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japan

Population 127 million. Industries: among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods.

Excellent domestic and international telephony service. High level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind. Country code - 81; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions); submarine cables to China, Philippines, Russia, and US (via Guam).

240 telco news articles related to japan

01.08.2008 – eAccess to increase ACCA stake
30.07.2008 – NTT Communications rolls out Juniper routers
30.07.2008 – DoCoMo's Q1 profit up 45%
30.07.2008 – J:COM reports strong first-half results
28.07.2008 – NTT DoCoMo to post increased operating income
25.07.2008 – DoCoMo to deliver ‘Super 3G’ in 2009?
24.07.2008 – Japan Communications orders ZTE 3G handsets
22.07.2008 – KDDI profits drop by 12%, but growth target kept
21.07.2008 – Softbank Mobile inks HSPA deal with Ericsson
16.07.2008 – Jajah brings mobile VoIP to eMobile
07.07.2008 – Softbank wins more subscribers for 14th month
04.07.2008 – Japan-Russia cable operational
03.07.2008 – NTT Data acquires 60% in MEI mobile phone unit
27.06.2008 – J:COM picks Cisco ultra-high speed modems
25.06.2008 – KDDI offers free calls between fixed lines, mobiles
25.06.2008 – Nokia to launch Japanese WLAN service
25.06.2008 – MIC to reduce digital divide
24.06.2008 – KDDI turns to telegrams to crack NTT monopoly
20.06.2008 – DoCoMo eyes Asian expansion
18.06.2008 – KDDI teams up with MUGF to offer online banking
18.06.2008 – NTT corners 32% of local IP telephony market
13.06.2008 – DoCoMo to cut fees to compete with rivals
06.06.2008 – Softbank leads in mobile signups again in May
04.06.2008 – Softbank inks deal with Apple to sell iPhone
04.06.2008 – ACCA Q1 profits down 27%, revenues drop 12%
03.06.2008 – KDDI users may pay handsets in instalments
03.06.2008 – IIJ launches FiberAccess/A service for ACCA Networks
02.06.2008 – MRV deploys multi-service platform for Softbank
02.06.2008 – DoCoMo pays USD94.8m for internet company
28.05.2008 – DoCoMo offers home-based high speed mobile data/VoIP
20.05.2008 – DoCoMo to market fixed line compatible mobile
20.05.2008 – IIJ announces full-year results
19.05.2008 – MIC to request carriers to publish MVNO leasing fees
15.05.2008 – NTT fibre users up, ADSL subscriptions down
14.05.2008 – NTT operating profit up 18%, but forecasts a drop
09.05.2008 – Softbank leads net additions for twelfth month
08.05.2008 – Softbank Corp reports 13% drop in profits in Q4
08.05.2008 – NTT Com picks Oki’s private IP Centrex system
06.05.2008 – J:COM posts healthy Q1 results
02.05.2008 – KDDI transmits optical data 1,000km at 100Gbps
29.04.2008 – DoCoMo to merge eight regional subsidiaries
25.04.2008 – DoCoMo operating profit: first rise in three years
24.04.2008 – KDDI full-year profit up 16% on wireless gains
22.04.2008 – Softbank Mobile lines up Casio cellphones
21.04.2008 – Japan Communications to launch by July
21.04.2008 – DoCoMo unveils corporate rebrand
14.04.2008 – KDDI shares slip as EBIT forecast is lowered
07.04.2008 – KDDI clarifies technology stance
07.04.2008 – Softbank heads monthly net adds
04.04.2008 – CDMA operator KDDI to adopt LTE?
