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Timeline of NTT Docomo

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| 1991 || || || "Commenced operation of Osaka Regional Marketing Branch"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1991 || August || Founding || TT NTT Mobile Communications Network is established as a {{w|spin-off}} by the {{w|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone}} (NTT) 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"/>
| 1998 || October 12 || Financial || NTT MCN 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 NTT MCN assumes control of Personal Handyphone System (PHS) business from NTT Personal Group".<ref name="History"/>
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| 1998–1999 || || Product || "[[NTT MCN morking team designer {{w|Shigetaka Kurita}} invents the {{w|Emoji]]}}, a pictographic language being adopted around the world was first created by NTT DoCoMo. The first emoji was created in 1998 or 1999 by [[Shigetaka Kurita]], who was part of the team working on NTT DoCoMo's [[i-mode]] [[mobile Web|mobile Internet]] platform. The first set of 176 12×12 pixel emoji was is created as part of i-mode's messaging features to help facilitate electronic communication, and also to serve as a distinguishing feature from other services."<ref>{{cite web|last=Blagdon|first=Jeff|title=How emoji conquered the world|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world|work=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|accessdate=6 November 2013|date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
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| 1999 || || || "Commenced NTT MCN commences operation of XML solutions/Number of employees reached 500".<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1999 || || || NTT MCN reaches 500 employees.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>|-| 2000 || April || || Around its 15th anniversary, NTT Mobile Communications Network 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"/>
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| 2000 || September || || The {{w|NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building}} opens.
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| 2001 || || || "Acquired NTT Docomo acquires ISO14001 accreditation <ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/Relocated >, the international standard that specifies requirements for an effective environmental management system.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHAT IS ISO 14001:2015 – ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS? |url=https://asq.org/quality-resources/iso-14001 |website=asq.org |accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref>|-| 2001 || || || NTT Docomo relocates the head office to {{w|Akasaka }} from Nishi{{w|Nishigotanda}}.|-Gotanda/| 2001 || || Financial || NTT DOCOMO Inc. Docomo investment ratio increased increases to 100%".<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2001 || October || || "Launches NTT Docomo launches 3G FOMA service on fully commercialized basis".<ref name="History"/>
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| 2001 || || || "[[FOMA]], which was launched in 2001 as the world's first [[3G]] mobile service based on [[W-CDMA]]"
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