| Feb. 2000 |
Agreed with International Finance Corporation, a World Bank Group company to establish SOFTBANK Emerging Markets to develop Internet related companies in emerging economies. |
| Apr. 2000 |
Introduced the management company system in each business segment. |
| Jun. 2000 |
Morningstar Japan K.K., listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| Aug. 2000 |
Vector Inc., listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| Key3Media Group, Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| Sep. 2000 |
Invested in the Nippon Credit Bank, Limited. (currently Aozora Bank, Ltd.) |
| E*TRADE Japan K.K., listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| cyber communications inc., listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| Dec. 2000 |
Invested in Nihon Ariba K.K., and rolled out a service providing a business transaction platform. |
| SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| Jan. 2001 |
Decided to structure SOFTBANK Life Science Ventures I, L.P., targeting life science companies. |
| Apr. 2001 |
Established 'Blue Planet Corporation,' an e-business supporting company for regional financial institutions. |
| May 2001 |
Decided the policy of introduction of defined contribution pension plan (Japanese version of 401K) to the SOFTBANK Group. |
| Jun. 2001 |
Announced 'Yahoo! BB,' a comprehensive broadband service. |
| Jul. 2001 |
Founded a joint venture, RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES K.K., and entered into the Internet security market in Japan. |
| IP Revolution, Inc., acquired a preliminary license for 26GHz wireless stations. |
| Aug. 2001 |
Opened a proprietary portal for 'Yahoo! BB' broadband. |
| SOFTBANK FRONTIER SECURITIES CO., LTD., listed on NASDAQ Japan. |
| Sep. 2001 |
'Yahoo! BB' broadband Internet service started commercial service. |
| DTH Marketing Corporation completed purchase of shares of Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp., through a takeover bid. |
| Issued corporate bonds of 80 billion yen to individual investors. |
| Founded Emtorage Broadcommunications, Inc. |
| Oct. 2001 |
Acquired shares of Nagoya Metallic Communications Corp. |
| Launched Xdrive Plus on-line storage service. Xdrive Plus officially chosen by Microsoft Corporation as standard service for Windows XP. |
| BARKS K.K., started a broadband streaming service, BroadBand Barks. |
| Announced a plan to review overseas investment activities. |
| Nov. 2001 |
Opened a call center for 'Yahoo! BB' customers. |
| 'Yahoo! Cafe Akihabara' opened in LAOX THE DIGITAL KAN. |
| Key3Media Group, Inc. was excluded from the consolidated subsidiaries and became an equity-method affiliate. |
| Dec. 2001 |
Rivals Japan Corporation launched BroadBand Rivals service and started distributing videos of Italian Serie A football games. |
| E*TRADE Japan K.K., implemented a third-party allotment of shares to make SOFTBANK FRONTIER SECURITIES CO., LTD and e-Commodity Co., Ltd., its subsidiaries. |
| IP REVOLUTION, INC., and Kogakuin University participated in demonstration experiments of IPv6 access network and information home appliances. |
| Announced a launch of test operation of the broadband telephone service, 'BB Phone.' |
| The SOFTBANK Group and Yahoo Japan Corporation signed a framework agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., for an alliance in broadband network services. |
| The SOFTBANK Group, Yahoo Japan Corporation and Nagoya Metallic Communications Corp., (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) together with the Town of Oguchi in Aichi prefecture introduced 'BB Phone' to the whole town and promoted the Cyber-town Plan. |
| Jan. 2002 |
NC Japan K.K., launched official service of Lineage, an on-line role playing game enjoyed by more than 5 million users worldwide. |
| Feb. 2002 |
SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| BB Technologies Corporation (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) and FORVAL TELECOM, Inc., founded BB Communications Co., to serve as 'BB Phone' sales agent for corporate users. |
| Mar. 2002 |
Club iT Corporation listed on the NASDAQ Japan. |
| Announced offering of shareholder benefit program consisting out of making the monthly service fee of 'Yahoo! BB' free of charge for three months. |
| BEST DENKI Co., Ltd., BB Technologies Corporation (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) and SOFTBANK COMMERCE CORP., (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) agreed to found BEST BroadBand Corp., to sell 'Yahoo! BB' and related broadband products. |
| Extended the hours of 'Yahoo! BB' call center to 24 hours a day. |
| IP REVOLUTION, INC., announced to expand the service area of its fiber-optic 100Mbps service to Osaka, Nagoya and other major cities in Japan in May. |
| The SOFTBANK Group and YAMADA DENKI Co., Ltd., agreed to found YAMADA BroadBand Corp., to sell 'Yahoo! BB' and related broadband products. |
| Apr. 2002 |
The SOFTBANK Group and NOJIMA CORPORATION agreed to found BROADBAND JAPAN CORPORATION to sell 'Yahoo! BB' and broadband-related products. |