28.03.2008 – eMobile launches voice call services
27.03.2008 – Japan Communications looks to launch data service
26.03.2008 – eAccess ups ante in mobile price war
26.03.2008 – DoCoMo achieves 250Mbps downlink in field trial
25.03.2008 – NTT Com joins TPE cable consortium
18.03.2008 – DoCoMo files legal action against 'Easy Mobile'
14.03.2008 – KDDI to invest USD243m in global data centres
11.03.2008 – MIC requests cut in fibre-optic fees from NTT
11.03.2008 – DoCoMo to stop signing up 2G ‘mova’ users
11.03.2008 – eAccess calls foul over ACCA buy-back
10.03.2008 – Sony Ericsson reviewing DoCoMo relationship
07.03.2008 – Softbank’s top 10; beats rivals again
04.03.2008 – Samsung wins mobile WiMAX deal with UQ
03.03.2008 – NTT East, NTT West up 2008/09 CAPEX to JPY885bn
03.03.2008 – Mitsubishi calls it quits in mobile handset market
03.03.2008 – Disney Mobile launches MVNO with Softbank
28.02.2008 – DoCoMo launches new lower price plans
25.02.2008 – NTT to push new fibre-optic service
25.02.2008 – eMobile: monthly fee for voice calls not planned
21.02.2008 – IIJ Mobile launches corporate MVNO venture
18.02.2008 – Government to address NTT anti-competitive practices
14.02.2008 – DoCoMo to ink MVNO deal with Japan Communications
13.02.2008 – IIJ reports 56.5% fall in Q3 net income
12.02.2008 – DoCoMo picks Ericsson for next generation LTE
07.02.2008 – Softbank wins more mobile subscribers than rivals
06.02.2008 – IIJ to use eMobile for new MVNO service
04.02.2008 – NTT: 9M operating profit drops 10%
31.01.2008 – Softbank Mobile introduces 3G pre-paid service
30.01.2008 – eAccess, USEN to form strategic alliance
30.01.2008 – J:COM revenues up in 2007, net income down
29.01.2008 – DoCoMo profits dip 6.7%
25.01.2008 – KDDI profits rise 40% on strong mobile business
24.01.2008 – DoCoMo, Google to partner in i-mode service
22.01.2008 – Sanyo to sell mobile business to Kyocera
22.01.2008 – Walt Disney plans to launch mobile service in March
21.01.2008 – Softbank scraps monthly fees for students
21.01.2008 – DoCoMo, ACCA dissolve failed WiMAX joint venture
17.01.2008 – KDDI looking to buy Chuba’s fibre-optic business
17.01.2008 – eAccess looks to oust ACCA management team
16.01.2008 – KDDI-led venture to select preferred WiMAX vendor
15.01.2008 – Softbank removes charges between mobile, IP users
14.01.2008 – NTT to open high capacity network to rivals
10.01.2008 – Softbank tops pile in mobile adds ... again
07.01.2008 – DoCoMo to exit PHS following drop in subscribers
03.01.2008 – NTT to cut fibre-optic line charges
21.12.2007 – KDDI, Willcom receive backing for WiMAX licences
19.12.2007 – DoCoMo, Apple discuss Japan iPhone launch
18.12.2007 – Softbank to stop taking orders for 2G
18.12.2007 – KDDI, Willcom to get WiMAX licences
17.12.2007 – IIJ to launch MVNO venture with DoCoMo
14.12.2007 – NTT Data inks five-year deal with DATATRAK
07.12.2007 – Softbank Mobile wins more subscribers than rivals
07.12.2007 – MIC to reserve spectrum for 4G
05.12.2007 – Softbank Mobile selects Alca-Lu for 3G backhaul
30.11.2007 – Willcom announces IP network upgrade plan
29.11.2007 – Alibaba flotation to yield USD507m profit
28.11.2007 – eMobile to offer fastest mobile data service
26.11.2007 – Softbank to roll out more 3G base stations in 2008
23.11.2007 – Panel calls for DoCoMo to open network
21.11.2007 – KDDI to unveil fixed-fee wireless data service
16.11.2007 – Regulator raps DoCoMo, KDDI over fine print
16.11.2007 – ACCA Networks’ 9M revenues down, net income up
14.11.2007 – KDDI, Willcom likely to reveice WiMAX licences
14.11.2007 – DoCoMo pondering international expansion
12.11.2007 – Disney to unveil Japanese mobile service
12.11.2007 – IIJ Q2 profit surges 37% on revenue growth
08.11.2007 – NTT H1 operating profit hit by mobile slump
06.11.2007 – Softbank net income up 64%
05.11.2007 – Casio to launch W-CDMA handsets in Japan
02.11.2007 – DoCoMo feels the pain of subscriber losses
01.11.2007 – J:COM 9M revenues, profits up
31.10.2007 – IPMobile returns licence, files for bankruptcy
30.10.2007 – eMobile to strike MVNO deals with ISPs?
