NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Tuesday that Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile EAD has launched its i-mode Internet connection service for mobile phones.

The i-mode service is now available in 15 countries and Taiwan, DoCoMo said.

Cosmo Bulgaria, the second-largest mobile phone service firm in that country, is a subsidiary of Greece's COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A., which provides the i-mode service in Greece under an NTT DoCoMo license.