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Japan’s NTT Docomo, parent company NTT and vendor NEC have jointly achieved the first 5G transmission between a 28-GHz base station and a 5G mobile station in a car moving at 305km/hr. The trial also achieved a 1.1Gbps high-speed data transmission to a 5G…
Japan’s NTT Docomo and Nokia are performing joint 5G technology trials using extremely high frequency 90-GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. At the Brooklyn 5G Summit in New York this week, the companies are demonstrating the use of a Nokia Bell…
Japan’s NTT Docomo has completed a trial involving the use of 5G technology to conduct remote medical examinations. The trial in the sparsely populated Wakayama Prefecture used base station equipment provided by NEC. It was conducted in collaboration with the…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has contracted Nokia to supply 5G baseband products to support the operator’s goal of commercially deploying a 5G network by 2020. Under the deal, Nokia will integrate its 5G new radio based AirScale hardware into Nokia’s network and…
Bicycle hubs are being rolled out at 7-Eleven Japan outlets in a partnership with the Hello Cycling bike-sharing business. The convenience store parent Seven & I Holdings has partnered with Hello Cycling, launched last year by tech company SoftBank Group and…
NTT DoCoMo joined forces with Toyota, Ericsson and Intel on a trial of 5G technologies for automobiles, achieving data speeds of up to 1Gbps in a vehicle traveling at 30km/h. The trial of 4K video communications was conducted along Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront.…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has claimed two new world first with recent 5G trials, including the first successful outdoor trial of 5G technologies for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC). The trial, conducted with Huawei in the 4.5-GHz bands, involved a…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has finally completed its exit from Indian joint venture Tata Teleservices, following the acquisition of Tata Teleservices’ consumer mobile business by Bharti Airtel. DoCoMo disclosed it has received the payment awarded by the Delhi High…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has contracted Ericsson to provide the vendor’s Unified Delivery Network (UDN) global content delivery network solution for the DoCoMo mobile network. The contract marks Ericsson’s first deployment of its UDN in Japan. DoCoMo will initially…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will this week launch a new prepaid SIM service for foreign visitors to Japan providing access to its network for 15 days. The Japan Welcome SIM offering will launch on July 1. It will allow travelers to apply for the service online prior…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will adopt the SAP HANA platform as the foundation of its data needs to improve customer service. Large volumes of data, as large as 18TB, will be collected from various touch points, including nationwide DoCoMo Shops, for processing and…
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo have jointly announced plans to conduct interoperability testing of multi-vendor technology using the 4.5-GHz frequency band, as part of broader efforts to help develop Japan’s 5G ecosystem. The companies will be testing 5G applications…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced significant proposed changes to its management team as part of efforts to “further grow and develop the company.” The operator revealed that one executive director, one director, two audit and supervisory board members and…
India’s Delhi High Court has found in favor of Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and local holding company Tata Sons in their dispute with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over an international arbitration settlement. With the verdict DoCoMo will be entitled to collect the…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has teamed up with the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT) on research and development into potential 5G standards. As part of the collaboration, DoCoMo will join the CAICT-initiated IMT-2020 Promotion Group 5G…
Japanese eCommerce giant Rakuten and its two partners – Docomo and Autonomous Control Laboratory – have trialled a drone-based delivery system. The Rakuten drone delivery system uses Docomo’s LTE mobile network when a customer places an order via a…
