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SoftBank to Invest $60M in Axiata Digital Advertising(ADA)

SoftBank on Tuesday announced that it is forming a capital and business alliance with Axiata Digital Advertising (ADA), a group…

Softbank's BBIX Launches New 'Remote Peering' IX Service

BBIX (BBIX), a subsidiary of SoftBank that conducts an Internet Exchange (IX) business, last week announced the launch of a…

OneWeb Secures Additional $400M Funding from SoftBank and Hughes

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company jointly owned by the UK Government and Bharti Global, has secured…

SoftBank Ventures Asia Backs Korea's Payment Technology Startup CHAI in $60 Million Funding

Seoul-based payment technology startup CHAI recently announced a $60 million Series B financing round. The round was led by by…

SoftBank Selects Nokia's Cloud-native 5G Core to Launch Standalone (SA) 5G Network

Nokia on Tuesday announced that Nokia’s cloud-native, 5G Core software has been selected by SoftBank to enable the launch of…

SoftBank Acquires 10.1% Stake in Sinch for $690 million

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Sinch, a leading provider of cloud-based omnichannel voice, video and messaging services has announced that SoftBank is taking a 10.1%…

SoftBank, Subaru Showcase 5G and Cellular V2X Use Cases for Automated Driving

SoftBank and Subaru announced they succeeded in on-site verifications of merging vehicle assistance in August 2020. The achievement follows the…

Norwegian Gamified e-learning Startup Kahoot! Raises $215 from SoftBank

Kahoot! recently announced that it has completed a private placement to a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, through the issuance of…

Softbank's HAPSMobile, Alphabet's Loon Deliver LTE from Fixed-wing Autonomous Aircraft in Stratosphere

SoftBank’s HAPSMobile and Alphabet’s Loon recently announced they successfully tested their jointly developed communications payload in the stratosphere on HAPSMobile’s…