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SoftBank is the only applicant for 4.9 GHz in Japan
Nov 21, 2024
by Richard Handford

Only one of the country’s four mobile network operators (MNOs) is interested in offering 5G in the mid-band spectrum. Read more...

Japan takes the lead on licensing HIBS spectrum
Sep 05, 2024
by Richard Handford

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has pledged to assign the 1710—1885 MHz range for High Altitude IMT Base Stations (HIBS). Read more...

NTT Docomo launches high-speed 5G amid government concern
Aug 09, 2024
by Richard Handford

Japan’s leading operator NTT Docomo is combining the 3.7 GHz and 4.5 GHz bands with 28 GHz to offer what it claims is the country’s fastest 5G download speed. Read more...

Japanese 700 MHz spectrum awarded to sole bidder
Nov 01, 2023
by Richard Handford

Despite being described in Japan as a platinum band because of its desirability, a contest for 700 MHz spectrum attracted just one bidder—Rakuten Mobile. Read more...

Japan sets up new study group for auctions
Jan 13, 2022
by Richard Handford

The country has considered using auctions to assign spectrum a number of times in the past but this is the first time that mobile operator NTT Docomo has expressed support for the idea. Read more...

New Japanese PM threatens to raise spectrum fees
Sep 18, 2020
by Richard Handford

Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new Prime Minister, is unhappy about the prices charged by mobile operators NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank and said the government should consider increasing the fees they pay to use spectrum. Read more...

Major Japanese companies show interest in local 5G
Dec 06, 2019
by Richard Handford

The possibility of acquiring their own localised 5G spectrum is attracting the attention of well-known Japanese companies, although not solely from the sector one might expect.  Read more...

Japan assigns 5G spectrum for $14.5 billion
Apr 16, 2019
by Manuel R. Marti

Japan's telecoms ministry has awarded spectrum to the country's three established mobile operators—NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank—along with the recent new entrant Rakuten.  Read more...

Top Japanese official criticises operators’ spectrum use
Sep 07, 2018
by Richard Handford

Big private profits are being generated through the use of a publicly owned asset, according to the country’s chief cabinet secretary. Read more...

Japanese mobile operators warn government over auction plans
Mar 19, 2018
by Richard Handford

NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank have cautioned against an over-reliance on bid size when making spectrum awards, as the Japanese government mulls a shake-up in frequency assignments. Read more...