NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries, KDDI Corporation, Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company, and Vodafone K.K. will implement mobile number portability on October 24, 2006.

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries, KDDI Corporation, Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company, and Vodafone K.K. today announced the basic procedures for customers to switch mobile phone operators under the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) system, which is scheduled for implementation by November 1, 2006.

The mobile phone operators will continue to consider MNP procedures and announce further details in due course.

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce the world’s first real cellular phone 3D navigation service. “3D Navi”, the new service which displays intersections and landmarks in three-dimensional images, is produced by KDDI in association with NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD. for the pedestrian “EZ Navi Walk”, and will be available from later April this year.

Following the “EZ Navi Walk” voice guide on the way to one’s destination, pedestrians will pass through various intersections or locations, and at each, “3D Navi” displays images of the surrounding scenery, such as buildings and landmarks. As real maps in three dimensions are displayed, users can enjoy a more comprehensible service, particularly at complex intersections or locations, which are not easily understood with a standard map alone.

ZENRIN CO., LTD. and GEO Technical Laboratory Co., Ltd. provide the data used in “3D Navi’s” 3D map images.