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Articles tagged with: Softbank and Softbank Mobile
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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NEC Receives World’s First IMS-Based Femtocell System Order
NEC says that it has received an order from Japanese operator, softbank Mobile for what it says is the worldÃ's first IMS-based (IP Multimedia Subsystem) femtocell system. IMS-based femtocell systems consist of IMS Cores, femtocell gateways and femtocell access points. more
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iPhone to Shake-up Japan Cellphone Industry: Softbank Official
TOKYO (AFP)--The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at softbank Mobile said Wednesday. more
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Japan's Apple Fans Queue Days Before iPhone 3G Launch
TOKYO (AFP)--Japan's Apple fans traded sleep and comfort for the thrill of being first to buy the latest iPhone as they began queueing Wednesday, two days before it officially goes on sale here. more
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Japan's Softbank Outlines iPhone Pricing and Tariff Details
Japan's softbank Mobile has unveiled its pricing plans for Apple's 3G iPhone when it is launched next month. The company plans to sell the entry model for ¥23,040 ($214.60), with the larger 16GB model will sell for ¥34,560 (US$322.15). more
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Softbank Takes Top Spot in May Net Subscriber Gains
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- softbank's mobile phone unit claimed the top spot in terms of net subscriber growth in May, pulling in more than double the number of net contracts garnered by bigger rivals NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. more
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Softbank to Sell Apple's iPhone in Japan This Year
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- softbank said Wednesday it has won the right to sell Apple's iPhone in Japan and will market the popular next-generation phone in 2008, in a coup for the nation's third-largest mobile communications carrier. more
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System Glitch Hits Softbank Mobile's 3G Subscribers
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- softbank Mobile said a system glitch in its facilities disrupted communications for its third-generation mobile phones Wednesday evening, affecting up to 870,000 subscribers to the service, the Kyodo News Service reports. more
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Softbank Mobile Gains Most Monthly Users Ever in Feb
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- softbank's mobile division said Friday it gained a net 228,100 subscribers in February, its biggest monthly gain ever. The Internet conglomerate took control of the smallest of Japan's three main carriers in 2006, after buying Vodafone Group's struggling Japan operations. more
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