NTT and NEC confirm major business and capital alliance, with NTT contributing $600M for 5% stake in NEC, focused on further development of 5G networks for global markets. PR and related materials in English: https://t.co/684NhiODG8 pic.twitter.com/ZnRfEkf88h
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 26, 2020
Year: 2020
NEC announces $10M investment in Canada-based D-Wave Systems for Hybrid Quantum R&D on applications and services with joint sales and marketing efforts. See overview details as released, in English, here: https://t.co/uwWws6RHFh pic.twitter.com/MxhNFrKql9
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 19, 2020
Beyond 5G, targets 100Gbs scale speed, advanced R&D on small sized high gain antenna design for THz over 300GHz spectrum announced by Gifu Univ. with colab partners at NICT, SoftBank and TSU. The team will present results at EuCAP2020 this month [Jpn-Pdf] https://t.co/TmkNWIa9sL pic.twitter.com/K4FAQlwaVZ
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 18, 2020
KDDI and Itochu (CTC) just announced Ai Chatbot service platform for RCS messaging, we noted they will offer free initial trial campaign from July through the end of this year. See PR overview with further details via here [Jpn] https://t.co/aEX0RsVC8o pic.twitter.com/yibHNO8qAV
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 10, 2020
The beloved annual RoboCup competition, scheduled for early October in Aichi, becomes yet another live event victim of the virus with organizers decision to postpone until Nov. 2021. Brief announcement in English here: https://t.co/rsJHH7yOZC pic.twitter.com/erRVA8iKGw
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 3, 2020
HERE Tech. confirms Mitsubishi and NTT have completed their joint acquisition for 30% stake in the company. This strategic investment focused on global logistics, mapping and location data, is expected to further activities in APAC region. [Eng-PR] https://t.co/9Kxd23TF9i pic.twitter.com/Z0rFDjlGdW
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 3, 2020
Rakuten and NEC detail their unique partnership efforts while announcing intent to bundle 5G core platform for global clients. This media webinar with key players was just released for public viewing today; Congrats to all.. interesting times ahead.. https://t.co/bQ6L3Hzj54 pic.twitter.com/HiffiC5sXD
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 3, 2020
The annual Infinity Ventures Summit summer edition, usually held in Kobe, will be an online affair this year. Targeting 60 sessions, with 100 speakers, and center stage LaunchPad pitches, indeed: Game Change [Jpn] https://t.co/sAP3kpibST pic.twitter.com/1fPhHBO5EJ
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 2, 2020
RoboHon has been recruited for front desk work at BnB with remote staff alerted upon guest arrival to assist with check-in process by video call.. suggest ‘maybe’ security guard required for any potential botnappers.. [Jpn] https://t.co/CeZo8Fcf1P pic.twitter.com/CLaivMweQh
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 1, 2020
Aeronext and ANA enter joint development business alliance for delivery drone logistics platform, multiple trials running in Japan this fiscal year with production and commercialization targeted for 2022 [Jpn] https://t.co/gSrBA4VaN7 pic.twitter.com/St8LUYolDc
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) June 1, 2020