Topic - KDDI

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Communications, Internet, Finance

Google and DoCoMo Hook Up

Search giant signs deal with Japan's No. 1 mobile operator.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Explosive Growth for Japanese Mobile Data?

eMobile, predicting a boom in growth for mobile data plans, is looking to shake up the Japanese mobile market controlled by too few players offering too high pricing.
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Media

Murdoch, China Mobile Make Music

News Corp. joins forces with China’s biggest carrier to sell music to the mainland masses.
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Communications

Mobile Samurai

Sachio Semmoto bets billions in a country that now embraces competition.
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General news, Internet

Google Bids for Japanese Users

Search giant gives open access to Japanese version of Gmail.
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General news, Communications

Moto Tokyo Tests WiMax

Not alone, two other major Japanese mobile operators want to make WiMax a reality.
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General news, Communications, Internet

Google Goes on Asian Phones

Search king signs with KDDI in Japan and talks with China Mobile.
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General news, Communications

Vodafone, Softbank Form JV

Companies formalize venture to jointly develop mobile phones, content for Japan.
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Media, Communications

DoCoMo Debuts Music Service

Japanese cell phone company teams up with Microsoft to sell song downloads.
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Computers, General news, Communications

SoftBank Buys Vodafone Japan

$15.5-billion deal produces $10.5-billion payday for investors.
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General news, Communications

Groups Bid for Vodafone Japan

Private equity firms Cerberus and Providence prepare $15-billion bid to rival SoftBank’s.
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General news, Communications

Vodafone May Cut Japan Stake

The U.K. wireless carrier is in talks to sell its Japanese division to the Japanese communications company Softbank.
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Media, Communications

DoCoMo Buys Stake in Fuji TV

Japanese wireless carrier wants to expand TV broadcasting to cell phones.
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Media

Content on Demand

Record labels and movie studios are starting to give customers what they want: real-time access to entertainment.
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General news

Women in Tech: Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior’s passion for science drives Motorola’s global R&D efforts.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

The Chaku-uta challenge

In Japan, full-tune MP3 downloads to mobile handsets have already hit the 2 million mark.