| Announced donation of broadband infrastructure and related services to schools, libraries and other public facilities throughout Japan to promote the e-Japan strategy. |
| Launched full-scale demonstration experiments of 'Yahoo! BB Mobile', an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet access service. |
| The SOFTBANK Group and PC DEPOT CORPORATION agreed to found BB Marketing Corp., to sell 'Yahoo! BB' and broadband-related products. |
| Launched commercial service of BB Phone IP telephony. |
| May 2002 |
'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 500,000 mark. |
| IP REVOLUTION, INC., launched Internet access services with a maximum speed of 1Gbps for corporate users. |
| Jun. 2002 |
SOFTBANK TECHNOLOGY CORP., formed an alliance with Cisco Systems Inc., for the sale of 'BB-Office,' a next-generation broadband office solution. |
| SOFTBANK COMMERCE CORP., (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) formed an alliance with Vector Inc., to offer a Software e-Distribution Platform service. |
| Launched test service of 'Yahoo! BB 12M.' |
| Jul. 2002 |
The communication services of Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp., Nagoya Metallic Communications Corp., and Osaka Metallic Communications Corp., (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) were integrated with 'Yahoo! BB'. |
| 59 of the SOFTBANK Group companies started to jointly manage a defined-contribution pension plan (Japanese version of 401K). |
| Broadmedia TV Planning Corporation (currently BB Cable Corporation) completed registration as Japan's first cable broadcaster under the Law Concerning Broadcast via Telecommunications Carriers' Facilities. |
| Aug. 2002 |
Launched commercial service of 'Yahoo! BB 12M.' |
| Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Solution Delivery, Ltd., (currently Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.) and DeeCorp Limited started jointly providing corporate clients with e-procurement support services using Ariba, Inc., products. |
| Sep. 2002 |
IP REVOLUTION, INC., started offering a broadband VPN package solution. |
| 'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 1 million mark. |
| Oct. 2002 |
BB Technologies Corporation (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) developed 'Yahoo! BB Trio Modem 12M,' the world's first all-in-one unit modem combining ADSL, IP telephony and wireless LAN capabilities. |
| E*TRADE SECURITIES CO., LTD., became the first dedicated online securities company to be named as the lead manager for the solicitation and sale of a corporate bond issue. |
| The SOFTBANK Group, EIDEN Co., Ltd., and Joshin Denki Co., Ltd., collaborated to sell 'Yahoo! BB' and broadband-related products. |
| Nov. 2002 |
SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION listed on the first section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| BB Technologies Corporation (currently SOFTBANK BB Corp.) began operating a next-generation 10Gbps backbone network between Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures. |
| 'BB Phone' subscribers topped the 1 million mark. |
| Dec. 2002 |
'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 1.5 million mark. |
| Launched commercial service of 'Yahoo! BB 12M+Wireless LAN Pack.' |
| IP REVOLUTION, INC., expanded its service area throughout Japan and constructed a fiber-optic network for corporate clients. |
| Jan. 2003 |
Merged BB Technology Corporation, SOFTBANK Networks Inc., SOFTBANK EC HOLDINGS CORP., and SOFTBANK COMMERCE CORP., to form SOFTBANK BB Corp., the Group's largest operating company. |
| BB Cable Corporation, the operator of 'BB Cable TV,' signed a licensing contract with Universal Studios to provide content for video-on-demand services. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., developed 'BB Phone Station,' a household IP telephony unit with cordless handset and a built-in ADSL modem, compatible with "050" phone numbers. |
| 'BB Phone' subscribers topped the 1.5 million mark. |
| Finance All Corporation, E-Loan, Inc., and E-LOAN Direct Co., Ltd., launched a loan agent service for car loan. |
| Feb. 2003 |
'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 2 million mark. |
| BIOVISION CAPITAL CORP., agreed with Keio University on joint incubation activities in the field of biotechnology. |
| Finance All Corporation merged with INSWEB Japan K.K. |
| Mar. 2003 |
Decided to merge SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION and E*TRADE Japan K.K. |
| BB Cable Corporation launched commercial service of 'BB Cable TV' in Tokyo's 23 wards. |
| Acquired the naming rights of Green Stadium Kobe, a baseball stadium for official professional baseball games owned by the City of Kobe and named it as 'Yahoo! BB STADIUM' using the right to name an official professional baseball stadium for the first time in Japan. |
| Apr. 2003 |
BB Phone subscribers topped the 2 million mark. |
| Jun. 2003 |
SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION and E*TRADE Japan K.K., merged |
| 'Yahoo! BB' won a SUPER Quest Award in the backbone edge/core category at the SUPERCOMM 2003, a communications infrastructure technology exhibition in the U.S. |
| Jul. 2003 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., established the Broadband Association to provide a forum for interaction among companies in various industries and conduct promotional and educational activities concerning broadband. |
| SOFTBANK Broadmedia Corporation formed an alliance with G-cluster Ltd., to begin an interactive service business centering on games. |
| SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION introduced an online transaction system using Linux as its basic software for the first time in the online securities trading field. |
| Launched commercial service of 'Yahoo! BB 26M'. |
| BB Cable Corporation expanded the service area for its 'BB Cable TV' service to Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures (Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama). |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., and BB Serve Inc., opened an online game portal site, 'BB Games.' |
| Aug. 2003 |
'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 3 million mark. |
| Sep. 2003 |
Sold all shares of Aozora Bank, Ltd., to Cerberus NCB Acquisition, LP. |
| Finance All Corporation listed on the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| Oct. 2003 |
'BB Phone' subscribers topped the 3 million mark. |
| Carview Corporation acquired 'TRUSTe' certification for protection of privacy. |
| Yahoo Japan Corporation listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., opened 'Yahoo! BB Broadband Guide,' Japan's largest website providing information on broadband programs. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp. and Oracle Corporation Japan formed an alliance in the field of utility computing service. |
| Nov. 2003 |
SOFTBANK FRONTIER SECURITIES CO., LTD., (currently WORLD NICHIEI FRONTIER Securities Co., Ltd.) acquired a patent concerning a private equity market. |
| Decided to offer 'Yahoo! BB' in Hachijojima in Tokyo, as part of measures to bridge the digital divide caused by geographical constraints. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., announced a plan to build 'Remote Medical Imaging Diagnosis System' operated by Doctor Net Inc., jointly with Doctor Net Inc., and Oracle Corporation Japan. |
| Dec. 2003 |
BB Phone launched a service using the '050' number. |
| Obtained a preliminary license for conducting experiments of third generation (3G) mobile phones using the TD-CDMA and CDMA2000 technologies. |
| Issued yen-denominated convertible bonds and new shares in the Euro market, procuring a total of 198.7 billion yen. |
| Jan. 2004 |
Registered paying users of RAGNAROK ONLINE, an online game operated by GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., topped the 400,000 mark. |
| Launched commercial service of 'Yahoo! BB 45M.' |
| An attempted extortion occurred using customer information of SOFTBANK BB Corp. |
| Feb. 2004 |
WORLD NICHIEI FRONTIER Securities Co., Ltd., which was formed by the merger of SOFTBANK FRONTIER SECURITIES CO., LTD., and WORLD NICHIEI Securities Co., Ltd., listed on the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| SOFTBANK Media & Marketing Corp., established Ohanashi Ehon Club, an e-library website of digital picture books using broadband networks. |
| Mar. 2004 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., established the Privacy Management Advisory Board and the Technical Advisory Board. |
| Issued yen-denominated straight bonds in the Euro market, procuring approximately 48.0 billion yen. |
| 'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 4 million mark. |
| May 2004 |
Announced the acquisition of JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. |
| Jun. 2004 |
The number of customer accounts of E*TRADE SECURITIES Co., Ltd., exceeded 400,000 for the first time in the online securities trading industry. |
| Jul. 2004 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched an IP telephony service, 'BB Phone hikari' using optic-fibers for corporate users. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with BELLSYSTEM24, Inc., for further improvement of call center work. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., started running TV commercials of 'Yahoo! BB' using athletes representing Japan in the Athens Olympics. |
| Acquired JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. |
| Aug. 2004 |
SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION made ACE SECURITIES CO., LTD., its subsidiary. |
| JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD., announced the launch of 'OTOKU Line,' a discount fixed-line telecom service from December 1. |
| Sep. 2004 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched charged service of 'BB Soft,' a software distribution service through streaming. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., BB Serve, Inc., and KOEI Co., Ltd., formed a business alliance to co-develop the on-line PC version of Dynasty Warriors (Shin•Sangoxumusou). |
