FOMA service getting better

date: July 26, 2001

NTT DoCoMo said on Thursday that it has solved many of the initial problems in the stability of its trial FOMA introductory phase.

DoCoMo said that connection rates improved to 90 percent as of July 19 from 50 percent at the time of launch in May and that the reliability of handsets had been boosted.

"Customers could only get connections once out of every two tries but now they can connect on nearly every try,'' said Shiro Tsuda, executive vice president in charge of networks.

The FOMA service has the power to support high-speed data communications and will serve as a platform for new forms of e-commerce, such as music and video distribution service.

Focus on the company's 3G service has been intense since it delayed the full commercial launch to October 1 and began a trial service on May 30.

DoCoMo's peers overseas have struggled to launch such services quickly to recoup enormous investments in 3G licences and equipment.

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