SoftBank to Acquire eAccess in Share Swap
SoftBank will acquire rival fixed & mobile operator eAccess in stock swap valued at $2.3Bn plus debt = wow! http://bit.ly/Vu022v
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Japan Becomes a Pure 3G+ Nation
wOw.. TCA official stats for July: All 3 Top Japan telco subscribers – 126,194,300 – now 100% on 3G+ or LTE! http://bit.ly/P6QWEQ
SoftBank Mobile Summer 2012 Handsets
SoftBank unveils latest lineup with 5-Smart, 5-Feature and 2-Dongles all ready to roll on their next-gen network: http://bit.ly/KtS6YL
Softbank Talks TD-LTE at MAC
SoftBank touts their TD-LTE plans at Mobile Asia Congress with 12,000 base-stations to be deployed in 2012: http://bit.ly/t2hGqM
The Frisk-Sized Mobile Phone
A ‘refreshing’ change from the routine & super xmas gift idea for wannabe secret agents, a Frisk-sized Phone! http://bit.ly/oPDwYk
Japan Handset Sales Increase in 2010
According to JEITIA, the 2010 handset sales in Japan grew, for 1st time in 3yrs, by 2.4% to grand total of 32.9M units sold: http://bit.ly/mAFrtL
Smartphone 2010 Report by Impress
Here’s quick heads-up for detailed industry bench-mark report on Smartphone market futures in Japan.
SoftBank Mobile – Not Your Typical Telco
We recently submitted this article – as pasted below – to our friend, and long-time outside adviser, Alan Moore. It’s an honor and privilege for us to be included on his SMLXL site, noting that we’re also thrilled to be invited recently to join as an Opinion Leader on the Canvas8 platform.
Japan Telecom at ITU World 2009
ITU World 2009 runs again this year, Oct. 5 – 9 in Geneva, with 18 Japanese Telecom leaders on-hand to discuss ICTs for economic growth. With its focus on development opportunities, the event brings together corporate social responsibility and displays cases of best practices. As always it looks to be a fantastic high-level gathering and we hope to be there!
UQ Communications Rolling 4G WiMax
The KDDI led consortia, UQ Communications, is geared up for commercial launch later this month in all 23 Tokyo wards, Yokohama and Kawasaki with Nagoya and Osaka coming online in June. The monthly flat-rate access fee is noted at 4,480jpy, or about $40, and will be available for free until June 30th. They also indicate that “UQ Wi-Fi” service will be made freely available on the Shinkansen for some commercial clients as of March and all customers as of September. The group, including Intel, JR East, Kyocera and several banks, formed in September 2007 and gained official approval from the ministry for the 2.5GHz spectrum a few months later.