SoftBank

is a Japanese multinational holding conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. SoftBank was ranked in the Forbes Global 2000 list as the 39th largest public company in the world, and the 4th largest publicly traded company in Japan after Toyota, MUFG, NTT.

Automotive

SUBARU Corporation and SoftBank Corp. Start Joint Research on Use Cases Related to Driving Assist and Automated Driving Control Using 5G and Cellular V2X

IoT

SoftBank's AI-powered ‘e-kakashi’ solution for sustainable agriculture adopted for smart rice farming project in Colombia

Mobile

SoftBank and HAPSMobile-led proposal for expanded use of HAPS spectrum bands approved as Asia-Pacific common proposal to WRC-19

Blockchain

TBCASoft, IBM and SoftBank announce plans to transform the telecoms industry with cross-carrier Blockchain solutions

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Business Models

Reality bites into SoftBank's "grand design"

Data & Analytics

SoftBank, Hakuhodo and Arm form joint venture to help companies transform themselves by utilizing data

Mobile

SoftBank selects Red Hat Ansible Tower to improve efficiency and reduce deployment times

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Enterprise

Foreign investment into UK tech sector hits record high

Satellite

SoftBank gets behind satellite-based OneWeb's business deployment

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AI & ML

Softbank CEO decries Japan's lack of (artificial) intelligence

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5G

5G network sharing the new normal as KDDI, Softbank ink deal

5G

SoftBank and KDDI to cooperate on rapid build-out of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas

Mobile

SoftBank to launch positioning service with centimeter-level accuracy in Japan

5G

Ericsson and SoftBank to deploy multi-band 5G network

5G

SoftBank selects Nokia for 5G

Broadband

Alphabet's Loon and SoftBank's HAPSMobile form strategic relationship to advance high altitude network connectivity HAPSMobile to Invest $125 Million in Loon

Radio Access Network

SoftBank Corp. Develops Aircraft That Delivers Telecommunications Connectivity from the Stratosphere New business to be launched through HAPSMobile Inc.

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5G

Tokyo power company orchestrates 5G infrastructure sharing

IoT

SoftBank and Chunghwa Telecom to collaborate in AI and IoT

Security

Global cyber security alliance formed by Etisalat, Singtel, Softbank and Telefónica welcomes AT&T

Blockchain

Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) Consortium Adds New Members And Completes Cross-Carrier, Cross-Border Mobile Payment Field Trials

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Fronthaul

Fronthaul specifications released by O-RAN Alliance to open 5G RAN

Fronthaul

Mobile industry leaders to develop O-RAN fronthaul-compliant products and drive multi-vendor radio access networks —Commercial launch expected from 2019 onwards— (PDF)

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