NTT hopes to succeed where Google Loon and Facebook Aquila failed
Offering connectivity from balloons and drones is proving a tough nut to crack, but NTT has lined up some partners that it hopes will deliver a breakthrough.
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Fujitsu and NTT Docomo help KT with its OpenRAN homework
Korean telecoms group KT has built a new OpenRAN test facility with plenty of help from its Japanese friends.
Rakuten investigates LEO-based satellite IoT tech
Japanese mobile upstart Rakuten has teamed up with the University of Tokyo to look into whether low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can feasibly offer a direct connection to IoT devices.
Rakuten Mobile loses close to $1 billion in Q3
Rakuten Mobile is growing its customer base, but the cost of building a new national mobile network is still taking a significant toll on its finances.
Rakuten Mobile buys into the towers business
Rakuten Mobile is acquiring a stake in towers operator JTower, a move that should help it to roll out its network more quickly and cost-effectively.
KDDI and SoftBank add Nokia to shared 5G RAN ticket
Nokia has secured itself a piece of the action in the shared 5G radio network being rolled out by Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank.
Apple iPhone production reportedly hit by chip drought
The global semiconductor supply crunch is showing no sign of abating with reports that Apple is having to cut its iPhone orders by 10 million.
KDDI to use Starlink for mobile backhaul
KDDI has contracted Starlink to provide satellite-based backhaul for mobile base station sites to remote areas.
Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession
A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
KDDI and Softbank cosy up with shared 5G RAN
KDDI and Softbank are using shared RAN equipment to help them reduce the cost and increase the speed of their 5G network deployment.
Japan and Finland collaborate over 6G development
The collective 6G efforts of Finland and Japan have vowed to help each other out in a bid to move the nascent standard along.
Softbank takes to the crowded skies for coverage
Softbank has become the latest major telco to look at providing connectivity from space, announcing a raft of initiatives to broaden access to communications networks.
OpenRAN spend increased 5x in Q1 2021, driven by APAC – Dell’Oro
OpenRAN mania is officially underway, it seems, with spending on OpenRAN compatible kit and software going through the roof in the first quarter of his year.
Rakuten Mobile eyes ‘tremendous profitability’ ahead
The cost of building out a new mobile operation from scratch was all too evident in Rakuten Mobile’s first quarter results, but the company is unconcerned.
NTT Docomo turns to Samsung for help with OpenRAN
Japanese operator NTT Docomo is determined not to let rival Rakuten get too much of a head start with OpenRAN, so has drafted in Samsung to help.
DoCoMo on the rails again with 5G
NTT DoCoMo has announced its latest successful 5G test on a moving high-speed train.
Softbank names new CEO
Softbank has named company insider Junichi Miyakawa (pictured) as the new chief executive of its retail telecoms business.
SoftBank accuses Rakuten of industrial espionage
A former employee of Japanese operator group Softbank, who now works for rival MNO Rakuten Mobile, has been arrested on suspicion of violating unfair competition prevention law.
Nokia wins SoftBank 5G core work
Japanese operator group Softbank has picked Nokia to provide the core software for its standalone 5G services.
NEC announces exec shake-up in wonderfully sterile fashion
What better way to mark the end of one’s tenure as CEO of a company you have served for 43 years than with a table formatted in HTML?
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