KDDI and Kakaku.com in Business, Capital Tie-up

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) and Kakaku.com Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Shinnosuke Hata) announce that KDDI is acquiring a share in Kakaku.com stock (35.016 million shares, or 16.63% of outstanding stock) in a capital and business partnership agreement entered into on August 2, 2018. By combining their various assets, KDDI and Kakaku.com will be able to generate experience value in the areas listed below as they work to mutually develop existing business operations and pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. Click here for more.

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andquot;TRIBRID Projectandquot; Registered as a JCM Project in Indonesia

"TRIBRID Project" in Indonesia by KDDI and NEDO was registered as an official project under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), which facilitates diffusion of leading low carbon technologies as well as implementation of mitigation actions, and contributes to sustainable development of Indonesia. Click here for more.

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SORACOM with KDDI Partnering with KDDI Overseas to Advance IoT Business Worldwide

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Takashi Tanaka) and SORACOM Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, President: Ken Tamagawa) have agreed to advance new IoT business operations by combining the SORACOM IoT telecommunications platform with the systems integration services offered by local KDDI subsidiaries worldwide. The two companies plan to begin offering IoT business services in Southeast Asia and the United States in July 2018, then to undertake a phased expansion to other regions. Click here for more.

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SORACOM with KDDI SORACOM Joins KDDI in Advancing KDDI IoT Worldwide Architecture

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) and SORACOM Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, President: Ken Tamagawa) have announced that SORACOM will participate in KDDI's IoT Worldwide Architecture, which provides comprehensive functionality ranging from IoT connectivity for vehicles, industrial machinery and other devices, to service implementation and data analysis. Click here for more.

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KDDI Brings Japanese Telecoms, Service Development Tech andamp; Know-how to Myanmar

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) is implementing telecommunications business operations in Myanmar together with Sumitomo Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masayuki Hyodo) and Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT). Since July 18, 2017, KDDI has been working to further improve the quality of telecommunications services and service development capabilities in Myanmar by carrying out a long-term training program in Japan to improve the technological capabilities and skills of MPT personnel [1]. On June 29, 2018, the program completed its first year of training, producing its first graduating class, the members of which will now return to Myanmar. Click here for more.

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Mobile industry works together to deliver complete 5G system standard on time

La Jolla, USA, 20:18 PDT, June 13th, 2018 - 3GPP TSG #80 Plenary Meeting has approved the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15 5G specifications. After the release of the 5G NR specifications for non-standalone (NSA) operation in Dec. 2017, another essential step of standardization of 5G has been successfully completed. Now, the whole industry is taking the final sprint towards 5G commercialization. The completion of SA specifications which complements the NSA specifications, not only gives 5G NR the ability of independent deployment, but also brings a brand new end-to-end network architecture, making 5G a facilitator and an accelerator during the intelligent information and communications technology improvement process of enterprise customers and vertical industries. New business models will be enabled and a new era where everything is interconnected will be opened up for both mobile operators and industrial partners. Click here for more.

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KDDI, Hitachi Collaborate on Global IoT Business

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi, "KDDI") and Hitachi, Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President andamp; CEO: Toshiaki Higashihara, "Hitachi") are joining forces with the KDDI IoT Worldwide Architecture [1], which provides corporate clients that do business globally with services ranging across IoT connectivity, servicing and data analysis. Going forward, through a broad range of collaborative efforts in diverse areas of industry, KDDI and Hitachi will contribute to the clients' new value creation and business transformation. Click here for more.

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In a first for Japan telcos, KDDI will launch andquot;Mobile Plansandquot; enabled by Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Based on the "Mobile Plans" enabled by Windows 10 April 2018 Update, in June 21, 2018, KDDI and Okinawa Cellular shall launch a pre-paid plan called "LTE Data Pre-paid", within which users will have flexibility for when and how much data to charge. First of all, the support of Mobile Plans will start from Intel-based eSIM compatible Always Connected PCs. Click here for more.

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KDDI overseas subsidiaries sign resale contract with UiPath SRL to market UiPath RPA Platform

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) subsidiaries KDDI SHANGHAI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Shanghai, People's Republic of China, President: Seiichi Nakagawa), KDDI HONG KONG LIMITED (Headquarters: Hong Kong, President: Yasuyuki Kojima) and KDDI Singapore Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore, Managing Director: Yasuhiko Miyahara) have entered into a contract with UiPath SRL [1] (Headquarters: Romania, CEO: Daniel Dines) for resale of the UiPath RPA Platform in Asia. Click here for more.

