TOKYO—Japanese super-carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. has reportedly halted the sale of two international roaming handsets that suffered malfunctions when users returned to Japan after having made calls overseas. The handsets, NEC’s Simpureand LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Simpure L, were both released earlier this year to bolster DoCoMo’s international roaming services and are designed to operate on both DoCoMo’s W-CDMA network as well as international W-CDMA and GSM networks.
According to Dow Jones Newswires, the carrier reportedly sold 85,000 units of the Simpureand 45,000 units of the Simpure L. Sales of the two models have been halted until at least the end of July.
