NTT Docomo LTE subscriber base surpasses 4 mln

News Wireless Japan 24 JUL 2012
NTT Docomo LTE subscriber base surpasses 4 mln
Japanese operator NTT Docomo announced that subscribers to Xi, its LTE mobile service offering a maximum downlink of 75 Mbps, surpassed 4 million on 22 July. Xi reached 4 million subscribers just one and a half months after it surpassed the 3 million mark on 8 June.

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NTT Docomo

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Sales figures, 4G - LTE

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