TOKYO-Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to extend international roaming services and FOMA international videophone service to China, Qatar and South Korea.
The Chinese expansion is scheduled to begin May 27 using China Mobile Communications Corp.’s local network. The service will allow DoCoMo’s World Wing and World Walker users to browse both i-mode and Web sites in addition to using existing services for voice and short message service.
The Qatar roaming service, which is scheduled to begin May 30 using Qatar Telecom Q.S.C.’s network, will provide for voice and SMS communications.
The South Korea expansion will enable FOMA videophone users who subscribe to DoCoMo’s World Call service to place videophone calls with KT Freetel Co. Ltd. customers in South Korea beginning June 11.
DoCoMo said it now offers voice roaming capabilities in 125 countries, i-mode packet communications roaming in 35 countries and international videophone communications in five countries.
