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NTT plots $40 billion move to privatize DoCoMo unit
NTT said it will spend $40 billion to take its wireless carrier business DoCoMo private, in a deal that opens the path to lower prices. Read more…
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NTT DOCOMO 5G mobile service launched – Japan’s first
NTT DOCOMO 5G coverage will encompass some 150 locations nationwide initially and then expand to all prefectures by June. Read more…
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NTT Docomo, Sony and Amdocs latest to pull out of MWC
Japan’s largest wireless carrier, NTT Docomo, Sony and Amdocs became the latest companies to pull out of Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona. Read more…
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5G WIRE: Toyota 5G robot, network slicing, Smart video call
5G action this day: DoCoMo controls a Toyota robot 10 km away using 5G; Cellcos must transform to capitalize on $66b network slicing opportunity; Smart Communications makes a 5G video call; Fujitsu makes single-panel antenna Read more…
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5G WIRE: GSMA yells at Germany, 3GPP corrections, 6G tester
5G action this day: GSMA yells at Germany over 5G license conditions; Nokia and StarHub complete 3.5 GHz 5G pilot; 3GPP explains 5G standards corrections; ETSI releases IP specs for 5G slicing and URLLC; DoCoMo Read more…
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DoCoMo and Mitsubishi take 5G speeds to 27 Gbps
Mitsubishi Electric and NTT DoCoMo announced today that they have achieved a 5G proof of concept for 27 Gbps and 25 Gbps maximum throughputs via one mobile terminal over communication distances of 10m and 100m, Read more…
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DoCoMo launches IoT service to monitor US industrial fridges
NTT DoCoMo USA has announced the immediate launch of an IoT-driven temperature- and humidity-monitoring service for industrial refrigerators and freezers in the US. Customers can use smartphones or PCs to monitor the temperature and humidity Read more…
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DoCoMo app uses AI to help foreigners ID food ingredients
NTT DoCoMo announced that it has developed a smartphone app that will enable foreigners in Japan who have special food restrictions to determine the detailed contents of Japanese-labeled food products simply by photographing the products Read more…
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DoCoMo applies image recognition AI to pest control
NTT DoCoMo announced that it plans to commence trials of a new greenhouse pest monitoring device which uses an ultra low-power battery operated wireless HD camera in conjunction with image recognition functionality based on DoCoMo’s Read more…
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DoCoMo PoC to analyze CCTV video via edge computing
NTT DoCoMo announced that it has commenced a proof-of-concept (PoC) aimed at realizing a new video IoT solution that it says will enable the interpretation and analysis of video data sourced from surveillance cameras using Read more…
