SoftBank Group will sell 1/3 of their 62% stake in Corp. Mobile division for $12Bn based on current share price. Following aggressive strategic plan, Defense = Cash, race to liquidity has already secured the initial $40Bn target. Details as announced [Pdf] https://t.co/vK9cp39Yd5 pic.twitter.com/PlK0WCzlND
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 29, 2020
Year: 2020
Sony to ship new high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver LSIs for use in IoT and wearable devices. These latest designs boast the industry’s lowest power consumption for dual-band positioning at just 9mW. Details in English here https://t.co/P8bHWByu0d pic.twitter.com/0V5qvXBVFw
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 26, 2020
MUFG issued call to apply for their 4th LEAP OVER accelerator program, with Post-Covid theme, focused on AI, IoT and Robotic SMEs to address Life, Work and Community segments. Overview details here [Pdf-Translated] https://t.co/6e8PVDHgEG がんばりましょう！@Murc_Digital pic.twitter.com/QXSs4MHg7X
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 25, 2020
The annual CEATEC conference and tradeshow event runs online only Oct. 20th~23rd; note organizers have extended deadline for virtual booths registrations until Aug. 21st. See full briefing details, in English, with available packages offered [.Pdf] https://t.co/IMGOf01hm7 pic.twitter.com/dtNJLmzBCB
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 14, 2020
Rakuten announced their Q2 fiscal results yesterday, with solid YoY gains for digital platforms during these unusual times, noting they confirmed 1M subscribers since launch of full MNO service. See presentation materials, in English, via here [Pdf] https://t.co/ia3U2YRBCh pic.twitter.com/gppjort4uC
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 12, 2020
Redesigning Law and Architecture for #Society5 — Study Group Report for New Governance Models. This thought provoking document released in July, long read material now available in English [Pdf] https://t.co/vJElaJEa6I pic.twitter.com/wvtvCcPmNs
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 8, 2020
DENSO, FANUC, Fujikoshi, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Yasukawa, the major robotic OEMs in Japan, just announced new ROBOCIP colab platform to pool resources within univ. labs for next-gen. basic research targeting wide scope of applied fields [Jpn-Pdf] https://t.co/hzII0ZZNeQ pic.twitter.com/fv1RK69RMT
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 7, 2020
Congrats Beyond AI on official debut, with $200M budget via SoftBank for 10-year plan, embedded at the Univ. of Tokyo. They will conduct basic & applied research with sharp focus to commercialize IP under Collaborative Innovation Partnership system [Jpn] https://t.co/xCmdChlZtv pic.twitter.com/cdEJzGbiW2
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 6, 2020
Sony, the Univ. of Tokyo and JAXA sign joint R&D project based on J-SPARC program. They will develop camera system to be remotely controlled from earth and deliver real-time images from space to people for perspective as if they were astronauts. [Jpn] https://t.co/E1L7KbAgYE pic.twitter.com/FzfDu611Z3
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 6, 2020
KDDI issued invite to VR tour their new museum, planned grand open to the public this spring was delayed for obvious reasons reset to autumn date. Celebrating 150 year history of Intl. telecom in Japan, the virtual visit is freely available online here https://t.co/2TwgNhm68p pic.twitter.com/WHVZugz1kK
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) August 6, 2020