NTT DoCoMo and Huawei have achieved a peak speed of 11.29Gbps during a 5G large-scale field trial in the 4.5-GHz band. The companies tested a 3GPP 5G New Radio compliant numerology and frame structure using macro cell coverage in a real-world scenario in…
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo and mobile portal and online service provider DeNA Co have teamed up to trial a 5G communications system for remote monitoring of autonomous vehicles. The trial will involve connecting a vehicle and a remote center via a 5G…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will end shipments of most feature phones compatible with its home-grown i-mode mobile internet standard by the end of the year. With the exception of some models such as devices for elderly users, production of phones with access to the…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo grew its net profit for the six months ending in September by 27.8% to 405.41 billion yen ($3.87 billion), on the back of a 3.3% increase in revenue to 2.29 trillion yen. DoCoMo attributed the revenue growth in part to recovery of telecoms…
The Indian government does not intend to relax rules regarding foreign investments to allow Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to exit its Tata DoCoMo joint venture at a pre-determined price. The government has taken the view that there is no case for bending the rules for a…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo grew its net profit for the June quarter by 38.1% year-on-year as the operator made progress adapting to an evolving business environment. The operator reported a net income for its fiscal first quarter of 206.9 billion yen ($2.01 billion),…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced plans to deploy LTE-Advanced at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest and most famous mountain. The company will provide mobile services with maximum downlink speeds of 375Mbps as well as 3G service during the climbing…
India’s Tata Teleservices is reportedly considering pursuing a sale of part of its spectrum holdings to help raise funds for the compelled buyout of NTT DoCoMo’s stake in the operator. The company is looking into selling some of its 800-MHz and 1,800-MHz…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo announced it has granted a standards-essential patent license for its wireless technologies to equipment vendor Huawei. The operator has now granted patent licenses to more than 10 companies and plans to pursue more such licensing deals in…