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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that the company will begin marketing the FOMA F2402, the first data-card type terminal capable of high-speed packet transmission in both the uplink and downlink at a maximum rate of 384 kbps.

A unique feature of the F2402 is that it makes possible video calling from a PC to a FOMA videophone, or to an ISDN-connected fixed videophone terminal. To enable this function, the PC user must preinstall videophone software*, be using a web camera enabled PC, and be wearing an earphone-mike headset. For simple voice calling from a PC, the accessory earphone-mike headset optionally available from DoCoMo will suffice.

Furthermore, specific locations can be remotely monitored by placing a web camera enabled PC, with the F2402 inserted, at an appropriate vantage point for image transmission to a FOMA videophone.

The F2402 supports multi-accessing, letting users simultaneously transmit both voice and data.