NTT DoCoMo, KT Freetel to Launch Joint Purchase of LG 3G Phones
May 30, 2008
NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel announced on May 27 that they will jointly purchase 3G mobile phone models from LG through the BTCC (Business & Technology Cooperation Committee), a committee set up by the two telecoms in 2006, in a bid to jointly boost market opportunities and reduce procurement costs, according to a press release by NTT DoCoMo.
According to JCN Newswire, NTT DoCoMO plans to market the mobile phone - LG WINE - as the FOMA L706ie in Japan, starting in August 2008. Meanwhile, KT Freetel plans to launch the same product in Korea one month later.