29.10.2007 – Softbank to build USD350m data centre
26.10.2007 – DoCoMo reports first-half profit drop
25.10.2007 – MIC to amend legislation to foster competition
24.10.2007 – KDDI: 900k target for fibre users ‘difficult’
23.10.2007 – Softbank plans new handsets, music download portal
22.10.2007 – NTT revises fibre-optic target amid slow sales
19.10.2007 – KDDI’s H1 profit up 8.8%, maintains full-year outlook
17.10.2007 – Association reports jump in 3G sales in August
17.10.2007 – ACCA submits 2.5GHz licence application
12.10.2007 – Sanyo looking to sell mobile business to Kyocera
11.10.2007 – Softbank-led consortium to spend USD2.1b on WiMAX
05.10.2007 – Softbank tops mobile additions again in September
05.10.2007 – Jajah ker-ching! eMobile launches mobile VoIP service
05.10.2007 – Research group to develop 10Gbps network
03.10.2007 – DoCoMo plans to reduce subsidies and call charges
02.10.2007 – KDDI to cut charges by up to 30% on new cellular plan
02.10.2007 – DoCoMo FOMA users pass 40-million mark
01.10.2007 – DoCoMo to work with Fujitsu on 900Mbps BTS
27.09.2007 – IPMobile’s dream over before it’s even begun
26.09.2007 – eMobile contracts Huawei for HSDPA expansion
24.09.2007 – Willcom to work with CNC to develop PHS in Asia
21.09.2007 – Softbank seeks eight-way WiMAX alliance
20.09.2007 – KDDI’s Tadashi Onodera says rebates must stay
20.09.2007 – NextWave to exit Japanese mobile market
18.09.2007 – Willcom to go it alone on 2.5GHz licence application
18.09.2007 – DoCoMo closer to launch of 200Mbps mobile phone
17.09.2007 – DoCoMo launches flat-rate plans for mobile PC users
11.09.2007 – Application process for new bandwidth begins
11.09.2007 – NTT DoCoMo to simplify structure
07.09.2007 – Softbank winning the cellular war in August
06.09.2007 – eMobile inks broadband backhaul deal with RAD Data
30.08.2007 – Japan Communications seeks 3G access from KDDI
30.08.2007 – ACCA in talks with DoCoMo on WiMAX tie-up
30.08.2007 – IIJ to offer new web hosting solution
30.08.2007 – J:COM to complete merger with Jupiter TV
29.08.2007 – DoCoMo offers 50% discount to business users
28.08.2007 – NTT to amalgamate fibre-optic video services
28.08.2007 – J:COM gets HBO
21.08.2007 – ACCA’s net income surges 400% in 1H
16.08.2007 – ACCA seeks parents for WiMAX
08.08.2007 – MIC to begin taking applications for 2.4GHz licences
08.08.2007 – Softbank Q1 profits soar on subscriber gains
07.08.2007 – Softbank invites Alcatel-Lucent to trial Femto BSR
02.08.2007 – J:COM merges subsidiaries
02.08.2007 – DoCoMo drags down NTT performance in first quarter
27.07.2007 – DoCoMo’s Q1 net income down
23.07.2007 – KDDI reports 15.6% rise in Q1 operating profits
19.07.2007 – KDDI to launch new discount service
19.07.2007 – J:COM with 2.69 million subscribing households
17.07.2007 – DoCoMo, KTF team up to buy 3G/HSDPA data terminal
13.07.2007 – DoCoMo, Napster roll out music subscription service
13.07.2007 – DoCoMo begins tests of super-fast cellular network
10.07.2007 – MVNO petitions MIC for access to DoCoMo’s networks
06.07.2007 – Softbank, KDDI add more users than DoCoMo in June
04.07.2007 – NTT’s fixed line subscribers below 50 million
03.07.2007 – NTT plans move into non-telecoms related ventures
02.07.2007 – KDDI teams up with Microsoft for corporate VAS
