KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, on April 10, 2025. This is the first Direct to Cell satellite service in Japan.
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Kyocera plans to sell part of KDDI stake worth over $3bn
Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of telecom equipment and semiconductor materials, is planning to sell up to a third its stake in KDDI, Japan’s second largest telco, according to a Bloomberg article published today.
KDDI and Sharp to build Asia’s largest data centre
Japan’s KDDI and Sharp have begun discussions with Super Micro Computer Inc. and Datasection to build an AI datacentre in Japan, which they say will be the largest in Asia.
KDDI to deploy emergency response drones at 1,000 locations
This week, Japan’s KDDI has announced a new partnership with US-based drone specialist Skydio aiming to create a network of drone stations across the country to aid in disaster response.
“Connecting the Unconnected – wherever you see the sky” – Starlink, KDDI and T-Mobile Discuss their Direct to Cell visions at MWC
News On day one of MWC this year, we sat in on a fireside chat with Jeff Giard, VP of Business Development Partnerships at T-Mobile, Jason Fritch, VP of Starlink Enterprise Sales, and Hiromichi Matsuda, Executive Officer and Director at Japanese telco KDDI, to...
Rakuten Mobile and KDDI strike roaming agreement
Press Release KDDI Corporation, Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company and Rakuten Mobile, Inc. today announced that the three companies have concluded a new roaming agreement as of April 2023 In order to contribute to the promotion of fair competition among mobile...
KDDI selects Samsung for its 5G Standalone core
Press Release Samsung Electronics today announced the company has been selected by KDDI to provide its cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) Core for the operator’s commercial network across Japan. Samsung’s 5G SA Core will deliver a range of advantages for KDDI’s network,...
Samsung and KDDI’s latest 5G trial highlights RIC and network slicing
Press Release The companies combine technology expertise to deliver the first demonstration of network slicing using RIC on a live 5G SA network Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and KDDI announced the successful demonstration of Service Level Agreements (SLA) assurance...
KDDI to repays customers for network outage as govt applies pressure
The operator says it will compensate every one of its mobile customers for the disruption, which impacted customers ability to make voice calls and connect to the internet
KDDI network outage hits almost 40m people
Japan’s second-largest mobile operator had disruptions to both voice calls and data communications over much of the weekend
KDDI picks Nokia for standalone 5G core
The new deal builds on Nokia’s 25-year relationship with KDDI, with the vendor’s software allowing KDDI to streamline operations and create new revenue opportunities
Samsung and KDDI to Bring 5G vRAN to Japan
Press Release Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced the company will deploy its cloud-native fully virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for mid-band spectrum in KDDI’s 5G network. Samsung and KDDI have been collaborating on advanced research...
Japan’s KDDI to use SpaceX for rural mobile backhaul
News Japanese telco KDDI announced that it would be using Elon Musks' SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband service as a backhaul provider for connecting 1,200 towers in remote areas. This will help the telecom company roll out high-speed wireless internet in rural...
Nokia brings liquid cooling tech to KDDI
Nokia today announced that it is conducting a trial using its unique Liquid Cooling AirScale Baseband solution with Japanese mobile operator, KDDI
SoftBank and KDDI have $38bn 5G investment plan
The two Japanese telcos are shaping up for major investment in the new technology, in part to make up the tech gap between themselves and their more deployed neighbours, China and South Korea
KDDI’s 5G: Nokia and Ericsson compete for the limelight
Both major vendors have completed trials with Japanese operator KDDI
KDDI teams up with Ericsson for Japanese 5G launch
KDDI will be among Japan’s first to launch 5G, when its networks go live in March 2020
Terra Drone and KDDI launch drone infrastructure inspection services
Press Release Terra Drone Corporation (Headquarter: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Toru Tokushige, hereinafter called “Terra Drone”) and KDDI Corporation (Headquarter: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi, hereinafter called “KDDI”) announce...
KDDI and Nokia boost Japanese broadband speeds by 800%
Nokia’s G.fast solution will be deployed in apartment blocks where download speeds were previously limited to 100Mbps
KDDI acquires IoT specialist Soracom
Japan-based platform provider boasts 7,000 customers across 120 countries.
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