| Oct. 2004 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., and Yahoo Japan Corporation announced the launch of 'Yahoo! BB hikari,' a new comprehensive broadband service using optic-fibers. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., used Miss Aya Ueto as its new promotion talent and started running new TV commercials of 'Yahoo! BB'. |
| JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD., sold all its shares and stock acquisition rights of eAccess Ltd. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., filed a lawsuit demanding the suspension of 'Draft Plan for IMT-2000 Frequency Allocation in the 800MHz Frequency Band' by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| Announced acquisition of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. |
| Daily hits on Yahoo Japan Corporation's Yahoo! JAPAN Internet portal site topped 1.0 billion page views. |
| Announced acquisition of Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. |
| Listing of E*TRADE SECURITIES Co., Ltd., on JASDAQ was approved. |
| Nov. 2004 |
Decided to acquire shares of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. Concluded a basic business transfer agreement with Hawks Town Co., related to the Fukuoka Dome and applied for membership of Nippon Professional Baseball. |
| Dec. 2004 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., applied for a license for a radio station in the 800MHz frequency band. |
| Decided the SOFTBANK Group's new logo based on the corporate identity. |
| Decided the name of the new professional baseball team as Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, a change from Fukuoka Daie Hawks. |
| Feb. 2005 |
Acquired Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched 'Yahoo! BB hikari TV Package' and 'Yahoo! BB hikari Mansion TV Package.' |
| Apr. 2005 |
BB Mobile Corp., obtained a license for experiment stations of 1.7GHz from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| May 2005 |
Decided to issue the 20th series of unsecured bond (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Bond) commemorating the birth of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. |
| BB Mobile Corp., obtained a license for W-CDMA experiment stations of 1.7GHz from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Started demonstration experiments of the method. |
| Aug. 2005 |
Agreed with Alibaba.com Corporation, and Yahoo! Inc., to establish a strategic partnership in Internet businesses in China. |
| Oct. 2005 |
Started demonstration experiments of an Internet streaming service, 'TV Bank (tentative name).' |
| Nov. 2005 |
Agreed to sell all the shares of Yahoo! Group in Europe and South Korea held by SOFTBANK CORP., SB Holdings (Europe) Ltd., SOFTBANK Korea Co., Ltd., and Yahoo Japan Corporation to Yahoo! Inc. |
| Dec. 2005 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., was divided to BB Technologies Corporation and SOFTBANK BB Corp., (a new company) along with reorganization of the Broadband Infrastructure Segment. Established BB MODEM RENTAL Inc., through simplified corporate separation. |
| Started operating TV BANK CORPORATION through a joint investment with Yahoo Japan Corporation. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., and JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD., concluded a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft Corporation in comprehensive communications service of Messenger for corporate users. |
| Revised 'SOFTBANK Group Charter' in line with reinforcement of the governance and compliance system of the SOFTBANK Group. |
| 'Yahoo! BB' subscribers topped the 5 million mark. |
| Jan. 2006 |
Released a plan to establish 'Japan Cyber University (tentative name),' a four-year university via correspondence whose complete educational curriculum would be provided on the Internet. |
| Feb. 2006 |
Agreed to invest in Ohmynews Co., Ltd., and OhmyNews International Corp. |
| Mar. 2006 |
Agreed with Vodafone Group Plc on acquisition of Vodafone K.K. |
| Apr. 2006 |
Opened 'Broadband Course' in collaboration with TSUKAMOTO GAKUIN Institute and Osaka University of Arts. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., BB TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD., Yahoo Japan Corporation and SOFTBANK IDC Corp., decided to implement 'Outbound Port25 Blocking(OP25B)' sequentially to control over sending malicious e-mails. |
| BB Mobile Corp., completed settlement of the takeover bid of Vodafone K.K. |
| May 2006 |
Agreed with Vodafone Group Plc on a strategic partnership including establishment of joint venture. |
| Announced the change of the name of Vodafone K.K., to SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. |
| Application for approval of establishment of Cyber University was accepted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
| Jun. 2006 |
