The Institute for AI and Beyond, est. in 2020 by SoftBank and the University of Tokyo – dedicated to basic and applied R&D with $200M funding, announced 2nd Intl. Symposium online Feb. 12th JST. Program agenda and speaker details in English here https://t.co/2p4xtX7P8v pic.twitter.com/LZ0ITS2tYH
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) February 2, 2022
Year: 2022
JAL, KDDI and range of partners announced next of ongoing trials, to be conducted within Tokyo focusing on medical cargo, for ‘unassisted non-visual flight (level 4 flight) in manned areas’ as PoC for their smart drone platform. [Jpn] https://t.co/aWUqpoKfrX pic.twitter.com/Fy0bhkqk3G
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ICT Research Institute survey on mobile data plans compared Japan, USA, UK, France, Germany and Korea. Report found Japan GB fees ranged $15~$60, well below combined averages, and noted highest rate of 4G adoption and customer satisfaction [Jpn] https://t.co/cPYq6sMnOl pic.twitter.com/Q8h9MXLz4O
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KDDI just released Q3 results, reporting $40Bn gross revenue – up 2.3% YoY – with $5Bn net profit. They have English materials covering various operation metrics, incld. progress on 5G adoption, via IR section here [PDF] https://t.co/lO2qQX55oX pic.twitter.com/DcuWuKTgdO
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SoftBank just announced new limited edition Sumikko Gurashi branded kidsphone, model produced by Seiko, with all the usual learning, safety and tough features. Clearly super popular characters more important than 5G, start ’em young! Details [Jpn] https://t.co/cJt6yBqYIz pic.twitter.com/W2t5rJ92Lf
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) January 18, 2022
Noted this new NTT-Data survey for users opinions regarding their privacy and sharing options, with new law coming into effect here this year, some interesting results regarding awareness and preferences. Details here [Jpn] https://t.co/wickEpBdQA pic.twitter.com/STs2X0DK60
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) January 15, 2022