NTT DoCoMo FOMA 3G Mobile Phone Service, Japan
Key Data:
Order year
Roll out started in 2000
Project type
UMTS 2000, W-CDMA 3G network
Location
Japan nationwide
Estimated investment
¥800 billion ($6.7 billion)
Completion
Completed in 2004 but online from October 2001
Data rates
Packet switched 384kbps (downlink), circuit switched 64kbps
Sponsors
NTT DoCoMo
Lead contractors and engineers
NTT DoCoMo R&D, NEC, Nokia
Other contractors
Lucent Technologies, Texas Instruments