The plan of reorganizing business of Vodafone K.K., and BB Mobile Corp., was approved by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| Jul. 2006 |
Selected Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as the temporary independent auditor. |
| Established Mobile Media Planning CORP., for technical research of 'Media FLO' and planning new services using the technology. |
| Applied for a license for experiment radio stations for the commercial use of Mobile WiMAX. |
| Aug. 2006 |
Agreed with TOKAI Group on a strategic partnership including mobile telecommunications. |
| Completed the procedure to make Vodafone K.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BB Mobile Corp. |
| Started discussion with SBI HOLDINGS, INC., on establishment of a joint venture to plan and operate a financial service portal business. |
| Announced the change of the name of JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD., to SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. |
| Oct. 2006 |
Changed the information of business attribution of the SOFTBANK CORP. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to transportation and information communications. |
| Nov. 2006 |
Agreed with News Corporation Group to establish a joint venture, MySpace Japan K.K. Launched beta service of a Japanese version of MySpace Japan of MySpace, the world largest social networking service. |
| Completed refinancing of the Mobile Communications Segment. |
| Dec. 2006 |
Obtained a license for experiment radio stations for Mobile WiMAX from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Started demonstration experiments for wireless broadband commercial service. |
| Jan. 2007 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched a new price plan, 'White Plan.' |
| Feb. 2007 |
SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., launched a fixed-line voice service for cable television operators, 'Cable Line.' |
| SoftBank Players Corp., established Odds Park Banei Management Corp., an entrusted company of Ban'ei Horse Racing operation. |
| Mar. 2007 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched 'Double White,' a discount service exclusive for White Plan. |
| Apr. 2007 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., and BB TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION merged and changed the company name of the surviving company of BB TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION to SOFTBANK BB Corp. |
| Japan Cyber Educational Institute, Ltd., opened Cyber University. |
| Jun. 2007 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched 'White Plan Family Discount 24,' a free-of-charge service for voice calls among family members around the clock. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., established a joint venture with Digital China Group. |
| SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., concluded a global partnership with Verizon Business |
| Selected Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as the independent auditor. |
| Jul. 2007 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., won the gold prize at Contact Center Japan Awards 2007. |
| Aug. 2007 |
The number of the third generation base stations of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., exceeded 46,000. |
| 3G subscribers of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., topped the 10 million mark. |
| Sep. 2007 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched 'BB Communicator,' offering discounted provider-free voice calls and convenient applications. |
| Nov. 2007 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., released 'SoftBank SELECTION,' a line-up of products to facilitate easier use of various services offered by the SOFTBANK Group. |
| Dec. 2007 |
Applications for 'White Plan' of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., topped the 10 million mark. |
| The SOFTBANK Group and Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music held the Japan first movie festival provided to mobile phones, 'Pocket Films Festival.' |
| Jan. 2008 |
G.T.Entertainment, Inc., acquired a right to distribute on the internet professional baseball games held by all the teams of the PACIFIC LEAGUE as well as an exclusive right to broadcast professional baseball games held by the five baseball teams on CS/CATV. |
| Feb. 2008 |
Subscription to ‘New Super Bonus/Super Bonus’ of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., exceeded 10 million. |
| Mar. 2008 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., achieved No.1 in net additions of subscription for FY2007. |
| SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘White Plan Corporate Discount 24’, a discount service for corporate users. |
| Apr. 2008 |
TV Bank Corporation and SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., distributed professional baseball games in a digest version held by HANSHIN Tigers and Yomiuri Giants on ‘Yahoo! Streaming (ß-version)’ for SoftBank mobile phones for free. |
