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SoftBank to Acquire ARM for £24.3bn as it Bets on IoT

SoftBank Group has entered into one of the largest deal in the technology sector to acquire Cambridge-based firm ARM for…

Ken Miyauchi to Replace Nikesh Arora as SoftBank President

SoftBank has appointed Ken Miyauchi, a long time employee of the company to replace Nikesh Arora as the company's president…

Chinese Web Giant Tencent to Take Majority Stake in Supercell Oy from Softbank & Others for $8.6 billion

China-based Tencent has agreed to acquire 84% of Supercell Oy, including shares held by SoftBank Group for an estimated $8.6…

SoftBank to Sell $7.9 billion in Alibaba Stock to Raise Cash

Japan's SoftBank Group, Alibaba's biggest shareholder, announced that it will sell at least $7.9 billion of shares in Alibaba Group…

NEC IoT/M2M Service Platform Powers SoftBank IoT Cloud Service

NEC has provided SoftBank with an Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine Communications (M2M) service platform, CONNEXIVE to…

Alibaba, SoftBank Form JV to Launch Cloud Computing Services in Japan

Alibaba Group and SoftBank, today launched cloud computing services in Japan that utilize technologies and solutions from Alibaba Cloud, the…

Sprint Raises Additional $3 Billion Through Asset Sale & Leaseback Deal

Sprint has raised more than $3 billion through equipment sales and loans, bringing the operator's new funding to $5 billion…

SoftBank & Others Join the MulteFire Alliance to Push for LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum

Japanese leading operator, SoftBank is now part of the Alliance to advance MulteFire – an LTE-based technology for small cells…

Sprint to Raise $2.2 billion via Network Leaseback

The fourth largest mobile operator in the US, Sprint said that it would raise $2.2 billion in cash through a…