Softbank trials contactless payments
January 18, 2011 Written by James Middleton
Japanese operator Softbank Mobile is set to trial contactless payment technology, having tapped up security firm Gemalto for the project.
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LTE in the Land of the Rising Sun
August 3, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even
As part of our look at the Japanese LTE market and ahead of his speaking appearance at the sixth annual LTE Asia conference, we speak to Sadayuki Abeta, director of the Radio Access Network development, for leading Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo.
Tags; EMobile, KDDI, ntt docomo, Softbank, TD-LTE, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Features, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator
Sprint joins the Google carrier billing club
April 14, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver
Sprint has joined T-Mobile USA and AT&T on the Google carrier billing wagon, offering support for Android users who want to charge app purchases to their monthly bills. In a phased roll-out over the next few days, Sprint users will be offered a drop-down menu when purchasing apps, allowing them to choose between charging their credit card or “Bill my Sprint account.”
Femtocells hit magic $100 price point
March 30, 2010 Written by James Middleton
The femtocell crowd have hit the magic $100 price point for their gear, at which point the technology should become a mainstream consumer proposition.
Masayoshi Son, Chairman, Softbank Group
Ranked by Forbes as Japan’s fifth richest man (he made his first million while still a university student in California) Masayoshi Son is the chairman of Japanese tech investment firm Softbank.
Verizon joins web technology lab
April 1, 2009 Written by telecoms.com editorial
US carrier Verizon Wireless has joined forces with mobile giants Vodafone and China Mobile, and Japanese operator Softbank ) to promote the development of new mobile internet technologies, applications and services.
Femtos held back by standards hurdles
September 25, 2008 Written by James Middleton
There is still a frenzy of activity taking place in the femtocell space, and a lot of debate too. Research released this week suggests that femto technology may carve itself a niche in the long term, but in the short term, analysts remain sceptical. Japanese operator Softbank recently came forward to claim first mover advantage [...]
Japan’s SoftBank first to launch 3G femtocells
September 22, 2008 Written by James Middleton
Japanese operator SoftBank is to score a world first in January, when it becomes the first service provider to launch 3G femtocells in a commercial capacity. SoftBank, Japan’s third placed carrier behind NTT DoCoMo and KDDI, said it will offer 3G femtos from January 2009 using kit from UK-based Ubiquisys and a supporting IMS core [...]
Softbank slashes iPhone tariff
August 6, 2008 Written by James Middleton
Third placed Japanese mobile operator Softbank has slashed its tariffs on the iPhone 3G less than a month after the launch of the device. Despite the fact that Softbank claims the device has been “very well received since its launch on July 11,” the operator said it intends to make the device “available to an [...]
iPhone watch: Japan and Spain confirmed
June 4, 2008 Written by James Middleton
Maintaining the fever pitch in the run up to next week’s Apple extravaganza, the Californian king of cool gadgets has announced yet more iPhone partners. On Wednesday, Japanese WCMDA operator Softbank announced it too would be carrying the iPhone later this year. The news provided probably the most conclusive evidence yet that the next generation [...]
Tags; Apple, iPhone, Japan, Softbank, Spain, Telefonica, Asia Pacific, Europe, Handsets & Devices, News & Analysis
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