5G Is Coming – Don’t Panic. Sensible Plans from SoftBank (9984 JP), Docomo (9437 JP), KDDI (9433 JP)
5G sounds great, right? – faster speeds, more capacity, improved efficiency – but what does that really mean? The reality is that 5G isn’t needed...
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Softbank Telecom Pre-IPO Review - Vision Is Needed to Arrive at US$90bn Valuation
Softbank Group (9984 JP) is looking IPO to its domestic telecommunications business and is said to be seeking a valuation of US$90bn. The...
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Smartkarma’s Week that Was in JP/ KR: NTT/Urban, Korean Rights, Japanese Retail Evolution, Alpine
Markets across the globe felt weaker, with China leading the way lower. That feeling of weakness was slightly deceptive as the S&P500 actually...
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Rakuten Launches Own Delivery Service
Rakuten (4755 JP) has started its own in-house logistics and fulfilment service for the 45,000 merchants using its Rakuten Ichiba online mall. It...
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NTT Corp - Now Our Preferred Japanese Telco.
Chris Hoare sees potential for capex and opex to decline in NTT's (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP) core regional telco business. With...
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