NTT Docomo Inc. launched Wednesday Japan's first smartphone service based on superfast 5G technology days ahead of its rivals, in a move likely to intensify competition among telecom operators.Lagging behind the United States and South Korea, which introduced their versions in April last year, the new wireless service has become available in 150 areas in Japan covering 29 of the nation's 47 prefectures, NTT Docomo said.Each prefecture will be allocated at least one mobile phone base station by the end of June, it said.KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp. will begin their 5G services on Thursday an…READ FULL ARTICLE
