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33-479: Docomo was spun off from NTT in August 1991 to take over the mobile cellular operations. NTT held a majority stake in the company until Docomo's re-privatization in 2020. It provides 2G (mova) PDC cellular services, 3G ( FOMA ) W-CDMA , 4G LTE and 5G NR services. Its businesses also included PHS (Paldio), paging, and satellite. Docomo ceased offering a PHS service on January 7, 2008. In late 2020, Docomo

66-555: A 4G LTE mobile service which was launched on December 24, 2010, Premium 4G, a LTE Advanced service which was launched on March 27, 2015, and DoCoMo 5G , a 5G NR service which launched on March 25, 2020. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North America , the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific and Europe. NTT Docomo

99-492: A high-altitude balloon at 9 km, besting the NASA Helios which had reached 29 km. It was envisionned as an alternative to space satellites , stationed permanently in the stratosphere for environmental monitoring , mobile phone coverage or military applications. The QinetiQ 1 balloon altitude record attempt failed in 2003. In February 2005, Qinetiq was preparing a demonstration above 30,000 ft for

132-455: A 18 m (59 ft) span and weighs 30–34 kg (70 lb) for a 2 kg (4.5 lb) payload. Amorphous silicon solar cells from Unisolar recharge lithium-sulphur batteries from Sion Corporation with twice the energy density of the best alternative, lithium polymer batteries . Launched by hand, it can reach 18 km (60,000 ft). The first version had a battery capacity of 3 kW·h, driving two propellers. Zephyr 7

165-609: A 336 hours (14 days), 22 min and 8 s flight, reaching 21,562 m (70,741 ft). It exceeded the nine days (216 hours) of the 1986 round-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager . In March 2013, the project was sold to EADS Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space ). In 2014 it flew for 11 days in the short days of winter whilst carrying a small payload for the British Ministry of Defence, and later near civilian airspace. In February 2016,

198-565: A breath analyzer. On January 24, 2008, NTT Docomo announced a partnership with Google , which allowed all models after the FOMA904i models to view YouTube videos. In 2008, NTT Docomo became a founding member of the Symbian Foundation . In May 2017, Docomo launched 5G trial networks at Aomi , Odaiba (Tokyo Waterfront City) and the area around Tokyo Skytree . It commercially launched its 5G network on March 25, 2020, making it

231-509: A distance of 140 km. If successful, then Docomo and Airbus would be able to provide communication services to remote islands, mountainous areas, and to remote sea lanes. From 2008, Docomo began offering a service called the "Area Mail Disaster Information Service" which broadcasts Earthquake Early Warning messages produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency to its subscribers with compatible handsets. This service

264-411: A new provider , NTT Docomo has lost many users to KDDI and SoftBank . This promotion was made in order to get more users for NTT Docomo. The company was the last major global mobile carrier to offer Apple's iPhone, which it finally did with the release of the iPhone 5s and 5c. This has been cited as one of the reasons for the steady stream of its customers switching to competing networks. In June 2011,

297-610: A total of 33% stake in U Mobile Malaysia. In June 2008 NTT Docomo joined the non-profit Symbian Foundation led by Nokia to co-develop a new Symbian smartphone operating system based on the S60 platform, which resulted in Symbian^2 for the Japanese market. In December 2006 they acquired Guamcell, the largest phone company in Guam , and changed its name to DOCOMO PACIFIC . Docomo

330-526: A wingspan of 25 m (82 ft), can reach 23,200 m (76,100 ft) and can lift a 5 kg (11 lb) payload for months. They can be used for mobile phone coverage , environmental monitoring , military reconnaissance or as a communications relay . In 2003, QinetiQ , a commercial offshoot of the UK Ministry of Defence , was planning to fly its Zephyr 3 up to 40 km at 70 m/s (250 km/h; 140 kn), after being released from

363-482: Is a Japanese IPTV service. It was established on March 31, 2008, and was originally owned and operated by the internet service provider NTT Plala . It launched Hikari TV Game, the first cloud gaming service for televisions in Japan, in 2013. On July 1, 2022, NTT Docomo absorbed and merged the operating company NTT Plala, and on the same day, this service was also incorporated into NTT DoCoMo's service. Along with this,

