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SoftBank Installs NSA 5G Networks from Nokia for Connected Car Test

Japanese operator SoftBank has installed non-standalone 5G networks from Nokia suited to connected vehicle testing at a Honda Research and…

Japan's Rakuten Merges All Automotive Service Brands into 'Rakuten Car'

Rakuten this week announced the merger of the automotive service brands it operates and the launch of the new 'Rakuten…

Rakuten, SQREEM Team Up to Launch New AI-based Marketing Solutions Company

Rakuten and SQREEM Technologies recently announced the launch of Rakuten SQREEM, a new company that provides AI-based marketing solutions. Rakuten…

NTT Docomo, Marketplace App Mercari Partner on Reward Points and Payment Services

NTT DOCOMO this week announced a partnership with Mercari and its subsidiary Merpay to develop new businesses and to provide…

NTT Docomo Aims to Launch Commercial 6G in 2030

NTT DOCOMO has released a white paper on the topic of 6G, the sixth-generation mobile communications system that the company…

Rakuten Mobile Expands Free Trial; Launches Beta Version of RCS-based OTT App

Japan's Rakuten Mobile announced expansion to up to an additional 20,000 participants with the opening of the second wave of…

DOCOMO Invests in AI-powered Voice Translation Provider Otter.ai

NTT DOCOMO announced that it has made an investment in Otter.ai, the US-based provider of the highly accurate AI-powered Otter…

DOCOMO Conducts World's First Trial of Transparent Dynamic Metasurface for 5G

NTT DOCOMO in collaboration with the global glass manufacturer AGC recently conducted what is believed to be world's first trial…

NTT DOCOMO, MobiledgeX Partner to Conduct Augmented Reality (AR) Trial using MEC and 5G

NTT DOCOMO and MobiledgeX announced that they will jointly conduct a proof of concept (PoC) in Tokyo on January 22–24,…