Softbank mulling eAccess options, as mobile drives H1 growth
Softbank is reported to be considering its options with regard to its future ownership of fellow Japanese operator eAccess, a company it agreed to acquire shortly before announcing a megadeal to take control of US operator Sprint
Sprint confirms Softbank talks
Sprint confirmed it is holding talks with Japanese hi-tech company Softbank, which could see Softbank …
Japan gets second LTE data network
Japanese operator EMOBILE has launched the second LTE network in the country. Based on FDD-LTE the network offers download speeds of up to 75Mb/s and upload speeds of up to 25Mb/s
Report: Japans eMobile to enter smartphone market
Japan’s data-centric mobile operator eMobile is expected to start offering smartphones for the first time this summer, a move which will more closely align it with competitive rival offerings
EMOBILE upgrades 3G network to keep ahead of rivals
Japanese mobile data operator doubles HSPA+ speeds as rivals plan move to LTE
Reports: Blackstone buys eMobile stake
US-based asset management firm The Blackstone Group has acquired a 6 percent stake in Japanese operator eMobile for JPY16 billion (US$182 million)
eMobile claims Japans fastest network
Japanese operator eMobile has soft-launched what it claims is the country’s fastest mobile network.
Docomo tops net subscriber gains
Japan’s NTT Docomo recorded the most net new subscriber gains in the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010 – the first time it has topped the pile in four years
eAccess and eMobile forge on with merger plans
Japan’s eAccess and mobile start-up eMobile are reportedly working towards a functional merger.
Japan finalises high-speed network migration
Operators on track to switch-off older PDC networks within two years