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New SoftBank test builds on trial focused on 28 GHz Japanese mobile telephony operator SoftBank plans to work with Ericsson to conduct a joint trial of 5G in the 4.5 GHz band in dense, urban areas of Tokyo. The two companies said this 5G trial will...

Airborne radios may play an important role in connecting the billions of devices expected to comprise the internet of things. Japan's SoftBank, which has been one of the most aggressive wireless carriers when it comes to IoT initiatives, recently announced its second investment in...

Airborne radios may play an important role in connecting the billions of devices expected to comprise the internet of things. Japan's SoftBank, which has been one of the most aggressive wireless carriers when it comes to IoT initiatives, recently announced its second investment in...

Marcelo Claure says merging Sprint with another wireless carrier offers "enormous" synergies From a potential tie-up with T-Mobile US to a consolidation with a broadband/pay TV provider like Charter Communications, Sprint, which is primarily owned by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is definitely the topic of much...

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure calls return to profitability "important milestone" Amid on-again, off-again merger and acquisition discussion regarding U.S. carrier Sprint, the company on Tuesday morning released Q1 2017 financial reports indicating a return to profitability for the first time in three years. Sprint, in a...

Security solution could enhance SoftBank's growing portfolio of IoT investments SoftBank Technologies is partnering with Rambus in an effort to bolster IoT security and device management. Rambus makes semiconductors and IP cores for memory chips, security solutions, smart sensors and lighting products. The company said...

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...