What Does Freedom Of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA) Mean?
Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA) is a 3G telecommunications service offered by NTT DoCoMo.The Japanese telecommunications service provider launched FOMA in 2001, making it the first Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) 3G service to commence operation.
FOMA works with standard Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), both through radio link and also by means of Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) card exchange.
NTT DoCoMo also provides HSPA services known as FOMA High-Speed, which delivers downlink speed up to 7.2 Mbit/s and uplink speed up to 5.7 Mbit/s.