Japan's mobile phone carriers to launch new iPhones on Sept. 20
Japan's three major mobile phone carriers are set to release the latest models of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone series on Sept. 20. The three carriers — NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp. — will accept reservations for the three new iPhone models from ...
Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. on Wednesday restarted accepting orders for a new smartphone model made by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Docomo had previously started accepting orders for new smartphone model the P30 Pro HW-02L in May but later suspended the ...
Ministry urges Rakuten Mobile to speed up preparation of base stations ahead of Japan rollout
The communications ministry has instructed Rakuten Mobile Inc. to speed up its rollout of base stations, with the mobile operator slated to launch its service in Japan on Oct. 1, it was learned on Thursday. The oral instruction was issued on July 17. As of ...
Major mobile phone carriers NTT Docomo Inc. and KDDI Corp. saw their consolidated net profits drop in April-June while rival SoftBank Corp.'s net profit rose in the fiscal first quarter. Docomo's net profit fell 11.9 percent from a year before to ¥192.3 billion, squeezed by ...
Mobile phone carriers KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp. has said that they will sell a new smartphone model made by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. The move, announced Monday, ends months of delays in the product's release by major Japanese mobile operators who ...
SoftBank and KDDI to conduct joint study on 5G wireless network installation
Major mobile phone service operators SoftBank Corp. and KDDI Corp. said Wednesday they will look into teaming up on the wireless networks for their 5G services, in a bid to cut costs and speed up installation. The two companies will study how and where they ...
Ministry plan will see Japan's mobile phone carriers slash cancellation fees in fall
Under the approved plan, major mobile phone operators will be obliged to cut cancellation charges by 90 percent to ¥1,000 or less.
Japan plans to cut mobile phone contract penalties to ¥1,000
The government plans to impose new regulations on mobile phone operators to cut cancellation penalties by about 90 percent to ¥1,000 ($9) or less to make it easier for users to switch mobile carriers and spur competition, officials said Tuesday. The move is expected to ...
In latest snub for Huawei, Japan's SoftBank chooses Nokia and Ericsson for 5G network
Huawei Technologies Co., which together with ZTE Corp. was a 4G vendor for the Japanese company, wasn’t selected despite participating in earlier 5G trials.
Amazon Japan halts direct sales of Huawei products after Trump's blacklisting of Chinese firm
Amazon Japan has suspended direct online sales of Huawei Technologies Co. products after Washington last week blacklisted the Chinese communications giant, sources close to the matter said Friday. The e-commerce titan's move came as major Japanese mobile phone service operators such as KDDI Corp. and ...
Will government pressure slash Japan's intricate web of smartphone fees?
Last August, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga dropped a bombshell remark that rattled Japan's mobile phone industry: "There is room to lower people's smartphone bills by around 40 percent." In the wake of the remarks by the government's top spokesman, a bill aimed at facilitating ...
