NTT DoCoMo to launch mobile phones equipped with IC cards in July

NTT DoCoMo to launch mobile phones equipped with IC cards in July

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. said June 16 it will release in early July four mobile phone models equipped with integrated circuit cards to enable the handsets to function as a train ticket, electronic money and ID card. A customer in this photo demonstrates its use for payment at a checkout counter.

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