Tokyo – October 13, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Boston-based Abside Networks, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding on October 13, 2026, to jointly study high-altitude platform station (HAPS) communications and AI-driven network control for next-generation infrastructure.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile signed a memorandum of understanding on September 11, 2026, to jointly study how 5G millimeter-wave base stations can serve customers across operator boundaries. The four carriers announced the agreement on September 16.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. has developed an AI model that delivers accurate predictions from the first day of a new service, and it will test the technology in field trials with digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising businesses in Japan and overseas by March 2027.