NTT Docomo language being adopted around the world was first created by NTT DoCoMo. The first emoji was created in 1998 or 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita, who was part of the team working on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet platform. The first set of 176 12×12 pixel emoji was created as part of i-mode's messaging features to help facilitate electronic communication, and to serve as a distinguishing feature from other services. NTT Docomo has a wide range of foreign investments. However, NTT Docomo was not successful in investing in foreign carriers. Docomo had invested very large multibillion-dollar amounts in KPN, KT Freetel,
Net mobile AG digital content and services. Its mobile payment platform enables mobile network operators worldwide, such as Telefónica in Spain and Germany as well as NTT Docomo in Japan, to charge to user's mobile phone bill in marketplaces such as the Google Play Store. It also developed a direct carrier billing option for O2 in the Czech Republic. net mobile provides banking products, such as a mobile wallet service, in cooperation with net-m privatbank 1891 AG. The formerly Bankverein Werther AG was taken over by net mobile and renamed in net-m privatbank 1891 AG. net mobile also develops mobile television streaming solutions