22.06.2007 – eMobile, Softbank Mobile join forces for new licence
19.06.2007 – DoCoMo unveils flat-rate wireless plan
18.06.2007 – DoCoMo eyes Vietnamese, Indian, Chinese markets
15.06.2007 – eMobile picks Comverse OSE and SMSC SMS solution
14.06.2007 – KDDI hints at strategic alliance for WiMAX licence
13.06.2007 – Japanese users prefer fibre to DSL
08.06.2007 – Softbank Mobile: strongest net subscriber growth
05.06.2007 – DoCoMo to invest USD3.28m in digital mapping firm
04.06.2007 – MIC to overhaul IP telephony rules
23.05.2007 – Contactless payment a hit in Japan
23.05.2007 – Softbank Mobile to make O/S vendor-friendly
23.05.2007 – Liberty Global reorganises Japanese operations
17.05.2007 – NTT blames network blackout on equipment failure
16.05.2007 – IIJ revenues, income rise in FY2006-07
15.05.2007 – Softbank to diversify into TV segment
15.05.2007 – Goldman Sachs to raise eMobile stake to 35.7%
14.05.2007 – DoCoMo: flat rate internet access is big in Japan
11.05.2007 – NTT profit falls in FY2006-7
09.05.2007 – KDDI reports 363,700 net new mobile users in April
08.05.2007 – Softbank: surge in profits in FY2006-07
30.04.2007 – DoCoMo to shut down PHS services next year
27.04.2007 – KDDI completes DWDM trial with Novera
27.04.2007 – DoCoMo’s full year profits slide on 3G costs
24.04.2007 – DoCoMo handsets, now with added Wii
24.04.2007 – KDDI’s net profits dip despite rising sales
23.04.2007 – DoCoMo to build 20% more base stations
18.04.2007 – J:COM, 2.64 million subscribers at end-March
17.04.2007 – DoCoMo launches 3G phone based on Symbian OS
16.04.2007 – China Netcom enters Japan
11.04.2007 – IPMobile announces change in major shareholder
10.04.2007 – IPMobile abandons 3G venture, will hand back licence
10.04.2007 – KDDI tops mobile subscriber growth
04.04.2007 – Fibre-optic networks surpass ADSL
27.03.2007 – J:COM unveils 160Mbps service
27.03.2007 – Cablecos to work together on WiMAX
26.03.2007 – Matsushita mulls sale of internet unit to IIJ
13.03.2007 – NTT West, Alvarion deploy wireless broadband
12.03.2007 – KDDI, JR East to offer broadband over fibre
05.03.2007 – KDDI, Fujitsu developing mobile WiMAX amplifier
02.03.2007 – eMobile opens doors to customers
02.03.2007 – Cisco supplies DoCoMo with dual-mode IP telephony
01.03.2007 – NTT East, West units to spend USD7.23 billion
19.02.2007 – eMobile to launch mobile phone service end March
13.02.2007 – Softbank could lose control of mobile unit
12.02.2007 – DoCoMo 4G field test achieves 5Gbps downlink
12.02.2007 – eMobile selects Option for broadband wireless
12.02.2007 – Softbank Q3 profit up on mobile gains
08.02.2007 – IIJ net income up 18.2% in Q3
07.02.2007 – DoCoMo adds net 7,000 new users in January
05.02.2007 – NTT reports falling profits
31.01.2007 – NTT DoCoMo profits fall as 3G costs rise
25.01.2007 – KDDI reports fall in profits
24.01.2007 – J:COM reports 22.7% rise in subscribers
22.01.2007 – Cablecos to work together to challenge NTT
15.01.2007 – Softbank Mobile to look for new frequencies
12.01.2007 – KDDI signs up more mobile users in December
08.01.2007 – J-COM to launch 160Mbps service
04.01.2007 – DoCoMo: 2010 launch for low-cost mobile broadband
04.01.2007 – DoCoMo buys 3% of Nippon Television Network
03.01.2007 – IPMobile to test 42Mbps cellular technology