Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology The world's first pre-commercial 3G network was launched by Airtel AT&T NTT DOCOMO T-Mobile Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation NTT DOCOMO launched the world's first pre-commercial 3G network in May 2001 in Japan. This was part of their FOMA (Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access) service, which was based on W-CDMA technology and preceded full commercial launch.