NTT DoCoMo Inc. appears set to finally join its domestic archrivals and start providing Apple Inc.'s iPhone, with the carrier reportedly prepared to market the latest version that will be unveiled next week.
Major domestic media outlets, including NHK, the Asahi Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun, all reported Friday that DoCoMo plans to begin selling the new iPhone model later this month.
In a statement, DoCoMo only said that "we have not made any decision that can be disclosed at this point."