SoftBank plans to modernise and expand its 4G and 5G network infrastructure across Western Japan using Nokia’s telecommunications technologies. The modernisation efforts will focus on delivering ultra-high performance and capacity while boosting energy efficiency. “This […]
At NVIDIA AI Summit Japan, NVIDIA and SoftBank have announced a series of initiatives to make Japan a global artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse. SoftBank is building Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer using NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform. […]
With anywhere communications becoming essential in today’s digital world, SoftBank and Intelsat have agreed to collaborate on a a single “Ubiquitous Network” that enables users to stay connected everywhere they go. They will jointly lead […]
The Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) is establishing a joint venture (JV) to co-develop and launch multilingual large language model (LLM) to meet the needs of telecommunications companies. Subject to regulatory approval, the JV will […]
The next generation of data centres beckons as NVIDIA and SoftBank collaborate on a pioneering platform for generative AI and 5G/6G applications based on the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper superchip. SoftBank plans to roll out […]
Seventeen months after NVIDIA announced its intention to acquire Arm, the deal has been called off. Rumours of the end of the agreement were swirling this morning with the media working on overdrive to confirm […]
Digital Currency Group (DCG) has received more than US$700 million from investors such as GIC, Google’s Capital G and SoftBank, bringing its value to US$10 billion. The parent company of several digital asset players itself […]
Hyundai Motor Group has pumped in US$1.1 billion for a majority stake in mobile robot maker Boston Dynamics with a SoftBank affiliate retaining the remaining 20 percent share. The acquisition will take Hyundai toward being […]
After weeks of speculation, it’s now official. NVIDIA will acquire Arm from SoftBank Group Corp (SBG) for US$40 billion.
It seems like SoftBank is on the brink of selling Arm to NVIDIA. The deal is reported to be worth more than US$40 billion, representing more than 25 percent gain for SoftBank, which bought Arm for US$32 billion in 2016.
NVIDIA is reported to have sounded out SoftBank on acquiring a stake in British chipmaker Arm. If this pans out, it could be one of the biggest chip deal in the industry.
Having powered generations of cellular devices, Arm has joined the O-RAN Alliance, a leading industry forum with a vision of openness and innovation fostered by a broad community of experts. And Arm aims to help drive this vision to become a reality.
ZTE will launch the ZTE Axon 11 5G smartphone in China on March 23. The company has given little away from its announcement press release other than the fact that the ZTE Axon 11 will be compatible with both SA (standalone) and NSA (non-standalone) modes.
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank plans to raise US$21 billion for its mobile telecommunications unit, making it the world’s biggest IPO since Alibaba in 2014.
Tokyo-based startup incubator DEEPCORE is partnering NVIDIA to support AI startups and promote university research programmes across Japan.
SoftBank Group has taken a US$4 billion stake in NVIDIA, according to Bloomberg. This dovetails nicely with SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s aim to become the biggest investor in technology over the next decade. NVIDIA’s stocks tripled last […]
ZTE has opened a new research and development (R&D) center in Tokyo to focus on the development of 5G and other next-generation network technologies. The new R&D centre will support ZTE’s partnerships with operators and […]
ZTE has introduced two new 4G mobile routers with data download speeds of 110 Megabits per second for users in Japan. The ZTE Pocket WiFi SoftBank 203Z and Pocket WiFi (GL09P) 4G routers, which are […]
ZTE has sold more than one million of its series of mobile phones for children in Japan by end 2012. Customised for primary school students, these phones operate on the basis of a buzzer where […]
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