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.

Digital Platforms & Services

Masayoshi Son is back... for now. Will the financial good fortune last?

Digital Platforms & Services

What’s up with… Telefónica, IBM, ONF, Verizon

Digital Platforms & Services

What’s up with… Deutsche Telekom, Rakuten/SoftBank, CES

Source: GLOBAL MOBILE TRENDS 2021 report, GSMA Intelligence

Digital Platforms & Services

Operators further expanding their revenue streams: GSMA Intelligence report

5G

SoftBank and Subaru verify use cases related to automated driving

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Mobile

That was quick: two weeks in and Japan’s new tariff-cutting PM is causing panic

Digital Platforms & Services

What’s up with… SoftBank, Bouygues, VMware

Business Models

The Ressurection Man: Masayoshi Son pulls Softbank back from the brink

5G

What’s up with… BICS, Huawei, Ericsson

Open Networking

What’s up with… HPE, Mobileum, Huawei

5G

What’s up with… Samsung, Nokia, Telefónica, Swisscom

Mobile

What’s up with… Verizon, Softbank, Mavenir

Device Software & Apps

SoftBank Corp. Leads Series B Investment Round into Mobility App Integrator, Splyt

Automotive

Road infrastructure maintenance business development using connected cars in the United States

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Business Models

It's alright Ma, (I'm only bleeding)

AI & ML

SoftBank and Mapbox Announce Joint Venture to Transform Maps in Japan

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Mobile

What’s up with... Huawei v. US Dept of Commerce, TSMC, Apple v. Google

Picture courtesy of Vodafone

Mobile

What’s up with… Vodafone, Iliad, Telia Carrier

Sustainability

SoftBank strengthens initiatives to achieve SDGs

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Policy & Regulation

US president forms committee to focus on threats from Chinese carriers

KDDI

SoftBank Corp. and KDDI Corporation establish joint venture to promote the rapid build-out of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas

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Cloud Native Telco

Rakuten zeroes in on zero-touch with Nokia OSS deal

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4G LTE

Rakuten Mobile turns over $1bn before MNO service launch

5G

Nokia supporting SoftBank Corp. in completing the world-first 5G connected car test