MPT-KSGM names next CEO

MPT-KSGM, a joint venture between MPT, KDDI and Sumitomo, named Noboru Edagawa as CEO, replacing …

KDDI fleshes out finance masterplan

KDDI pledged to place the smartphone at the forefront of financial services, as it announced …

KDDI expands fintech focus

The second largest mobile operator in Japan, KDDI, announced it will acquire a major stake …

KDDI hit by weak mobile, handset sales

KDDI, the second largest mobile operator in Japan by subscribers, reported weak results for its …

Samsung, KDDI demo real-time UHD video transfer

Samsung and Japan-based mobile operator KDDI announced they completed the real-time transfer of 4K ultra-high-definition …

Chinese vendors shut out of Japan 5G market

Following a ban on the use of Chinese telecoms equipment by government agencies in Japan, …

KDDI profit climbs despite mobile slowdown

Japan-based mobile operator KDDI recorded solid profit growth in fiscal Q2, but a decline in …

Rakuten partners KDDI ahead of mobile launch

Rakuten, which is scheduled to enter the mobile space in Japan in October 2019, signed …

Japan operators accelerate 5G launch plans

Operators in Japan are working toward launching limited commercial 5G services in 2019, bringing the …

Japan steps up efforts to ban device subsidies

Japan’s government is again putting pressure on the country’s three major mobile operators to reduce …