global subscribers. Members include worldwide device manufacturers, carriers, infrastructure providers, software developers and other wireless solution providers. - IETF - FInternet Engineering Task Force The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual. The actual technical work of the IETF is done in its working groups, which are organized by topic into several areas. Much of the work is handled via mailing list. The Internet standards-related documents are published as RFC (Request For Comments). - JCP(provisional name)Java Community Process Sun's system for allowing third parties to submit requests for new features to Java. JCP is a formal process that must be adhered to, and fees are involved. In 1999, Sun submitted Java to the ECMA standards body, but withdrew its J2SE specification later in the year. An official process to decide and revise new Jave APIs such as CLDC See J2ME. and MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) A programming interface (API) for cellphones and pagers for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). It provides support for a graphical interface, networking and storage of persistent data for "MID Profile" applications, to cater to the needs of industries and technologies. Specification development starts with examining the Java Specification Request for a specific API. When it passes the examination, it is allocated a JSR ID to go through the specification development and revision process. - Java(TM) Java is an object oriented programming language based on C++ developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Java and Java-related logos are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.) About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest mobile communications company. In August 2001, the number of PDC cellular phones subscriber exceeded 38 million. It had consolidated sales of 4.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001). NTT DoCoMo was formed in July 1992 to take over the mobile communications operations and sales of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (日本電信電話株式会社 (NTT). NTT DoCoMo provides nationwide services, including cellular and PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base phone, paging, satellite mobile communications, and maritime and in-flight telephone service. The company also has subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, and Brazil. In February 1999, NTT DoCoMo launched its "i-mode" service, which provides continuous connection with the Internet via mobile phones. As of October 2001, the number of i-mode subscribers exceeded 28 million. On May 30, 2001, NTT DoCoMo launched its W-CDMA based third-generation wireless service, "FOMA See i-Mode. (a)" on an introductory basis. Following the termination of the introductory phase, NTT DoCoMo launched its fully commercialized FOMA service on October 1, 2001. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. . About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. www.nokia.com (a) FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access FOMA was the world's first W-CDMA 3G service when launched in 2001. ) is the brand name used in Japan for NTT DoCoMo's 3G service. |
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