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Timeline of NTT Docomo

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| 1993 || July || Administration || NTT DoCoMo is reorganized into nine regional companies within {{w|Japan}}.<ref name="i-mode Wireless"/>
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| 1993 || || Administration || NTT MCN establishes its Main Sales Division.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1994 || April || Service || NTT MCN launches CITYPHONE 1.5 GHz digital cellular phone service in urban areas.<ref name="History"/>
| 1997 || March || Service || NTT MCN launches DoPa packet-data communications service.<ref name="History"/>
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| 1998 || || Administration || NTT MCN establishes its urban information systems division.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 1998 || || Recognition || NTT MCN acquires ISO9001 accreditation, an international standard used by organizations to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHAT IS ISO 9001:2015 – QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS? |url=https://asq.org/quality-resources/iso-9001 |website=asq.org |accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 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"/>
| 1998 || October 22 || Financial || NTT MCN is listed on the {{w|Tokyo Stock Exchange}}.<ref name="i-mode Wireless"/>
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| 1998 || December || Acquisition || NTT MCN assumes control of Personal Handyphone System (PHS) business from NTT Personal Group.<ref name="History"/><ref name="i-mode Wireless"/>
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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. The first set of 176 12×12 pixel emoji 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>
| 1999 || || Personnel || NTT MCN reaches 500 employees.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2000 || April || Renaming || Around its 15th anniversary, NTT Mobile Communications Network changes official name to NTT DoCoMo.<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 || || Recognition || NTT Docomo acquires ISO14001 accreditation<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>, 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>
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| 2001 || || Administration || NTT Docomo relocates the head office to {{w|Akasaka}} from {{w|Nishigotanda}}.
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| 2001 || || Financial || NTT Docomo investment ratio increases to 100%.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
| 2002 || || Personnel || NTT Docomo reaches 700 employees.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2002 || || Administration || NTT Docomo establishes its Operation Systems HQ, System Development Division and Service Operations Division.<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2002 || March || Financial || NTT Docomo is listed on [[w:London stock exchange|London]] (delisted on March 2014) and {{w|New York stock exchange}}s.<ref name="History"/>
| 2008 || || || "From 2008, Docomo began offering a service called the "Area Mail Disaster Information Service" which broadcasts [[Earthquake Early Warning (Japan)|Earthquake Early Warning]] messages produced by the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] to its subscribers with compatible handsets."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/safety/areamail/index.html |title=Area Mail Disaster Information Service |accessdate=2011-11-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025134752/http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/safety/areamail/index.html |archivedate=2011-10-25 |df= }}</ref>
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| 2008 || January 24 || Partnership || "On January 24, 2008, NTT Docomo announced announces a partnership with {{w|Google}}, which allowed allows 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 || 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"/>
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| 2008 || March || || "Established NTT Docomo establishes a {{w|JPY }} 10 billion venture fund, the 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>
| 2008 || June || || "In June 2008 NTT Docomo joined the non-profit [[Symbian Foundation]] led by [[Nokia]] to co-develop a new [[Symbian]] smartphone operating system based on the [[S60 (software platform)|S60]] platform, which resulted in Symbian^2 for the Japanese market."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/11613_First_Symbian2_phones_ship_in_.php|title=First Symbian^2 phones ship in Japan|author=|date=|website=allaboutsymbian.com|accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref>
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| 2008 || November || Acquisition || "In November 2008, NTT Docomo bought acquires a 26% stake in [[{{w|Tata Teleservices]] }} for US$2.7 billion USD, the number 6 in Indian telecom industry and owned by the [[Tata group]]."
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| 2008 || || || "Established Customer Information Systems Division, Billing Systems Division, Enterprise Information Systems Division, Information Systems Infrastructure Division, Business Intelligence Systems Division, Service Platform Division, System Development Division, Public Enterprise Business Division"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2009 || June || Service || "The Tata Docomo service was is commercially launched in {{w|India in June 2009}}. "
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| 2009 || July 5 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo 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 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo Docomo acquires net mobile AG.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2010 || April || Financial || "Raised NTT Docomo raises fund size of NTT-IP Fund to {{w|JPY }} 15 billion."<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2010 || || Administration || "Established NTT Docomo establishes 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 || Service || {{w|Tata Docomo}} becomes the first private sector telecom company to launch {{w|3G}} services in {{w|India}}.
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| 2010 || December || Service || "December 2010 Launches NTT Docomo launches one of world's first {{w|Long-Term Evolution}} (LTE ) services, Xi (read "crossy")".<ref name="History"/>
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| 2011 || || Administration || "Established NTT Docomo establishes its Enterprise Solution Division".<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2011 || June || Partnership || "In June 2011, the company announced that they were teaming up NTT Docomo announces team with [[{{w|McAfee]] }} to provide McAfee VirusScan Mobile for its Android mobile users."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.intomobile.com/2011/06/27/ntt-docomo-teamsup-mcafee-offer-free-malware-protection-its-android-users/ |title=NTT DoCoMo teams-up with McAfee to offer free malware protection for its Android users|work=intomobile.com |year=2011 |accessdate=12 September 16 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 2012 || March || Service || "Shifts NTT Docomo shifts customer base completely to {{w|3G }} and {{w|LTE }} services".<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 Docomo acquires mobile commerce ecosystem Buongiorno for US$260 million.<ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2012 || || Administration || "Established NTT Docomo establishes a Web System Division,and a 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)
| 2013 || || || "Enterprise Solution Division/Acquired ISO39001 accreditation"<ref name="docomo-sys.co.jp"/>
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| 2013 || July || Renaming || "Changed NTT Docomo changes its trade name to NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc."<ref name="Historyh"/>
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| 2013 || August 27 || Acquisition || NTT DoCoMo acquires Austrian e-commerce solution provider Fine Trade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan’s NTT Docomo Buys Fine Trade, An Austrian E-Commerce Solution Provider, For ‘Several Tens Of Millions Of Euros’ |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/27/ntt-docomo-buys-e-commerce-solution-provider-fine -trade-to-build-out-business-in-europe/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="crunchbase.com"/>
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| 2013 || October || || "Changes official name to NTT DOCOMO, INC."<ref name="History"/>
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