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ZTE partners with KDDI to unveil new a1 5G smartphones in Japan
ZTE Corporation today announced that it will unveil the new product series ZTE a1 in Japan, in cooperation with leading local operator KDDI. Read more…
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Rakuten signs roaming deal with KDDI to boost LTE launch
KDDI has signed an agreement to provide roaming services to Rakuten for its LTE mobile network to be launched in October 2019, which will enable the e-commerce firm to offer a nationwide LTE service from Read more…
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KDDI and NEDO demo Tribrid tech to reduce BTS carbon footprints 80%
The so-called Tribrid Project in Indonesia by KDDI and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) – which aims to cut base station carbon footprints by 80% – has been registered as an official Read more…
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KDDI, DoCoMo and SoftBank finally use RCS to upgrade SMS
The GSMA announced that Japanese mobile operators KDDI, NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank have launched a new service based on the GSMA’s RCS specifications. The service – called ‘+ message’ – is an upgrade to SMS Read more…
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KDDI to co-develop VR/AR smartglasses and content for 5G
KDDI has formed a strategic partnership with Osterhout Design Group (ODG) to jointly plan and develop smartglasses using VR/AR technology for 5G apps. In anticipation of the changes that will be brought on by widespread Read more…
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KDDI, Oyo and Toyota harness big data and IoT for disaster mitigation
KDDI, OYO and Toyota have agreed to cooperate in establishing an information support system for the Japanese government and local administrations as a measure for disaster prevention and mitigation using IoT and big data analytics Read more…
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Nokia and KDDI trial LTE broadcast for connected car apps
Nokia and KDDI say they have successfully demonstrated the use of LTE broadcast technology in Japan to provide cost-efficient, low-latency connectivity for vehicles. Nokia claims the trials are the first in the world to use Read more…
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KDDI and Samsung trial 5G in a baseball stadium in Okinawa
KDDI and Samsung Electronics announced they have successfully field-trialed 5G tablets on a 5G network in a baseball stadium. Using Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions spanning virtualized core, virtualized RAN, access units, and multiple prototype 5G Read more…
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Facebook and seven telcos to build bigger, faster SEA-Japan cable
A new consortium comprising seven APAC telecoms players – plus Facebook – have signed a deal with NEC to build the Southeast Asia-Japan 2 (SJC2) submarine cable connecting nine countries across the region. The SJC2 Read more…
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AI-powered dispatch system predicts demand for taxi services
Toyota and JapanTaxi have jointly developed a taxi dispatch support system with KDDI and Accenture that predicts demand for taxi services. The system combines data from taxi service logs with predictions of demographics made by Read more…