BROWSING: NTT DoCoMo

Japanese company NEC announced the joint development of RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) with compatriot firm NTT Docomo in support of intelligent Radio Access Networks (RAN). The two companies said they are aiming to reduce RAN operational costs, improve performance and reduce power consumption through the...

The EM9190 and EM9191 are industrial-grade 5G sub-6/LTE NR modules Sierra Wireless has completed the testing of its 5G Sub-6/LTE NR embedded modules — the  EM9190 and the EM9191 — with NTT DoCoMo on its 5G network in Japan. Now, customers can deploy connected...

Japanese mobile service provider NTT DoCoMo has selected Samsung as a 5G network solution provider. Samsung will specifically support the carrier’s next phase of its Open RAN development. The agreement represents the first time that Samsung has directly supplied 5G kit to NTT DoCoMo. Last...

The Japanese government assigned the three largest mobile operators in Japan — NTT Docomo, KDDI au and Softbank, as well as new arrival Rakuten Mobile — 5G spectrum in April 2019. In the coming years, the four Japanese carriers are expected to spend more...

Deutsche Telekom has said it is now offering NB-IoT connectivity in 20 countries and LTE-M in 10 countries. The company has outlined new cellular IoT contracts for water irrigation with Spanish manufacturer Hidroconta, in-building lighting with German lighting specialist Fischer Akkumulatorentechnik, storm damage monitoring...

Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo agreed to cooperate with 12 companies to move toward a “5G Open RAN Ecosystem,” with the objective to globally accelerate open radio access networks (O-RAN). The firms that will cooperate with the Japanese telco are Dell Technologies Japan, Fujitsu Limited, Intel...

Mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has convened with a Japanese-Thai consortium of telecoms companies, including NEC and Fujitsu, to develop an off-the-shelf private 5G system to sell to global enterprise customers. The group said it will bundle managed services on top of the networking package,...

Qualcomm Technologies and Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced they have enabled what it claims to be the world’s first commercialization of 5G sub-6 GHz carrier aggregation (sub6-CA) in Japan. The partners said that the deployment of 5G carrier aggregation is already enabling customers to enjoy...

Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has selected compatriot company NEC Corporation to supply a 5G mobile core network (5GC) compatible with standalone (SA) 5G. NTT DoCoMo aims to launch 5G services through a SA 5G architecture next year. In addition to the 5GC, NEC will provide a...

  Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC announced that they have expanded multi-vendor interoperability by interconnecting a new 5G base station baseband unit (5G-CU/DU), developed by NEC and Samsung Electronics and compliant with O-RAN Alliance specifications, with 5G base station remote radio units...

  Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has announced the availability of its commercial 5G service in certain areas across six prefectures of the country. The service, initially offered via Non-Stand Alone (NSA) 5G architecture, is already available in parts of Tokyo,...

  Japanese operator NTT expects to turn listed mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo into a wholly owned subsidiary via a tender offer of nearly JPY4 trillion ($37.9 billion), Nikkei Asian Review reported. NTT, which currently owns 66.2% of NTT DoCoMo, is considering making a tender offer to...

  Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo ended August with a total of 240,000 subscribers in the 5G segment after launching commercial services in March, the company’s President and CEO Kazuhiro Yoshizawa said during a conference call with investors. At the end of the fiscal quarter ended June...

  Initial "6G" networks could be deployed in 2028, while mass commercialization of this technology will occur in 2030, according to a new white paper released by Samsung Electronics. Samsung released a white paper entitled “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,” outlining the company’s vision for...

  Japanese conglomerate Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT), will take a 5% stake in compatriot electronics company NEC as part of an agreement to foster the development of 5G technology in Japan. The agreement, estimated at 60 billion yen ($562 million), will make NTT the third-largest...

Qualcomm has launched a certification programme for combining augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) devices and Snapdragon-based 5G smartphones. The programme will approve tethered AR and VR devices for use by enterprises, as well as consumers, within 12 months, it said. At the same...

  New Japanese mobile network entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, announced it will delay the launch of commercial 5G services due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release, Rakuten Mobile said that the 5G service originally planned for...

  Japan’s largest carrier, NTT DoCoMo, expects to attract 2.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by March 2021, the operator said in its earnings statement. The telco, which launched 5G service last month, said it signed up 14,000 5G users at end-March. 5G coverage is forecast to increase...

  Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo said in a note published on its corporate website that it will discontinue its NB-IoT commercial offering from March 31. The carrier’s NB-IoT service had been initially launched on April 25, 2019. The Japanese operator said that “in light of the current...

  Japanese carrier KDDI announced that it will launch its 5G wireless services on March 26 in 15 prefectures across the country. The telco also said that it aims to expand its 5G offering nationwide in the summer. KDDI also announced plans to install 10,000 base stations...

NTT Docomo said its 5G service will reach 500 cities by March 2021 Beginning March 25, Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo will begin commercial 5G service in an initial 150 locations, and if that date is met, it will be the first to launch the...

  Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank announced it expects to launch its 5G services on March 27, becoming the first of the country's three major mobile carriers to release details of its next-generation telecommunications service. NTT Docomo and KDDI Corp. are also expected to soon unveil plans...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Once upon a...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Recapping 15 years...