SoftBank and Nvidia officially announce termination of $40Bn deal for ARM, with $1.25Bn deposit forfeit to SBG, citing regulatory issues. The PR puts recent rumors to rest and states SoftBank will prepare ARM IPO within upcoming fiscal year [Pdf] https://t.co/zxaXIFGuDe pic.twitter.com/FQ53Q8vnFz
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) February 8, 2022
SoftBank Corp. released Q3 earning results; the IR presentations in English via link below, their online Briefing session Q&A covered range of topics from 5G to Z-Holdings with LINE, PayPay and Yahoo! platforms on current status and future plans. https://t.co/BSbiPSe7gK pic.twitter.com/mqBIok2MUV
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) February 3, 2022
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
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
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) February 1, 2022
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
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) February 1, 2022
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
— Mobile in Tokyo (@Wireless_Watch) January 28, 2022