NTT Docomo

NTT Docomo Inc. is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone, i-mode, and mail services.

Emerging Tech

NTT DoCoMo Ventures invests in Skydio, Inc.

NTT Docomo

NTT DOCOMO announces new management team

LPWA

Qualcomm completes validation of 9205 LTE modem on NTT DOCOMO’s LP-WANs

RAN tower (picture credit: Joegoauk Goa https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/)

5G

What’s up with… Open RAN, T-Mobile, Nokia

via Flickr © Suguru Yamamoto (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

DoCoMo puts a brave face on it, but competition's costing it dearly

via Toyota, January 2020

Smart Cities

Toyota gives NTT DoCoMo a shot at smart city glory

5G

NTT Docomo to launch 5G service in Japan on March 25

Radio Access Network

Ericsson selected for AI-based RAN optimisation by NTT Docomo

5G

Cisco to optimize NTT DOCOMO’s 5G mobile backhaul

via Flickr © Luca Sartoni (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Cloud Native Telco

Rakuten zeroes in on zero-touch with Nokia OSS deal

via Flickr © Japanexperterna.se (CC BY-SA 2.0)

4G LTE

Rakuten Mobile turns over $1bn before MNO service launch

Mobile

Mercari, Merpay and NTT Docomo agree on partnership to enhance payment services and point programs

Media & Entertainment

NTT Docomo to launch 5G streaming service in March

via Flickr © Luca Sartoni (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Research and Trials

Japan eyes 6G as a way of making up lost ground

5G

Docomo releases White Paper promoting 6G communication system

Transport and Logistics

Docomo to pursue collaboration with Skydio, US manufacturer of autonomous drones

Network Services

DOCOMO to Partner with AI-powered Enterprise Meeting Note Provider Otter.ai in Japan

IoT Services & Applications

DOCOMO to provide IoT solution for YANMAR's SMARTASSIST system in India

5G

DOCOMO Conducts World's First Successful Trial of Transparent Dynamic Metasurface

5G

NTT DOCOMO and MobiledgeX demonstrate worldwide distribution of 5G applications in Japan

OSS/BSS

Docomo and Nexsys-One develop disaster-recovery solution for overseas telecoms

via Flickr © Marcin Wichary (CC BY 2.0)

NTT Docomo

As the Internet turns 50, a Japanese pioneer prepares to switch it off

via Flickr © switchstyle (CC BY 2.0)

5G

5G in Japan: as fast as a speeding bullet train

Telco & CSP

Docomo invests in Tata Capital Growth Fund II, targeting growth-stage startup companies