DigitalBridge said that it has successfully completed its buy-out offer for Japanese infrastructure provider JTower, and that it now has a more than 75% controlling interest that was acquired for JPY 70.1 billion or about $466.4 million.
JTower is expected to be delisted from...
JTower said that the tender offer will be open until October 10
U.S. investment firm DigitalBridge Group is offering a 152% premium for Japanese tower company JTower in a deal that values the Asian telecom infrastructure company at around JPY93 billion ($630 million), according to...
Rakuten Mobile started using JTower's solutions in January 2020
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile and compatriot telecom infrastructure company JTower announced that Rakuten Mobile has adopted JTower’s indoor infrastructure-sharing solutions for its network in more than 100 facilities and buildings across Japan.
In a release, Rakuten Mobile,...
Once the towers are transferred, NTT Docomo will lease these towers from JTower
Japanese tower operator JTower and compatriot telecommunications operator NTT Docomo concluded a new master agreement aimed at facilitating the sharing of Docomo's current telecommunication tower infrastructure in Japan.
Under the terms of the...
JTower’s tower sharing business will provide shared access to CommScope’s Mosaic and HELIAX products to network operators
CommScope said it has been selected by Japanese firm JTower, which provides telecommunications infrastructure sharing services, to form a partnership for the provision of greater access to shared...
Cisco noted that this collaboration showcased the interoperability between technology providers using O-RAN base stations to deploy local 5G
Cisco and partners JTower, Mitsui Knowledge Company (MKI) and Airspan Networks have deployed a local 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) environment for in-building infrastructure sharing, with the...
5G coverage in Japan stood below 40% as of the end of fiscal 2020
The government of Japan expects 5G coverage to reach 99% of the population by the end of fiscal year 2030, the Japan Times reported.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced this goal at...
NTT Docomo started using the JTower’s infra-sharing solution for its 4G network in 2016
JTower and NTT Docomo have decided to enter into a master transaction agreement with the aim of promoting infra-sharing of the latter's existing towers.
The contract will enable the companies to make...
NTT Docomo initially launched 5G services in Japan in 2020
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo aims to accelerate the pace of its 5G expansion in the country, as rival operators are also quickly rolling out 5G across Japan, local press reported.
According to the report, NTT Docomo...
JTower and NTT Docomo announced that they have formed a capital and business alliance with the aim of strengthening collaboration in the field of infrastructure sharing.
As part of the alliance, Docomo plans to acquire part of JTower shares held by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone...
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile and compatriot firm JTower have entered a capital alliance with the aim of sharing infrastructure in indoors and outdoors environments, the latter said in a release.
Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will share equipment and towers...
