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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Rakuten and Amazon race to bring satellite-based phone service to Japan
Satellite-based communications services promise to bring voice and data service to smartphone users in remote areas that lack ground infrastructure. KIU SUGANO August 18, 2025 18:02 JST TOKYO -- Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten Group and rival of the U.S. plan to launch satellite-based communications providers in Japan as early as 2026 that will be able to reach isolated mountain regions and remote islands, Nikkei has learned.


Nikkei Asia
12-08-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan to help companies handle telecom maintenance in Indonesia
The market for base stations in Indonesia is all but monopolized by Huawei Technologies. (AQX) KIU SUGANO August 12, 2025 16:08 JST TOKYO -- The Japanese government will offer support to companies setting up facilities in Indonesia to manage telecommunications infrastructure, helping to cultivate customers in a fast-growing region where China's presence is expanding.