Mobile phone carrier Vodafone K.K., which Softbank Corp. acquired in April, can outperform rivals NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp. by funneling content from Softbank subsidiary Yahoo Japan Corp. into its mobile business, Softbank President Masayoshi Son said Friday.
At Softbank's annual shareholders' meeting in Tokyo, Son said mobile phones are not just tools for verbal communication, but versatile devices that allow users to watch TV and exchange information over the Internet.
"Softbank has a higher potential than other (mobile phone companies) because we have Yahoo and other Internet-related companies," Son told the gathering. "If we can create synergy with the resources of our group, we will be able to beat them."