(Click here for slightly larger image of F902iS handset)NTT says that Windows Media technologies will allow its handsets to play music downloaded to a PC from online music services, and also support music content ripped from CDs in the "highly efficient" Windows Media Audio format. The company will also evaluate incorporating Windows Media Video into future handsets.
FOMA, which stands for Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (yes, there's an M missing), is DoCoMo's brand name for 3G wireless services. FOMA was the first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA when it debuted in 2001, and now has 24 million subscribers, according to NTT.
"Microsoft's Windows Media platform and the company's commitment toward enabling new digital rights management solutions for the wireless environment are helping to push the industry forward," said Takeshi Natsuno, DoCoMo's senior VP and managing director of Multimedia Services. "With support for Windows Media, users of our FOMA handsets will enjoy a broader range of services and more choices for entertainment."
NTT announced in January that it plans to
add Windows Mobile 3G handsets to its phone lineup during the second half of this year. The move will add a third OS option to DoCoMo's mobile phone product family, alongside Symbian and Linux. Presumably, the F902iS is not one of the new Windows Mobile handsets.
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