| SOFTBANK CORP., agreed with China Mobile Limited and Vodafone to establish a joint venture, Joint Innovation Lab (JIL). |
| May 2008 |
SOFTBANK CORP., made Alibaba.com Japan its joint venture and started operation in a full-fledged manner. |
| Jun. 2008 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘White Plan Corporate Discount 24 Plus,’ a discount service for corporate users. |
| SOFTBANK BB Corp., and SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘White Call 24,’ service to provide free domestic calls for all day between SoftBank mobile phone and ‘BB Phone,’ an IP phone. |
| SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., and SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., started providing ‘White Line 24’, an FMC service for corporate users. |
| Jul. 2008 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., released ‘iPhone™ 3G.’ |
| Sep. 2008 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched ‘PurchaseOne,’ a procurement system and service for indirect material. |
| Six companies of the SOFTBANK Group (SOFTBANK TECHNOLOGY CORP., SOFTBANK BB Corp., SOFTBANK PAYMENT SERVICE CORP., SOFTBANK Frameworks Corporation, SOFTBANK IDC Corp., and Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd.) formed a business tie-up and started developing ‘EC site operation assist solution.’ |
| Mr. Sadaharu Oh resigned as Manager of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later assumed Chairman of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Corp. (Jan, 2009). |
| Oct. 2008 |
Mr. Koji Akiyama, Chief Coach of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks was promoted to Manager. |
| ‘Asian Frontier,’ an environment focused data center complex of SOFTBANK IDC Corp., was completed. |
| SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., formed mutual partnership in mobile internet service with the key five internet companies (DeNA Co., Ltd., DWANGO Co.,Ltd., MySpace Japan K.K., mixi, Inc., and Yahoo Japan Corporation). |
| Nov. 2008 |
The number of applications for 'White Plan' of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., exceeded 15 million. |
| Dec. 2008 |
SOFTBANK BB Corp., launched ‘Yahoo! BB White Plan’, a flat price plan with two ceilings starting from the basic charge of 980 yen. |
| Jan. 2009 |
Cumulative subscribers of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., topped the 20 million mark. |
| Feb. 2009 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. obtained a license of experimental wireless station for a wideband mobile wireless access technology, Long Term Evolution (LTE) system and started outdoor demonstration experiments. |
| Subscription to ‘New Super Bonus/Super Bonus’ of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., exceeded 15 million. |
| RockYou Asia Inc., a social application provider, began full-fledged operation. |
| Mar. 2009 |
‘S-1 BATTLE’ was launched, a comedy video grand contest using mobile handsets of SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. |
| SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., started ‘BB Mobile Point,’ a public wireless LAN service available in trains of the Tokaido Shinkansen. |
| SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., and SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘White Office,’ an FMC service for corporate users. |
| Apr. 2009 |
SOFTBANK IDC Corp., changed its name to IDC Frontier Inc. |
| SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., SOFTBANK BB Corp., and SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., unified their service brand logo. |
| SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘Simple Select Video,’ an easy-to-enjoy video service providing sports information and show business news. |
| SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., achieved No.1 in net additions of subscription for FY2008. |
| Jun. 2009 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., released ‘iPhone™ 3GS.’ |
| Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS won the inter-league title between the Central League and the Pacific League. |
| COMEL Co., Ltd., and the Fukuoka Prefectural Police in collaboration distributed anticrime information using digital signage. |
| The SOFTBANK Group reached a basic agreement on a comprehensive tie-up with Shanghai Media Group in the area of content and entertainment-related businesses. |
| Sep. 2009 |
SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., started supporting efficiency of process control with ‘TOOLS AGRI,’ a mobile application for supporting agriculture. |
| Oct. 2009 |
LG Electronics, RIM, Samsung and Sharp agreed on development of mobile handsets supporting widgets of Joint Innovation Lab (JIL). |
| Nov. 2009 |
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., launched ‘Mobile Wi-Fi’ realizing high-speed packet communications. |
| Dec. 2009 |
SOFTBANK Frameworks Corporation started ‘Delivery to E-Mail Address,’ a service to deliver things only with e-mail address. |
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