SoftBank said the company will provide its IoT platforms based on big data analysis and predictive technologies
Japanese telecoms group SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement of investment in Encored, a provider of energy IoT platforms.
The Japanese firm said that following the investment the...
SoftBank said the company will provide its IoT platforms based on big data analysis and predictive technologies
Japanese telecoms group SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement of investment in Encored, a provider of energy IoT platforms.
The Japanese firm said that following the investment the...
According to reports, the SoftBank CEO met with Buffett and John Malone of Liberty Media at Sun Valley conference
First it was a potential Sprint/T-Mobile U.S. tie-up, then MVNO talks with Comcast and Charter, and now published reports suggest Sprint is courting investment from Warren...
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is active in a wide range of research, development and testing related to 5G network technologies. And, having recently acquired robotics firm Boston Dynamics, could be well-positioned to leverage 5G for use cases involving advanced robotics.
SoftBank operates a mobile service...
Senet said it will offer a turnkey solution to communication service providers that want to deploy low power wide-area network services on their physical assets. The company said its portfolio of cloud-based managed network services includes security at the core as well as carrier-grade...
SoftBank said that one of its subsidiaries will buy Alphabet's Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed amount. Boston Dynamics develops humanoid robots with names like Atlas, Spot and Handle. The intelligent robots have demonstrated agility, dexterity, and perception.
SoftBank said that one of its subsidiaries will buy Alphabet's Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed amount. Boston Dynamics develops humanoid robots with names like Atlas, Spot and Handle. The intelligent robots have demonstrated agility, dexterity, and perception.
"Smart robotics are going to be a...
The Asian nation aims to launch commercial 5G services in 2020
TOKYO--Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recently started a trial of a 5G system in Japan, Yukihiko Okumura, the leader of the 5G Mobile Communications Promotion Forum Japan’s 5G Trial Promotion...
The vendor said that it expects 5G compatible handsets to be commercially available in two years
TOKYO--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to see revenues from the sale of standardized 5G equipment in 2019, the company’s managing director for 5G solutions, Alex Wang, told reporters during a...
When outdoor lighting giant Schréder decided to launch a smart lighting division, the company didn't choose a low-power wide area network technology. Instead, Schréder's Owlet Nightshift went with Zigbee, a protocol typically used for smart home applications. Zigbee is a shorter range technology, but...
Sprint President and CEO Marcelo Claure has been nominated to join the board of directors of Sprint's parent company, SoftBank.
SoftBank is nominating five new directors in what seems to be a shift toward a more international focus for the company.
The nominated directors include the...
Another week, another round of the industry grappling with exactly what 5G is, how they're going to make it work and what they're going to do with it -- oh yes, and how they're going to make it profitable.
I heard slightly less of the...
Sprint and T-Mobile US stocks surged briefly late last week on published reports that preliminary merger discussions have started between Sprint, its parent company Softbank and T-Mobile US parent company Deutsche Telekom.
Bloomberg reported that executives from Sprint and Softbank have been in touch with Deutsche Telekom...
Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small cell that the company calls...
Sprint launches wireless indoor small cells
Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small...
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will create a $1 billion fund to support advanced manufacturing in the U.S. He said Apple will announce its first investment later this month.
"We asked ourselves 'How can we get more people to do advanced manufacturing in...
Announcement follows Ericsson's small cell win with SoftBank
For the second time this month, Ericsson has announced a major engagement with Sprint parent SoftBank. The Japanese carrier said it will use Ericsson's evolved packet core for its Cat-M1 and narrowband IoT solutions.
Category M1 LTE caps...
The chip technology architects at ARM, which was acquired by Japan's SoftBank last year for $32 billion, have created an image signal processor that targets advanced driver assistance systems. The company said ADAS will require not only more cameras inside vehicles, but more powerful...
As standardization continues, major telecommunications network infrastructure vendors – primarily Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE and Samsung along with their suppliers –are racing to not only help guide the standards setting process, but to develop a "5G" portfolio that will enable operator customers to quickly...
The Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform
Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services enabling both consumer and industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) IoT connectivity and deployment of value added applications and...
SoftBank 5G tests ongoing in 4 GHz and 4.5 GHz bands
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank recently acquired a license to expand tests of 5G communications in the 28 GHz band. The company already has already begun testing 5G in the 4 GHz and 4.5 GHz...
Congress applied pressure to Sprint and SoftBank to avoid Huawei, while T-Mobile USA launched its LTE network … 4 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines...
Reports indicate SoftBank and Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son willing to sell stake to DT but maintain minority control in emboldened T-Mobile.
Published reports late last week indicated a long-simmering merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint could be back on the table, though this time with...
NTT DoCoMo and NEC said a recent MIMO test used spectrum between the 3 GHz and 6 GHz bands and showed eight-times gain in spectral efficiency.
Work continues on what is termed “massive” multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology, with NTT DoCoMo and NEC announcing a recent trial...
