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telkomsel
Telecom
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Telkomsel Trials Facial Recognition for Prepaid SIM Registration

This makes Telkomsel the second telecom company in the country to adopt this biometric technology. On Friday, Telkomsel announced that it is trialing facial recognition in its customer service portal, GraPARI Online, and the MyGraPARI app. The facial scan…

Mobile Growth Japan
Telecom
1 min read

Japan bans handset-mobile service bundles

The Japanese government has passed a new bill aimed at reducing mobile prices for consumers and stimulating competition in the mobile market. The new bill includes provisions banning operators from offering bundled device and mobile plans under a single price…

5G Qualcom
Telecom
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Japanese telcos assigned 5G spectrum

Japan’s telecom ministry has allocated 5G mobile spectrum to incumbent operators NTT Docomo, KDDI, and Softbank, as well as local e-commerce giant Rakuten. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has approved the allocation of spectrum after…

telecom india
1 min read

HTHKH to buy full control of mobile business

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHKH) has arranged to buy out Japan’s NTT Docomo‘s share of its mobile businesses for $60 million. Under the agreement, HTHKH will acquire Docomo’s 24.1% interest in Hutchison Telephone Company Limited (HTCL)…

docomo tata
Telecom
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Docomo to expand overseas 5G trials

Japan’s NTT Docomo has arranged with partners in the US, Israel and Japan to collaborate on 5G trials in Guam, with the aim of verifying 5G-compatible systems and equipment for business solutions. Under the collaboration, NTT Docomo will provide the 5G test…

docomo ntt
Telecom
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Docomo invests in semiconductor startup QD Laser

Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo, through its subsidiary NTT Docomo Ventures, has invested in QD Laser for an undisclosed amount. QD Laser – which was founded in 2006 as an offshoot of Fujitsu Ltd with funding from Mitsui Ventures – develops and manufactures…

docomo ntt
Telecom
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NTT Docomo trials 5G at 305km/hr

Japan’s NTT Docomo, parent company NTT and vendor NEC have jointly achieved the first 5G transmission between a 28-GHz base station and a 5G mobile station in a car moving at 305km/hr. The trial also achieved a 1.1Gbps high-speed data transmission to a 5G…

NTT Japan
Telecom
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NTT Com launches lowest latency Tokyo-Chicago link

Japan’s NTT Com has launched a new ultra-low latency connectivity service between the financial markets of Tokyo in Japan and Chicago in the United States. The operator said the JPX-Chicago Co-Location Direct service offers the industry’s lowest latency for…

NTT Japan
Telecom
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NTT Com launches data network services in India

Japan’s NTT Communications has launched international data network services in India as part of a push to expand its presence in the market. The services are being provided through NTT Com’s Indian affiliate NTT Communications India Network Services…