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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 with speculation about what... [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 data that end up on numerous... [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 brands are setting up in... [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 be enough to quash the... [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 stake in US operator Verizon... [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 Softbank, will become CEO of the new company... [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 of the mobile operator, through a subsidiary... [17 Mar 2006]
HP Case Study: SoftBank BB
White Paper As part of the SoftBank Group, SoftBank BB provides ISP services and the ADSL-related products and services. To do so, Softbank BB realised that it was imperative to revamp its IT infrastructure for broadband network operation management, to allow... [09 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 about 'what will go next? [06 Mar 2006]
Softbank Investment Data Is Available - And Safe With StorageTek L20/L40
White Paper Softbank Investment Corporation (Softbank Investment) constitutes the core of the Softbank Group's venture capital operations. Softbank Investment operates a total of five servers, beginning with its key Solaris + Oracle-based system for managing... [02 Jan 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 in a statement: "By buying out Softbank.our... [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 company. [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 providers in Japan, and the... [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 IP network for more than 300... [27 Oct 2004]
C&W exits Japan with sale of unit to Softbank
News Broadband rising star Softbank is to pay 12.3bn yen (£62.8m) for Cable and Wireless Japanese operation IDC, a business that C&W fought tooth and nail to purchase at the height of the telecoms bubble. The fixed line businesses of incumbent NTT and... [27 Oct 2004]
