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This is a '''timeline of FIXME{{w|NTT Docomo}}''', a Japanese mobile telecommunication services provider.
==Big picture==
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! Time period !! Development summary !! More details|-| 1992 || NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. starts operations,|-| 1999 || NTT Docomo launches the world's first mobile Internet-services platform.<ref name="Overviewdd">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/corporate/about/outline/ |website=nttdocomo.co.jp |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>|-| 2010 || NTT Docomo introduces one of the earliest commercial LTE services.<ref name="Overviewdd"/>
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! Year !! Month and date !! Event type !! Details
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| 1985 1952 ||| May 30 |Prelude | |[[w:Nippon Telegraph and Telephone| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation]] (NTTPC) is founded.<ref name="May 30, established company from the incorporation of fundinguniverse.com">{{cite web |title=Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding CoHistory |url=http://www., Ltdfundinguniverse., NEC Corporataion com/company-histories/nippon-telegraph-and Mitsui and Co., Ltd in Koji-Machi Chiyodatelephone-corporation-Ku Capital 380 million JPYhistory/ |website=fundinguniverse.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</Number of employees 40ref>|-| 1985 || May 30 || || Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launches as a privatized joint stock corporation.<ref name="fundinguniverse.com"/><ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.docomo-sys.co.jp/english/company/history.html |website=docomo-sys.co.jp |accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref>
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| 1986 || April || || "April, Capital investment from FUJITSU and Hitachi Ltd./Increased capital to 499 million JPY"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
| 1991 || || || "Commenced operation of Osaka Regional Marketing Branch"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1991 || August || Founding || "Docomo was spun TT Mobile Communications Network is established as a {{w|spin-off from }} by the {{w|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone}} (NTT) in August 1991 to take over the mobile cellular operations.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTT DoCoMo |url=https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/48149/ntt-docomo |website=pcmag.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Vipul |title=Recent Trends in Intelligent Computing, Communication and Devices |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=vUuzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1063&lpg=PA1063&dq=August+14,+1991+%22DOCOMO%22&source=bl&ots=QY_R6wQt54&sig=ACfU3U23aehqGfjuSOVoQEEZ5esKOZAwyw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx4ouXjZ_lAhUZILkGHW8YC08Q6AEwCnoECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=August%2014%2C%201991%20%22DOCOMO%22&f=false}}</ref><ref name="crunchbase.com">{{cite web |title=NTT DoCoMo |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ntt-docomo#section-overview |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 1992 || || || "Relocated head office to Ikebukuro from Koji-Machi, Chiyoda-Ku/The number of employees reached 300"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1998 || || || "Established urban information systems division/Acquired ISO9001 accreditation"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1998 || October 12 || || NTT Mobile Communications goes public on the {{w|Nikkei 225}} average.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTT Mobile Communications Network |url=https://money.howstuffworks.com/10-biggest-ipos8.htm |website=money.howstuffworks.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref> The company is registered under the ticker TYO:9437.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 1998 || December || || "Takes over Personal Handyphone System (PHS) business from NTT Personal Group"<ref name="History"/>
| 1999 || || || "Commenced operation of XML solutions/Number of employees reached 500"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2000 || April || || "Changes NTT Mobile Communications changes official name to NTT DoCoMo, Inc." "15th Anniversary/Changed company name to DOCOMO Systems, Inc. from INS Engineering Co., Ltd."<ref name="History"/><ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2000 || September || || The {{w|NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building}} opens.
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| 2001 || || || "Acquired ISO14001 accreditation /Relocated the head office to Akasaka from Nishi-Gotanda/NTT DOCOMO Inc. investment ratio increased to 100%"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
| 2008 || January 24 || || "On January 24, 2008, NTT Docomo announced a partnership with {{w|Google}}, which allowed all models after the FOMA904i models to view {{w|YouTube}} videos."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0801/24/news066.html |title=ドコモとGoogleが提携──各種サービスのiモード対応などを推進 |accessdate=2008-01-26 |publisher=ITMedia+D モバイル |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0801/24/news104.html |title=YouTube、ドコモの904i／905iシリーズに対応 |accessdate=2008-01-26 |publisher=ITMedia+D モバイル |language=Japanese}}</ref>
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| 2008 || March February || || "NTT Investment Partners, Inc. (NTT-IP), a corporate venture capital firm, was established by NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (NTT). The firm focuses on funding advanced/disruptive technologies, services and business models around the world and looks to leverage NTT Group companies’ business operations, technologies and vast network to its portfolio companies."|-| 2008 || February || || "NTT Docomo has more than 53 million customers (as of March 2008), which is more than half of Japan's cellular market."<ref name="Historyh"/>|-| 2008 || March || || "Established a JPY 10 biliion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund, L.P. (NTT-IP Fund)"<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2008 || April 19 || || "On April 19, 2008, it was announced that Ryuji Yamada, the current co-president of NTT Docomo, will be promoted as the president of NTT Docomo in June 2008. Masao Nakamura will stay in NTT Docomo as a director and also the senior adviser. Since October 2006, when the introduction to the service which allows the user to [[w:Mobile number portability|carry their original phone number with a new provider]] was made, NTT Docomo has lost many users to [[w:au (mobile phone operator)|KDDI]] and [[w:SoftBank Mobile|SoftBank]]. This promotion was made in order to get more users for NTT Docomo."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/business/update/0418/TKY200804180367.html|script-title=ja:ドコモ社長に山田副社長が昇格へ|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=2008-04-19|language=Japanese |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080422030408/http://www.asahi.com/business/update/0418/TKY200804180367.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-04-22}}</ref>
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| 2009 || June || || "The Tata Docomo service was commercially launched in India in June 2009. "
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| 2009 || July 5 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo acquires {{w|San Diego, California}}-based PacketVideo for US$157.1 million. PacketVideo produces software for wireless multimedia that includes the display of video on mobile handsets.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2009 || December 3 || || NTT DoCoMo acquires net mobile AG.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2010 || April || || "Raised fund size of NTT-IP Fund to JPY 15 billion."<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2010 || || || "Established CliNIC Division"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2010 || || || "Tata Docomo had about 32.82 million users at the end of June 2010."