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Verizon Weekly News: the andamp;quot;Stars and Stripes Foreverandamp;quot; edition

Remembering the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the USA . . . our new ad salutes Military Appreciation Month . . . 16 military moms get tech makeovers . . . making a big donation to the Wounded Warriors Project . . . and Military Friendly® says Verizon is the #1 company Click here for more.

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KDDI VIETNAM, DEEP C Industrial Zone Successfully test Vietnamandapos;s first Industrial zone IoT remote electric power meters

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) subsidiary KDDI VIETNAM CORPORATION (Headquarters: Hanoi, President: Satoshi Oishi) conducted successful verification tests on March 21-22 of an IoT-based electric power metering system within the DEEP C Industrial Zone in Haiphong, northern Vietnam. It is the first time an IoT system of this kind has been used at an industrial zone in Vietnam. On May 15, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was concluded with Dinh Vu Industrial Zone Joint Stock Company (Headquarters: Haiphong, General Director: Frank Wouters) on implementing IoT-based services at DEEP C Industrial Zone. Click here for more.

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Verizon's Nicola Palmer: We set the 5G bar high with millimeter wave spectrum

Verizon's chief network engineering officer and head of wireless networks, Nicola Palmer, told an audience at 5G North America in Austin TX that Verizon will be first to launch 5G residential broadband service in the U.S. and also shared the news that Verizon chairman and CEO had just announced on CNBC in New York that Los Angeles would be one of the first cities to get the service, joining Sacramento and two other yet-to-be-named cities. Click here for more.

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Verizon will bring RED HYDROGEN ONE, the world's first holographic smartphone, to the best streaming network

Calling all content creators, entertainment and technology fans and anyone with a passion for what's next. Verizon, the nation's #1 wireless network according to RootMetrics®*, will soon be home to RED HYDROGEN ONE, a revolutionary new smartphone that will change the way you capture video and immerse yourself in mobile entertainment.  Click here for more.

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Verizon Chairman andamp;amp; CEO Lowell McAdam names Los Angeles as 2018 5G market

NEW YORK - Verizon said it plans to deploy 5G technology in Los Angeles starting in the fourth quarter of 2018. Los Angeles is the second city Verizon has identified as part of its 3-5 market 5G deployment plans, first announced in November 2017. Verizon previously announced Sacramento would be a 5G city. Click here for more.

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Verizon customers can support Hawaii disaster relief efforts with text-to-donate

Honolulu, HI - Verizon customers can now contribute to relief and recovery efforts supporting those affected by the recent Kilauea volcano eruptions on the Big Island and severe flooding on Kauai. You can use your mobile phone to make a $10 donation to Child and Family Service, which is responding to the needs of communities affected by these natural disasters. Click here for more.

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Boston Verizon customers have the #1 Rated Network

The nation's most rigorous, independent scientific study has recognized Verizon as the #1 wireless network in Boston for the fifth consecutive time. According to a new report from RootMetrics®, Verizon was again unbeaten in every category including overall performance, reliability, data, speed, call and text network performance.  Click here for more.

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KDDI to Start Business Trials Aimed at Creating Virtual Character andamp; xR Services For the Coming 5G Era

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) plans to begin conducting business trials with various partner companies beginning in May 2018 as we work toward developing new business operations using virtual characters and other xR technologies with the aim of creating new business models for the coming era of widespread 5G use. Click here for more.

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Forecasting Population Flow for New Visibility: KDDI has Developed Demographic Movement Analysis/Forecasting Technology

KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) and KDDI Research Inc. (Headquarters: Fujimino, Saitama, President: Yasuyuki Nakajima) have announced the development of demographic movement analysis and forecasting technology that enables near real-time [1] estimates and forecasting of population movement within arbitrarily selected areas of Japan using Big Data based on position information [2]. The new technology is based on behavior analysis technology developed at KDDI Research, that estimates traveling means and routes from a series of position information. By utilizing the accumulated Big Data such as GPS, the technology can go beyond estimating population distribution within a given area. It provides highly detailed near real-time estimates and forecasting [3] of numbers of people moving and remaining in place, as well as numbers of those moving along railways and roads. Click here for more.

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My Verizon App is now available en español

Let your fingers do the talking, en Español. Manage your Verizon account from anywhere with just a tap on the My Verizon app, now available in Spanish, and we've made it simple for our Spanish speaking customers to find. Click here for more.

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Harris County Sheriff's Office renews agreement with Verizon for wireless services

HOUSTON - Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is better equipped to serve the more than four million residents of Harris County, Texas, thanks to a new agreement with Verizon. In addition to the 4G LTE wireless service that the nation's third largest sheriff's office has enjoyed for the past 10 years, Verizon will improve Harris County's ability to communicate directly and more expeditiously to front line first responders and the general public by implementing a solution that deploys real time notifications. Click here for more.

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