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396-580: Is a series of high-altitude platform station aircraft produced by Airbus . They were designed originally by QinetiQ , a commercial offshoot of the UK Ministry of Defence . In July 2010, the Zephyr 7 flew for 14 days. In March 2013, the project was sold to Airbus Defence and Space . In the summer of 2022, the Zephyr 8/S flew for 64 days. The unmanned aerial vehicles are powered by solar cells , recharging batteries in daylight to stay aloft at night. The latest Zephyr 8/S weighs 60 kg (130 lb), has

429-535: Is even the hero of a Nintendo DS puzzle and platforming video game, Boing! Docomodake DS on 2007 and 2009; on 2016 or 2015, Nintendo put a Docomodake Mii in the app they called Miitomo , which was also released in North America, Japan and Europe. He also has a wide variety of merchandising such as cell phone straps, keychains, and plush dolls. As one type of advertising method, there are many types of Docomodakes such as mother and father, which symbolizes

462-700: Is expected for 2026. In January 2023, the Aalto HAPS company was set up by Airbus to sell its mobile connectivity and earth observation services. In June 2024, a Japanese consortium led by NTT Docomo and Space Compass committed to invest USD$ 100m in AALTO to commercialise connectivity HAPS services in Asia, targeting a 2026 introduction. The 12 m (39 ft) wide aircraft had a carbon composite frame to weigh 12 kg (26 lb), and 1 kW of solar cells powering five motors. The carbon fiber Zephyr 6 has

495-642: Is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. On April 19, 2008, it was announced that Ryuji Yamada, the co-president of NTT Docomo, would be promoted to president of NTT Docomo in June 2008. Masao Nakamura would stay in NTT Docomo as a director and also the senior adviser. Since the introduction in October 2006 of the service that allows a user to take their original phone number to

528-441: Is provided free of charge and messages are limited to those areas affected by each particular alert. These alerts have a unique ring tone so they can be easily distinguished from incoming calls or messages. From 2014, under Civil Protection Law of Japan, Docomo began offering a service called the "Area Mail Disaster and Evacuation Information Service" which broadcasts J-Alert messages (including Earthquake Early Warning) produced by

561-447: Is the creator of W-CDMA technology as well as mobile i-mode service. NTT Docomo had over 53 million customers (as of March 2008), which is more than half of Japan's cellular market. The company provides a wide variety of mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode which provides e-mail and internet access to over 50 million subscribers, FOMA , which was launched in 2001 as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA , Xi,

594-492: Is working on implementing its FeliCa -based payment system, called iD, overseas. It has already launched the system in Guam , as well as Shanghai and Beijing, China (however, as of November 2010, it has withdrawn iD terminals from all merchants in China). Working closely with NTT Docomo's business and R&D divisions, Docomo Capital is in charge of NTT Docomo's venture investments in mobile related start-up companies, mainly in

627-480: The UK Ministry of Defence purchased two Zephyr 8 planes. In August 2016, a third was purchased. In 2016, a twin-tailed Zephyr T variant, providing a maritime surveillance and communications capability, was scheduled for flight testing in 2018. In summer 2018, for its maiden flight from Arizona, the Zephyr ;S remained aloft for 25 days 23 hours 57 minutes, nearly twice as long as

660-780: The 5 kg payload can transmit video with a 50 cm resolution from above 20 km. They should be able to operate year-round between 40 degrees North and South , while winter operation gets more difficult at higher latitudes . It used Amprius lithium-ion batteries with silicon nanowire anodes for a 435 Wh/kg specific energy up from 300–320 Wh/kg. Solar cells are high-efficiency, lightweight, and flexible inverted metamorphic multi-junction epitaxial lift-off GaAs sheets manufactured by MicroLink Devices , with specific power exceeding 1,500 W/kg and areal powers greater than 350 W/m . One Zephyr can replace 250 cell phone towers . It can be used to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) with

693-478: The Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency to its subscribers with compatible handsets (e.g. Sony XPERIA, iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy). The message is broadcast when threats are imminent (e.g. North Korea's ballistic missile launching, terrorist attack to nuclear power plant, volcanic eruptions, or an approaching tsunami.) The company's mascot is Docomodake, a mushroom, which is quite a celebrity in Japan. He

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726-760: The UK Ministry of Defence at the Woomera Test Range in Australia, for reconnaissance or as a communications relay . Between 28 and 31 July 2008, in a demonstration for the US military at its Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the Zephyr 6 flew for 82 hours and 37 minutes, an unofficial record as the FAI wasn't involved. On 23 July 2010, the Zephyr 7 took the FAI -sanctioned duration record after

