Softbank sues Japan government over 3G bandwidth plan
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Japanese Internet firm Softbank Corp. asked a court to block a government plan for distributing high-speed bandwidth to mobile phone operators, saying it would bar new entrants until 2012.
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Japan's Softbank Corp , seeking  to lure more mobile phone users away from its bigger rivals,  plans to scrap monthly basic fees for three years for students  signing up to the carrier for the first time.
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The Internet phone provider now faces paying out hefty damages and a possible shutdown of its service.
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KDDI Corp. (9433.T), Japan's  second-biggest phone company, said on Monday it plans to offer  fibre-optic broadband services via cables owned by East Japan  Railway Co. (9020.T) to challenge dominant operator Nippon  Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (9432.T).
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TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile communications carrier, achieved a 1GbpsÂ packet transmission speed using fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication equipment on Aug. 20, the company said Friday.
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A broadband provider prevented customers from using its service, company says.
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InfoWorld - It's easy to be wowed by Japan's mobile communications infrastructure. "Next-generation" 3G coverage is now so ubiquitous that carriers have already stopped launching 2G phones; an impressive array of attractive handsets offer free digital TV; phones can be used to pay for goods and train rides, thanks to embedded contactless smart cards; and on the mobile information superhighway data whizzes along at 3.6Mbps.
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Japanese telecoms and internet firm Softbank is to launch a new cut-rate, fixed line phone service, which could hit the sales of the country's dominant provider NTT.
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Mobile phone firms suffer a blow in their battle to claim back billions of pounds of UK taxes relating to the 3G licences.
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Softbank Corp (9984.T), Japan's smallest  mobile phone carrier, said on Monday it would not charge  monthly fees for three years to students signing up to the  carrier for the first time. Softbank, which is trying to grab  market share in a saturated market, outstripped bigger rivals  NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) and KDDI Corp (9433.T) in netting new  users in December for the eighth straight month.
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Japanese Internet firm Softbank said it aims to enter the mobile phone industry supplying third-generation (3G) services as more customers embrace the advanced technology.
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(InfoWorld) - Yahoo Japan has jumped into the Wi-Fi hotspot business and begun offering its 6.3 million registered users in Japan access to a nationwide wireless LAN network. The "Yahoo Wireless LAN Spot" service relies on the hotspot network built by sister company Softbank Telecom, which currently offers around 3,500 access points throughout the country. Many of the access points are located in cafes, railway stations, and hotels. The service is available to users holding a "Yahoo Premium" membership to the portal, which costs Â¥294 ($2.50) per month and brings with it access to a number of member-only services including bidding and selling on the company's leading auction site. The company presently has 6.3 million such members, said Masaki Hanyu, a spokesman for Yahoo Japan in Tokyo. Yahoo Premium users signing up now will get free access until June next year, when it will cost an additional Â¥210 on top of the premium membership. From June non-members will also be able to sign up for the service for Â¥525 per month, which is slightly more than the combined cost of the membership and members-only price. Yahoo Japan already offers its name to a hotspot service, but that's only available as an option to customers signing up for Softbank BB's "Yahoo BB" broadband service. The new service announced on Tuesday doesn't require subscription to a wired broadband provider. Softbank Telecom is a subsidiary of Softbank, which is a major shareholder in Yahoo Japan.
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Japan's Access Co. (4813.T) said on  Thursday that it and Softbank Corp. (9984.T) have developed  Internet browsing and email software for cell phones.
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BRITISH telecoms group Cable and Wireless has agreed to sell its Japanese unit to internet service provider Softbank for Â£72.4 million ($178.
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According to press reports in Japan, NTT DoCoMo is locked in talks with US mobile giant Cingular aimed at unifying the pair&#39;s 3G mobile phone services.
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Japan's Softbank Corp  is  considering offering free calls between its mobile phone and  Web-based fixed line phone users to boost its subscriber base,  sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.
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Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan Post said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Livedoor Co., demanding some 1.04 billion yen in damages for losses it incurred from its investment in the scandal- tainted Internet firm.  As of Jan.