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August 9, 2004
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Hard Truths For Japan's Softbank The broadband bet looks solid for the telecom, but investors want to see profits. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
David Rocks |
Setting Fire to the Cell-Phone Market Softbank's Masayoshi Son has sued Japan's communication ministry to open the cellular spectrum to outsiders -- such as himself. It's a gambit worth risking: Softbank has $5 billion in cash to invest in a new system and millions of broadband customers ready to sign up for his cellular service. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2005
Tim Gray |
Japanese Internet Video on the Rise Yahoo's Japanese subsidiary has formed a broadcast company with Internet services firm Softbank that will stream television programs over the Internet, in an attempt leverage the vast numbers of Japanese users with advanced, high-speed Internet connections. |
BusinessWeek
June 23, 2011
Mariko Yasu |
Softbank's CEO Wants a Solar-Powered Japan Masayoshi Son wants to ramp up solar energy capacity in Japan and take on the established utilities at the same time. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004 |
Why Son Is "Banging the Table" The Softbank president is betting his unconventional tactics will get higher-quality radio band for Japan's cell-phone newcomers. In this Q&A he explains his strategy. |
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Lessons from Softbank's Hard Knocks To a great degree, Softbank's misfortunes mirror those of the whole venture capital industry, which threw money into money-losing startups when the tech sector sparkled with glamour... |
InternetNews
December 28, 2005
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Microsoft, Carriers to Serve VoIP in Japan Microsoft said it is teaming with IP phone service provider Softbank BB Corp. and Japan Telecom to offer businesses in Japan Voice over IP, e-mail, Internet access and instant messaging in one service. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Kenji Hall |
Shaking Up Japanese Telecom -- Again Sachio Semmoto aims to do to the cozy cellular biz what he did to broadband. Beginning in 2007, eAccess will offer service in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya at rates that he says will undercut today's carriers substantially. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2011
Andrew Bond |
Yahoo! May Unload Some Valuable Assets Monetizing its Asian assets is just the spark that Yahoo! needs. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Bremner & Burrows |
Will Cisco Rewire Asia? The 'Colossus in networking equipment' is poised to dominate broadband -- but competition is heating up. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2011
Andrew Bond |
Expect Yahoo! Japan Deal to Move Forward The tragedy in Japan should not slow down deal talks significantly. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Chester Dawson |
The Global 1000 Despite a gloomy world economy, many of the companies in our annual ranking turned in smart gains |
Search Engine Watch
March 24, 2011
Adaline Lau |
If Yahoo Exits Japan, How Will it Impact Search Marketers? Assessing whether business will go on as usual for marketers and users. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
SoftBank Pays Up for Vodafone Japan Vodafone will receive $11.95 billion in cash, with the remainder of the purchase price in preferred shares and debt. Happily, U.S. ADR holders should expect a dividend of $1.75 per ADR. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Vodafone's Bad Connection In Japan Its mobile unit is struggling. Can a management shakeup turn it around? |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
It's Google's Search World. Microsoft Just Lives in It. I understand why there are some hard feelings over in Redmond about Google's deal with Yahoo! Japan (an independent company that Yahoo! has a 35% stake in) to handle the latter company's search traffic and related advertising. |
InternetNews
March 17, 2006
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Softbank Buys Vodafone Japan For $15B Citing reduced prospects, mobile phone giant Vodafone today announced the $15.4 billion sale of its troubled Japan unit to Softbank. Japan's Softbank already owns two mobile phone carriers. |
Search Engine Watch
July 21, 2010
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10 Missed Opportunities in Search Engine Marketing in Japan Why Japan is the most difficult country to provide both natural search engine optimization and paid search marketing service for. Part one of two. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VOD: Video-On-DSL? Alcatel and Concurrent debut a product to help telecoms counter cable. It combines network access and distribution gear with video server systems. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Catherine Yang |
Behind In Broadband New policies are needed to help the U.S. catch up. The country must create vigorous competition to drive the low prices and high speeds that can usher in a prosperous broadband economy. |
Entrepreneur
November 2002
Mark Henricks |
