Japan

The three major Japanese operators, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank, have agreed to open up their content to one another's networks, breaking down their 'walled gardens'. This is a shift... 2013-02-13

Pure telecoms growth in mature markets is becoming increasingly challenging even though the introduction of new technologies, particularly LTE, have provided some relief. Expansion... 2013-02-05

Japan's NTT DoCoMo and KDDI are reportedly planning to expand their media distribution services, so far exclusive to smartphone devices, to TVs in Q113. This development chimes with... 2013-01-09

Japanese cable TV operator Jupiter Telecommunications (J:Com) is reportedly planning to acquire rival Japan Cablenet (JCN) with both companies said to have initiated talks about a potential... 2012-10-23

Japan's Softbank announced on October 1 that it has reached an agreement to acquire eAccess through a share swap transaction valued at JPY180bn (US$2.3bn). By turning eAccess into a... 2012-10-02

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Bangladesh has published a draft proposal concerning the auction of six combined 3G and 4G mobile services licences. With one licence... 2012-07-24

Japanese mobile network operators eAccess, KDDI and NTT DoCoMo have all received authorisation to use spectrum in the 700MHz band to offer mobile broadband services over LTE networks.... 2012-06-29