TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch commercial service of its third-generation FOMA wireless service Oct. 1 in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, Japan, with expanded coverage expected by early next year.
The carrier launched a trial service in May, and has used a limited number of customers to de-bug the service before its full commercial launch. DoCoMo said it expects to initially ship 20,000 3G phones and thousands of video phones.
