NTT DoCoMo released it’s first quarter earnings for this fiscal year showing a mixed bag of results. While the YoY net income is up from $1.2B to a healthy $1.7B, attributed in part to cost cutting on handset subsidies, the blended ARPU indicates a continued downward trend due to increased competition. Full details [.PDF in English] are available Here.

We also note the company has published it’s popular bi-monthly Mobility report with the cover story focused on fixed-mobile convergence and spotlight on Super 3G at the recent CommunicAsia event.

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