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Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son wants to raise $100 billion for a new company focused on artificial intelligence microchips, according to Bloomberg. The venture, dubbed Project Izanagi, is aimed …

CelcomDigi said the collaboration with SoftBank and SC-NEX will leverage on the expertise of both firms on AI, robotics and analytic solutions Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi announced a strategic partnership with …

SoftBank, in collaboration with a consortium, will exhibit a demonstration of this platform during an upcoming event in Japan this month Japanese telco SoftBank announced it has initiated field trials …

SoftBank said that its investment in Cubic Telecom is expected to close in the first half of 2024 Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank announced an agreement through which it will acquire …

Fujitsu said the SoftBank deployment included the former’s next-generation optical transmission platform “1 FINITY Ultra Optical System T900” Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank recently completed the nationwide deployment, in core areas, …

The SoftBank executive noted that he expects 5G-Advanced technology to gradually be implemented into commercial network equipment after 2025 The main features of future 5G-Advanced networks are expected to include …

According to SoftBank, the HAPS payload delivered 5G connectivity continuously for approximately 73 minutes at a maximum altitude of 10.5 miles SoftBank — via its subsidiary HAPSMobile Inc. — and …

Softbank telco AI strategy includes working with NVIDIA on network automation and adding AI overhead into 5G RAN compute As interest and investment in artificial intelligence has reached a fever …

Ahead of its IPO, ARM’s revenues took a hit from the global smartphone slow-down Chip design powerhouse Arm has filed for a long-anticipated initial public offering in the United States. …

SoftBank already owns 75% of the chip company SoftBank Group is reportedly in talks to purchase the remaining 25% of Arm it doesn’t already control directly from Vision Fund 1, …

Softbank Group has agreed with US-based supply-chain technology supplier Symbiotic to create a new joint-venture company, GreenBox Systems, to sell the latter’s AI-geared warehouse automation systems. As part of the …

SoftBank will begin building its AI infrastructure by the end of 2023 Japanese operator SoftBank unveiled plans to invest a total of $138 million in advanced computing infrastructure with the …

SoftBank and Sumitomo Electric have been conducting joint demonstrations to realize 5G-based smart factories since 2019 Japanese companies SoftBank and Sumitomo Electric announced plans to collaborate with the aim of …

The government of Japan is considering to auction mmWave spectrum Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is aiming to launch a 5G spectrum auction in early 2026, Japanese …

Cellular IoT provider 1NCE has said it wants to repeat its trick with flat-rate global IoT pricing to also “disrupt” the IoT industry with free device and cloud management software. …

On September 30, 2022, Qualcomm Inc. quietly filed a counterclaim to Arm’s lawsuit against Qualcomm/Nuvia. It was a long-awaited rebuttal as it seemed Qualcomm had gone dark after the company’s …

Global cellular IoT provider 1NCE has launched in Japan with operator Softbank. Its debut in Japan comes six months after Softbank’s expanded stake in the firm was discussed, and four …

SoftBank said it plans to showcase this 5G network slicing system at TM Forum Digital Transformation World 2022 Japanese carrier SoftBank says that it has successfully completed automated 5G network …

Nokia said that the AI RF capacity planning solution is part of Nokia’s AVA software offering Nokia announced that it has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI) radio frequency (RF) capacity …

Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son invested $20 million in Alibaba in 2000 After posting a $23 billion quarterly net loss on Monday, SoftBank announced plans to reduce its stake in Alibaba …

KDDI, NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten Mobile and Softbank have all deployed mmWave 5G Right now mmWave 5G deployments are focused on adding capacity to congested network hot zones, places like stadiums, …

Deutsche Telekom said GD Towers operates more than 40,000 sites in Germany and Austria Germany carrier Deutsche Telekom announced the sale of 51% of GD Towers comprising its tower assets …

The test was conducted using SoftBank base stations located in Tokyo Japanese operator SoftBank and compatriot company Kyocera conducted a backhaul system verification test utilizing the millimeter-wave band allocated to …

SoftBank said it aims to realize a next-generation network for autonomous driving in Japan by leveraging its expertise in vehicle communications with May Mobility’s autonomous vehicle technology   Japanese operator …

Global cellular IoT provider 1NCE has confirmed a long-trailed deal with Softbank, a major investor already in the firm, to release equity to the Japan-based carrier in return for exclusive …