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RSS SoftbankOpen Handset Alliance welcomes 14 newbies
News In addition to Vodafone, new members of the alliance are AKM Semiconductor, ARM, ASUSTek Computer, Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank Mobile, Sony... [10 Dec 2008]
Nokia retreats from Japan mobile market
News The Finnish phone maker announced Thursday that it would stop manufacturing mobile phones for NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile but will continue producing its luxury Vertu brand, according to a report by Reuters. [28 Nov 2008]
More businesses turning to VoIP?
News The dominant consumer VoIP service provider in EMEA is France Télécom, while Comcast leads in North America and Softbank in Asia Pacific, according to Infonetics. Voice over IP (VoIP) business services are set to grow as... [14 Aug 2008]
iPhone 2.0 - the rumours and the reality
News According to Holden, the clearest sign a 3G device is imminent comes from an announcement today by Japanese mobile operator Softbank that it has signed an iPhone distribution deal with Apple. The rumour mill is dizzy... [05 Jun 2008]
Photos of the month - May 2007
Photo Pictured is part of a theme park operated by Samsung and Softbank. Ever wondered where the maps on your sat-nav device come from? A man-in-a-van approach may not seem like the most tech-savvy solution but the images and... [30 May 2007]
Photos: Second Life business evolution
Photo This is part of a theme park operated by Samsung and Softbank. And as that audience grows, big brands are making sure they have their own outpost in place. Click through this photo story to see how some of the biggest... [10 May 2007]
Vodafone's Sarin facing rebellion
News Morrow had headed up both the company's UK and Japanese units, where he oversaw the watershed sale of Japanese operations to Softbank. Vodafone has released its latest quarterly performance update - but the stats may not... [24 Jul 2006]
Vodafone eyeing SFR buy?
News In other news, Vodafone announced it has created a joint venture with Softbank, which recently purchased the Japanese arm of Vodafone's business. Following persistent rumours that Vodafone is in talks to sell off its... [19 May 2006]
Google's search for mobile goes east
News Also on Thursday, Softbank announced it will form a joint venture with Vodafone Group to succeed Vodafone's Japanese operation, which Softbank agreed to buy in March. Masayoshi Son, chief executive of... [19 May 2006]
Update: Vodafone sells Japanese arm for £8.9bn
News Vodafone has completed the sale of its Japanese arm to local internet and telecoms company Softbank in a deal that values the company at ¥1.8tr, or around £8.9bn. Softbank will now become the sole owner... [17 Mar 2006]
Leader: Vodafone's Japanese sale
Leader Over the weekend it emerged that an agreement between Vodafone and Softbank, for the former to sell Vodafone KK to the latter, is very much on the cards. Big a deal as this might be, it has already started a lot of talk... [06 Mar 2006]
Yahoo! spends $500m to buy back its sites
News The company has signed a deal with Japanese investment group Softbank, one of its former shareholders, for the repurchase of its stake in Yahoo! Until now, Softbank held 30 per cent of Yahoo! s CEO, said... [08 Nov 2005]
Yahoo! buys into China's Alibaba for $1bn
News s Yang and Sun Zheng yi, a representative from Softbank. Alibaba.com and Yahoo! announced today in Beijing that Yahoo! will integrate its Chinese business into Alibaba.com and gain a 40 per cent stake in the ecommerce... [11 Aug 2005]
Cisco invests big in Japan
News Earlier this month it announced several contracts for the new CRS-1 from Japanese carriers and research institutions, including Softbank, which operates under the Yahoo name and is one of the larger internet service... [20 Dec 2004]
C&W inks £6.8m deal with Go-Ahead
News Separately, C&W has announced it will sell its Japanese operation IDC to Softbank and refocus on its UK business. Cable and Wireless has won a £6.8m contract with UK transportation group Go-Ahead. C&W will provide a new... [27 Oct 2004]
