On this final business day of the year, our most sincere thanks and best wishes for you all in 2023 and beyond. Interesting times ahead as always!
わざわざ、よろしくお願い申し上げます、よいお年をお迎えください。 pic.twitter.com/0Tdk6A2Czs— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 30, 2022
Year: 2022
Hearty Congrats to Tagawa-san on his well deserved NFC Forum Lifetime Achievement Award. We have met several times, forever grateful for his kindness and energy, noting the wonderful Q&A linked from announcement page. よろしくお願い申し上げます。 https://t.co/W8HtHjcJVV pic.twitter.com/MQw2yXRKpP
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) December 14, 2022
SoftBank Group reported Q2~1H earning results FY2022 today; presentation material, in English, [Pdf] Winter's Coming https://t.co/iV4nDi3QgQ pic.twitter.com/bvYMA8af4W
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 11, 2022
SoftBank announces exclusive on new Leitz Phone 2, with impressive Leica camera specs – device produced by Sharp, now open for pre-order with delivery from Nov. 18th at approx $1,500 USD sticker price. See dedicated product overview page here [Jpn] https://t.co/49SieyM7Xx pic.twitter.com/MmFC1t02FH
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 10, 2022
NTT reporting 1H results; DoCoMo announced collaboration with Accenture on Web3 projects, at est. $1Bn annual for the next 5years, targeting worksforce skills and blockchain platform dev. supporting ESG~SDG goals and regional revitalization [PR] https://t.co/GoImxFIqcY pic.twitter.com/ijI9taYMJJ
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) November 8, 2022
SoftBank was granted test license for 240~300GHz bands in Tokyo, for initial Terahertz wave trials – Beyond 5G, confirming potential to deliver 100Gbps data speeds at +900m distance and establish viable zone with rotating reflector antenna. [Jpn] https://t.co/LGr7rMd9to pic.twitter.com/kWXOEufsLg
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) October 26, 2022
KDDI announces Starlink Japan now rolling, with first @SpaceX deploy on the map in Asia, with northern half of the nation covered and rest of the country 'coming soon'.. H'ware kit runs $500 with monthly fee of $85 at current rounded Forex. [Jpn] https://t.co/Iwt3N2w2ia pic.twitter.com/C7ZSzOI9Rr
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) October 12, 2022
Google Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in Tokyo, 1st time since late 2019, to announce new Pixel lineup and note $1Bn related infra efforts ranging from data center in Chiba and the Topaz fiber subsea cable to Vancouver. Details here [Jpn Translated] https://t.co/WidrSgyYy1 pic.twitter.com/u0WAO1Cbbb
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) October 8, 2022
The annual CEATEC tradeshow and conference gets underway, online access all month and physical event runs 10.18~21st at Makuhari Messe venue for first time since 2019. Official site with sessions scheduled, free registration required, in English https://t.co/bJTHNao8O0 pic.twitter.com/a5gmIz2Zjb
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) September 30, 2022
KDDI and JR just announced Startup Program focused on the new Takanawa Gateway City project in Shinagawa. See the call to action targets overview, with timelines and participant application details, available via their dedicated website here [Jpn] https://t.co/SAxBZi1lQq pic.twitter.com/rA4ksfgT4b
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) September 28, 2022