KDDI

Retail Asia17/10/2022

KDDI announced it will begin offering Starlink connectivity to its enterprise and civil government customers later this year as part of a deal recently completed. Starlink began offering service two years ago, and this summer it introduced its maritime service, which provides high-speed, low-latency internet while at sea. Under the agreement, the Japanese telecom giant […]

Retail Asia03/12/2021

Nokia has announced that Japanese operator KDDI has selected Nokia’s 5G Core and Converged Charging software to support its transition to a fully automated, cloud-native 5G Core architecture. Nokia’s cloud-native 5G Core’s near zero-touch automation capabilities help operators drive greater scale and reliability. Following the evolution of KDDI’s networks to 5G standalone core, subscribers will experience lower latency, […]

Retail Asia13/06/2019

Japanese operator KDDI and conglomerate Sumitomo have revealed plans to jointly enter Myanmar’s mobile game industry through newly created joint venture Funcreate Myanmar. Funcreate Myanmar, a subsidiary of the companies’ Singapore-based joint venture Funcreate, will localize and distribute mobile games from Japan and other countries throughout Myanmar. Funcreate was established in November last year and […]

Retail Asia14/05/2019

Japan’s KDDI and industrial drone solutions provider Terra Drone have jointly launched a new drone inspection services for industrial infrastructure. The jointly developed solution involves using a drone to generate a 3D, high resolution model of heavy industrial assets such as wind turbines, telecom and transmission steel towers, smokestacks, and bridges. The drone will use […]

Retail Asia29/04/2019

Japan’s telecom ministry has allocated 5G mobile spectrum to incumbent operators NTT Docomo, KDDI, and Softbank, as well as local e-commerce giant Rakuten. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has approved the allocation of spectrum after determining that the companies’ applications met the conditions of the allocation. The four companies plan to invest heavily in 5G, spending a […]

Retail Asia04/05/2018

KDDI is branching out into the emerging world of extended reality (XR) – which includes virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality – by forging partnership with US-based Osterhout Design Group (ODG) to jointly plan and develop XR-based smartglasses for the Japanese market. The Japanese operator is also teaming with various partners to conduct business trials and create XR services as the company moves toward […]

Retail Asia18/04/2018

Japan’s KDDI and Nokia have completed trials of LTE connected vehicle applications including the first vehicle based LTE broadcast trial. During a trial on the island of Hokkaido, the companies implemented evolved multimedia broadcast multicast service (eMBMS) technology for two in-vehicle applications. These included vehicle-to-network-to-vehicle connectivity, allowing cars to stay in constant contact with a Nokia-based multi-access edge computing […]

Retail Asia17/04/2018

Japan’s KDDI has teamed up with venture capital firm Global Brian to establish a new fund to support startups which can boost the operator’s capabilities in 5G and other technologies. The Japanese telco plans to invest 20 billion yen ($186 million) over the next five years via KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3 (KOIF3) in startups […]

Retail Asia20/10/2016

Toyota Motor, Komeda and KDDI in September have jointly developed a smartphone application called Driving Barista, aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents in Aichi Prefecture caused by drivers using their smartphones while driving. This is the first traffic safety initiative in Japan involving a smartphone application, which is to be carried out and […]

Retail Asia17/07/2016

Japan’s KDDI has selected Gemalto to provide the platform to enable secure connectivity for connected cars and IoT applications worldwide. Gemalto will provide its LinqUs On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) subscription management solution and embedded SIMs (eSIMs) to the operator. As a result, KDDI can expect to provision any requested operator’s profile on connected cars equipped with pre-embedded […]

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KDDI to Offer Starlink to Enterprise and Civil Government Clients

Nokia to power KDDI’s 5G networks with standalone core and monetization solutions

KDDI, Sumitomo to enter Myanmar mobile game market

KDDI, Terra Drone launch drone asset inspection service

Japanese telcos assigned 5G spectrum

Japan’s KDDI sets sights on extended reality

KDDI, Nokia trial eMBMS for connected vehicles

KDDI sets up fund to boost 5G capabilities

KDDI, Toyota develop app to reduce road accidents

KDDI taps Gemalto for connected cars and IoT