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.
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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

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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

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Research and Trials

Japan eyes 6G as a way of making up lost ground

IoT

NB-IoT reaches for the stars with Softbank-backed Skylo

Radio Access Network

SoftBank pushes expanded use of High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) spectrum bands for WRC 2023

IoT

PT Lippo Karawaci announces comprehensive cooperation with Japan's SoftBank

Transport and Logistics

e5 Lab and SoftBank Corp. to Begin Jointly Studying Marine Broadband Services that Use Next-generation Communication Satellites