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| 2010 || November 5 || || {{w|Tata Docomo}} becomes the first private sector telecom company to launch {{w|3G}} services in {{w|India}}.
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| 2010 || December || || "December 2010 Launches one of world's first LTE services, Xi (read "crossy")"<ref name="History"/>
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| 2012 || July || Acquisition || NTT Docomo acquires Italian company {{w|Buongiorno}} for 209 million euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/telecom/NTT-Docomo-acquires-Italys-Buongiorno/articleshow/14730373.cms|title=NTT Docomo acquires Italy's Buongiorno|accessdate=2012-07-07}}</ref>
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| 2012 || August 10 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo acquires mobile commerce ecosystem Buongiorno for US$260 million.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2012 || || || "Established Web System Division,Corporate Social Responsibility Department"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2013 || February || || "NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) acquired NTT-IP aiming to strengthen cooperation with startup companies in terms of venture funding and incubatin on behalf of its parent NTT Group and changed NTT-IP’s trade name to DOCOMO Innovation Ventures, Inc. (DIV)
Established a JPY 10 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund Partnership, and started operating DOCOMO’s Incubation Program"<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2013 || || || "Enterprise Solution Division/Acquired ISO39001 accreditation"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2013 || July || || "Changed its trade name to NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc."<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2013 || August 27 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo acquires fine trade.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2013 || October || || "Changes official name to NTT DOCOMO, INC."<ref name="History"/>
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| 2014 || January || || "Established a JPY 10 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund II, L.P. (NTT-IP Fund II)"<ref name="Historyh"/>|-| 2014 || || || NTT Docomo establishes Cloud Business Division, DOCOMO IT Systems Division, DOCOMO IT Infrastructure Division, DOCOMO Business Division, Legal & Contract Department, Internal Audit Department, and a Quality Control Department.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2014 || || || "Takes over "dDREAMS" from NTT DOCOMO Capital investment from NTT DOCOMO/Increased capital to 11.3 billion JPY"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2014 || July || || "Started operating new business co-creation program in cooperation with startup, 39works"<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2014 || || || "From 2014, under Civil Protection Law of Japan, Docomo began offering a service called the "Area Mail Disaster and Evacuation Information Service" which broadcasts [[J-Alert]] messages (including Earthquake Early Warning) produced by the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency to its subscribers with compatible handsets (e.g. Sony XPERIA, iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/2014/03/28_00.html|title=緊急速報「エリアメール」、及び「緊急速報メール」を利用した国民保護に関する情報の配信を開始|accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref>
| 2015 || || || "30th Anniversary/Established IT Security Division"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2015 || March 27 || || "NTT Docomo launches Premium 4G, a [[{{w|LTE Advanced]] }} service which was launched .|-| 2016 || April || || "Shifted new business co-creation program 39works to NTT DOCOMO"<ref name="Historyh"/>|-| 2016 || || || NTT Docomo acquires "Kurumin", a next generation support certification logo.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2017 || January || || "Launched NTT DOCOMO Ventures' Silicon Valley branch in the United States"<ref name="Historyh"/>|-| 2017 || || || NTT Docomo acquires the highest position of "Eruboshi", based on March 27Act to advance women's success in their working life.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2017 || May || || NTT Docomo launches {{w|5G}} trial networks at {{w|Aomi}}, 2015{{w|Odaiba}} (Tokyo Waterfront City) and the area around {{w|Tokyo Skytree}}.|-| 2017 || October || || "Established a JPY 15 billion new venture fund, DOCOMO Innovation Fund II, L.P."<ref name="Historyh"/>|-| 2018 || || || NTT Docomo Establishes IoT Division, Sales Channel Promotion Division Certified as a Health and Productivity Management Organization (White 500).<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2016 2018 || || || "Acquired "Kurumin", next generation support certification logo"NTT Docomo receives the Certification of Silver (Gin-no-Nintei).<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2017 2018 || July || || " Acquired the highest position of "Eruboshi"Established a JPY 20 billion venture fund, NTT Investment Partners Fund III, based on Act to advance women's success in their working lifeL.P. (NTT-IP Fund III)"<ref name="docomoHistoryh">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.nttdocomo-sysv.cocom/en/history/ |website=nttdocomo-v.jp"com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2017 2018 || May || || "In May 2017, NTT Docomo launched [[5G]] trial networks at [[Aomi]], [[Odaiba]] (Tokyo Waterfront City) manages employee health from business management standpoint and is certified “White 500” Recognition for Excellence in Health and the area around [[Tokyo Skytree]]Productivity Management.<ref name="Labor Practices">{{cite web |title=Labor Practices |url=https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/binary/pdf/corporate/csr/about/pdf/e_csr2018w_008.pdf |website=nttdocomo.co.jp |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2018 || December 28 || Acquisition || "Established IoT Division, Sales Channel Promotion DivisionCertified as a Health and Productivity Management Organization (White 500)Received the Certification of Silver (Gin-no-Nintei)"NTT DoCoMo acquires Conobie.<ref name="docomo-sys.cocrunchbase.jpcom"/>
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| 2019 || || || "Established NTT DoCoMo Establishes Sales Channel Promotion Department、Security Department, Security Operation Center、Web Center, Web Systems Department、SE Department, SE & Business Support Center、Human Center, Human Resources and Development Department、Western Department, and Western Branch".<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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