India Broadband Forum

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Indian mobile service provider Hutch has said that they are collaborating with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to launch their i-mode mobile Internet service in India within 2007.

NTT DoCoMo would be licensing the patented technologies and know-how needed for Hutch to offer i-mode on their networks in India.

With this service, hutch customers would be able to enjoy access to rich content, email, games and other internet services on their mobile devices.

Takeshi Natsuno, DoCoMo Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Multimedia Services spoke on this arrangement: “I am delighted that i-mode is being introduced in India, giving DoCoMo a foothold in this dynamic and emerging market. We are excited about our alliance with Hutchison Essar, one of India’s leading and fastest-growing telecom operators. This will certainly create new momentum for the expansion of i-mode in other Asian markets.”

Asim Ghosh, Managing Director, Hutchison Essar added: “i-mode is the natural next step for us. At Hutch, we believe that mobile Internet is the way forward for the Internet and what better partner to have for this but i-mode. We are delighted that we will soon be able to offer this brilliant service to our customers.”