Japan
Industry
Telecom Services of Kiribati Ltd (TSKL) has contracted Australia's Challenge Networks to build a new mobile broadband network that will be capable of delivering high-speed services...
2013-02-22Industry
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...
2013-02-13Industry
Pure telecoms growth in mature markets is becoming increasingly challenging even though the introduction of new technologies, particularly LTE, have provided some relief. Expansion...
2013-02-05Industry
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...
2013-01-09Industry
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...
2012-10-23Industry
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...
2012-10-02Industry
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...
2012-07-24Industry
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



