NTT plans asset sales to fuel overseas investment
Japanese operator NTT outlined plans to sell off assets to fund share buybacks, reduce debt …
NTT moves to take Docomo private for $38B
Japanese operator NTT readied plans to take its mobile subsidiary NTT Docomo private by buying …
NTT takes stake in NEC to push network tech R&D
NTT and NEC established an alliance to jointly research and develop next-generation network technologies, with …
NTT Group, KDDI join digital payment research group
NTT Docomo parent NTT Group and KDDI joined a study to assess development of an …
NTT plots increased enterprise play
NTT Docomo’s parent company launched a UK-headquartered subsidiary to sell a range of business services …
Orange, NTT sign wide-ranging R&D pact
Orange and NTT forged a strategic R&D agreement to share research into a range of …
NTT, Ericsson, Toyota forge connected car partnership
Companies from the technology and automotive sectors formed a consortium focused on creating the network architecture …
More firms give backing to Symbian Foundation
Mobile operators 3, TIM and America Movil have given their support to the Symbian Foundation, a move Forbes believes is a blow to competing mobile phone software providers such as Microsoft, Google and Apple.
Turkey to award MVNO licenses by November
Around ten unnamed companies have expressed an interest in launching as an MVNO in Turkey, the local regulator said last week. In an interview with Reuters, Turkey’s Telecommunications Board Chairman Tayfun Acarer said it was likely to award licenses before November.
Decline in handset subsidies to hit Japanese vendors
The decision by Japan’s three mobile operators to move away from handset subsidies is putting pressure on the country’s handset suppliers and could lead to consolidation amongst the smaller players, reports the Financial Times (FT) today.