DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Telecoms & 5G, KDDI
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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JCOM inks solar vPPA with Osaka Gas in Japan - report
Will support its operations in western Japan
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Nvidia and Samsung to power 6G-ready digital twin for Japan telecom giant
KDDI gets the gang together for AI and RAN-driven venture
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KDDI deploys disaggregated backbone routers in bid to cut network costs by 50%
Carrier continues open networking bet with nationwide DDBR rollout
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KDDI signs third onshore wind vPPA with J-Power in Yurihonjo City, Japan
20-year deal will support construction of 8.4MW onshore wind farm
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Singapore-Japan SJC2 subsea cable goes live, five years later than originally planned
System goes live soon after plans for next Singapore-Japan cable were announced
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J-Power and KDDI agree 51.5MW wind PPA in Hokkaido, Japan
Expected to be commissioned in 2028
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KDDI to acquire former Sharp LCD manufacturing plant in Osaka, convert it into a data center
Data center set to go live in March 2026
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Kyocera plans to sell down its 15% stake in KDDI - report
Wants to sell around a third of the stake
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KDDI to deploy telecoms infrastructure for Philippines' first subway system
Subway project due to complete in 2029
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KDDI deploys Starlink services to support restoration efforts following earthquake
The services are supporting Japan's Self-Defense Forces
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Vodafone strikes satellite deal with Amazon's Project Kuiper
Will provide 4G and 5G to underserved areas
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Ericsson pairs with Japan's KDDI to deploy sub-terrain antennas for underground 5G base stations
Will support KDDI's deployment of manhole-shaped 5G base stations
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KDDI taps into Wind River for commercial deployment of 5G vRAN sites
KDDI kicked off its 5G vRAN deployment in Osaka, Japan
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KDDI kicks off deployment of 5G Open vRAN sites in Japan
In partnership with Samsung and Fujitsu
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KDDI launches first Starlink-powered mobile tower in Japan
The mobile tower has gone live in Hatsushima, a remote island in Sagami Bay
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"Equipment failure" causes huge telecoms outage in Japan, impacting 39 million mobile lines
Also impacting ATMs and deliveries
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KDDI & Telehouse set carbon neutral target dates
Japanese company exploring immersion cooling and ‘next generation’ perovskite solar cells