SoftBank plans AI institute to aid businesses

SoftBank and The University of Tokyo teamed on a project to boost development of AI …

SoftBank, e5 partner to enhance maritime connectivity

SoftBank and e5 Lab teamed to conduct trials using next-generation communication satellites to improve maritime …

Promotions propel PayPay to latest target

SoftBank mobile payment JV PayPay hit 20 million users in Japan, with plans in place …

SoftBank and Line to form $30B company

SoftBank subsidiary Z Holdings (formerly Yahoo Japan) is to merge with mobile messaging app Line …

SoftBank talks tie-up with Line

SoftBank Corp confirmed local reports stating it was in talks about a possible merger between …

WeWork considers T-Mobile CEO Legere for top job

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere (pictured) was mooted as one of several contenders to take …

Subscriber, ARPU gains fuel SoftBank growth

SoftBank Group’s Japanese mobile business provided some relief in what was a torrid fiscal Q2 …

SoftBank, TBCASoft tap IBM for blockchain tech

SoftBank and TBCASoft, co-founders of the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) Consortium, entered into a …

SoftBank mobile payments JV reaches 15M users

Japanese mobile payments company PayPay announced its user base has reached 15 million registered accounts, …

Docomo trials 5G for Rugby World Cup

NTT Docomo launched pre-commercial 5G service in select areas of major cities in Japan, delivering …