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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…
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Qualcomm, KDDI and NEC deliver 802.11ax carrier gateway
Qualcomm, KDDI and NEC Platforms have announced shipment of what they’re billing as the world’s first commercially available draft 802.11ax carrier gateway. The BL1000HW – scheduled for delivery to KDDI home subscribers in Japan this Read more…
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KDDI, Samsung demo 5G handover and 8K video on a train
KDDI and Samsung Electronics say they have completed the first demonstration of 5G handover and 8K video streaming on a moving train traveling at over 100 km/hour (over 60 mph). During the demo – which Read more…
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KDDI to launch SD-WAN service to 37 countries in December
KDDI has announced that it will start offering KDDI SD-Network Platform, a network solution using SDN technology, to corporate customers in 37 countries and regions starting December 5th. Today, enterprises are expected to seamlessly optimize Read more…
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KDDI and Couger work on PoCs for Enterprise Ethereum smart contracts
KDDI Corp, KDDI Research and Couger have initiated proof of concept projects for smart contracts utilizing Enterprise Ethereum, a distributed application platform for enterprises. A smart contract is a system that uses blockchain technology to Read more…
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5G action this day: Huawei/LG U+ field test, Ericsson/KDDI PoC
ITEM: LG U+ and Huawei say they have successfully completed the first phase of their 5G intensive urban field test in the Sangam area of Seoul. The test content covered coverage and capacity tests using Read more…
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KDDI and Samsung set 5G land speed record
KDDI and Samsung Electronics announced that they have set a 5G speed record – not in terms of data throughput, but rather the speed of the 5G terminal in a moving vehicle. The two companies Read more…
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NEC, KDDI and Obayashi to trial 5G for remote construction applications
NEC announced plans to conduct a trial of remote construction technologies with KDDI and Obayashi, with the aim of enabling “smart civil engineering” utilizing 5G. The trial aims to verify the improved workability and quality Read more…
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Nokia and KDDI demo indoor gigabit 5G in dense megacity environment
Nokia and KDDI have conducted what they claim is a first for Japan –a trial simulating future 5G network demands, providing gigabit connectivity inside an apartment block using Nokia radio technology on the 28-GHz band. Read more…
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KDDI and Samsung demo mmWave 5G handover on Tokyo expressway
KDDI and Samsung Electronics announced they have successfully completed what they say is Japan’s first ever 5G multi-cell handover test using the 28-GHz spectrum band in a real outdoor environment – specifically, on Tokyo’s metropolitan Read more…
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Boku teams with DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank for Spotify carrier billing
Direct carrier billing firm Boku says that carrier-billed subscriptions for music streaming service Spotify are now available across Japan’s three main carriers: NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank. That means that between all three operators, more Read more…