759-636: The United States and has committed $ 100M in capital. It has invested in Cooliris , Couchbase , Evernote , Fab.com , HighlightCam, Swype , TuneWiki , and Sigfox . Docomo Digital is the international payments business of NTT DOCOMO. DOCOMO Digital partners with carriers, merchants, OTT services, app stores and payment providers in both developed and emerging markets to facilitate direct carrier billing and other payments such as e-wallets . Sold to Bango plc August 2022. [1] Hikari TV ( ひかりTV )

792-473: The company announced that they were teaming up with McAfee to provide McAfee VirusScan Mobile for its Android mobile users. In July 2012, NTT Docomo acquired Italy's Buongiorno in a deal worth 209 million euros. In October 2007, Docomo and Mitsubishi Electric showcased a prototype mobile phone at the CEATEC trade show. The phone checked health by tracking body movement and measuring calories, and included

825-512: The copyright for emoji used on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp belong to the respective companies. Emoji are standardized through the Unicode Consortium , which sets standards for how emoji should look and what they should represent. However, individual companies and platforms can still design their own variations of emoji within those standards. NTT Docomo has a wide range of foreign investments. However, NTT Docomo

858-402: The first Japanese operator to do so, and making Japan among the first country in the world to launch 5G. In August 2021, Docomo and Airbus demonstrated a solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) for use with 5G and 6G technology. The trial took place in the United States over 18 days, and involved flying in the stratosphere and transmitting data at various speeds up to

891-522: The plans that NTT Docomo offers. Shigetaka Kurita , who was part of the team working on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet platform, that has been credited as the first creator of emoji . However, SoftBank released their emoji set on the DP-211SW mobile phone in 1997. Copyright ownership of an emoji typically belongs to the company or organization that created it. For example, the copyright for Apple's emoji designs belongs to Apple Inc. Similarly,

924-555: The previous record flight of 14 days set by its predecessor. By October 2021, it had flown 2,435 hours. On 15 June 2022, the Zephyr S took off in Arizona , venturing for the first time into international airspace and over water. On 19 August, the plane was lost over the Arizona desert after a flight time of 64 days. It covered 56,000 km over the southern United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and South America. The aircraft

957-600: The rate plan for new subscribers was changed after the same day. Aside from offering access to various television channels , Hikari TV also produces its own content, primarily broadcast on the Hikari TV Channel  [ ja ] . Both of these base stations were removed or relocated after the problem was discovered. 2G">2G The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Airbus Zephyr The Zephyr

990-475: Was bought back by NTT for about $ 40 billion. NTT Docomo is a subsidiary of Japan's incumbent telephone operator , NTT . The majority of NTT Docomo's shares are owned by NTT (which is 33.71% government-owned). While some NTT shares are publicly traded, control of the company by Japanese interests (government and civilian) is guaranteed by the number of shares available to buyers. It provides wireless voice and data communications to subscribers in Japan. NTT Docomo

1023-437: Was larger, at 53 kg, and capable of a maximum altitude between 20 and 21 km, it required five ground crew to launch, as opposed to three previously for the Zephyr 6. Designed to fly at 20 km (65,000 ft) for more than a month, the 25 m (82 ft) wide Zephyr 8 is 30% lighter and can lift 50% more batteries than the Zephyr 7. It weighs 60 kg, 40% of which are batteries (24 kg), and

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1056-410: Was lost when one engine component (redesigned since) failed in an unusual high-altitude storm turbulence at 17 km. By early 2023, Airbus planned to launch operations from the end of 2024 with around 18 aircraft. By 2034, a 1,000 aircraft constellation could cover 2.9 billion people, and would provide emergency 4G/5G following natural disasters. The larger Zephyr variant, with twice the payload capacity,

1089-496: Was not successful in investing in foreign carriers. Docomo had invested very large multibillion-dollar amounts in KPN , KT Freetel , AT&T Wireless , and had to write-off sell all these investments in foreign carriers. As a result, Docomo booked a total of about US$ 10 billion in losses, while during the same time Docomo's Japan operations were profitable. In December 2007, NTT Docomo and KT Freetel jointly invested US$ 200 million for

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