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Articles tagged with: Softbank
Softbank still leading Japanese market for annual net additions
The total Japanese customer base was up 0.37m in August to 109.27m. Annual growth stood at 4.6%, down from 5.6% a year earlier. more
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Vodafone Shakes up its Own Mobile Apps Platform
Vodafone has announced a shake-up of its mobile services platform and will be providing application developers a single point to access the mobile portal for all its operations, regardless of which country the customer, or developer is based in. more
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Japanese Operators Planning $10 Billion Spend on LTE Upgrades
The four Japanese mobile phone networks are expected to collectively spend one trillion yes (US$10 billion) over the next five years on so-called 3.9G based network upgrades, reported Bloomberg News, citing the local Nikkei newspaper. more
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Softbank sinks into loss on Internet service
Softbank, Japan's third-biggest mobile carrier, said Thursday that it sank into a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter on one-time costs, including launching a superfast Internet service. more
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Softbank to Report $748 Million Loss on CDO Debt Obligations
Japan's softbank Corp, which operates the country's smallest mobile network says that it will report a JPY 75 billion (US$748 million) loss on CDO's which were used to insure against defaults on the debt it took out to buy Vodafone's Japanese operations. more
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Verizon Wireless Joins Global Mobile Applications Joint-Venture
US network operator, Verizon Wireless is to join the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) established by China Mobile, Japan's softbank and Vodafone (which co-owns Verizon Wireless) to help accelerate the uptake of mobile technologies on a mass-market scale. more
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Vodafone Seeking Closer ties with China Mobile and Verizon Wireless
Vodafone is seeking tighter cooperation between Verizon Wireless and China Mobile to cut network and handset costs, while also rolling out improved services for customers. Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless and holds a 3.3% stake in China Mobile. more
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Vodafone, Sony Ericsson Join Google Phone Alliance
The Open Handset Alliance - which develops the Google backed Android operating system for smartphones - has announced fourteen new members, including Sony Ericsson and Vodafone. more
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Nokia to Stop Selling Mobile Phones in Japan
Nokia has announced that it is to withdraw from the Japanese market - citing a miserly market share of just one percent as the reason. The company's luxury phone subsidiary, Vertu will continue to sell in the country though - and has been reported to be considering setting up a Vertu MVNO. more
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Nokia Looking to Set up its Own MVNO in Japan
Nokia is reportedly considering another move into the network operator's own territory by launching an MVNO of its own in Japan. The company has already been busy pushing its mobile content platform, Ovi - to the ire of some network operators. more
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