Services and Initiatives in Environment/Ecology Field

DOCOMO developed a service that helps regular households save energy by making power consumed by home appliances visible. The service is one of our social support services, which utilize mobile phones to contribute to society's sustainable development. It measures how much power is used by home appliance and provides advice depending on usage patterns to help customers save energy.
In fiscal 2010 systems and devices were developed with a view to commercialization. We built a cloud system to provide the service, created a more compact Smart Tap (an electric power meter), and made it possible to turn the power on and off remotely via a mobile phone.
Starting in August 2011 we compiled content to help families save electricity during the summer months, providing the docomo energy-saving support service with a cloud system and Smart Tap on a trial basis. We are moving toward providing a commercial service based in part on the results of this trial.