Sinking Feeling Is the once-unstoppable U.S. economy following Japan's into the depths? |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Should You Follow Einhorn Out of Yahoo!? David Einhorn apparently likes the Mets more than Yahoo!. |
InternetNews
August 8, 2005
Tim Gray |
Yahoo Heading East? Online powerhouse Yahoo is reportedly in advanced talks to buy a big chunk of China's largest e-commerce site for $1 billion. |
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International Beat Japan's big deal... Markets to watch... Latin America has doubled its volume of hospitality activity... |
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Japan's DoCoMo May Tap Google on Phones Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo is considering a partnership with Google, adopting the Web giant's search and e-mail features in its mobile phone Internet service, company sources said this week. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo, BellSouth Become Portal Partners The Internet portal giant adds another co-branding partner to its broadband access portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Breaking Up Yahoo! Is Hard to Do The search giant's battle with Alibaba isn't just about getting smaller. |
Wired
March 2005
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The UnGoogle (Yes, Yahoo!) Today, it's all about Google. But 10 years ago, two students from Stanford virtually invented Internet search and gave it a funny name: Yahoo! |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Baidu Goes Big in Japan The Chinese search leader eyes Japan as its next growth market. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Martin Hutchinson |
Japan: Recovery at Last Is now finally the time to buy into Japan? Japan had a bubble in the late 1980s, like the U.S. had in the late 1990s. Now, after 13 years of decline, the market's 70% off its peak and looks like a buy for value investors. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2008 |
Yahoo May be Considering Help From Google Google and Yahoo could engage in a strategic alliance to fend off Microsoft. |
BusinessWeek
June 14, 2004
Bremner & Tashiro |
Is Japan Back? After a disastrous decade, markets, household spending, and once-struggling sectors are soaring. Here's the story behind the numbers. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Yahoo! Cashes Out in China The company sells its stake in Alibaba.com. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2011
Dawn Kawamoto |
Yahoo! Earnings: Go East, Investors Long-term investors should key into Yahoo!'s Asian investment updates, not its lackluster revenue-growth story. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Dialing Up DoCoMo Japan-based DoCoMo's second-quarter results weren't stunning, but they were more than good enough. And if one of the company's ancillary services, such as music downloads or e-wallet transactions, begins to take off, then the shares will likely take off as well. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Tashiro & Dawson |
Small Investors Tiptoe Back In With profits recovering and the market up this year, Japanese investors are trading again. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Buys Into VoIP Yahoo acquired VoIP provider Dialpad Communications to bolster its computer-to-computer telephony service. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Softbank Pouts and Whines The company threatens lawsuits over unfavorable coverage. Investors, how is it necessary to sue a newspaper for reporting on a brokerage report? |
InternetNews
March 22, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Yahoo Phones Into Crowded VoIP Space The company breaks into a crowded field, but eyes wider horizons in enterprise adoption. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Verizon, Yahoo To Offer Cut-Rate DSL Verizon and Yahoo will offer a low-cost broadband service. |
Fast Company
May 2015
Harry McCracken |
How Marissa Mayer Mobilized Yahoo Yahoo is positioned for some kind of future success, whether mild or bold. It's not the company she inherited, and that's a victory that no one -- not even a cabal of angry investors -- can take away from Marissa Mayer. |
InternetNews
July 30, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Broadband Battles Bring Benefits Consumers see high-speed access rates drop as cable and DSL companies look to lock-in subscribers. |
Fast Company
November 2000
Alex Markels |
'We Can Deliver Customers on a Global Basis' The Internet is reshaping business and communications around the globe. Now it's up to e-vangelists like Yahoo!'s Heather Killen to build truly global internet companies. Her mantra: no more 'international!' |
InternetNews
January 11, 2010 |
NTT America Taps 100G to Handle Growth The U.S. arm of the giant Japanese carrier talks up its high-bandwidth deployment plans. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Can SINA Evil Google and SINA team up in a Chinese search-advertising partnership. |
BusinessWeek
March 13, 2006
Ben Elgin |
Yahoo's Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Yahoo's effort to redefine online entertainment has been a surprising struggle. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
Brian Bremner |
Japan's Recovery Looks Like The Real Thing The country's recent economic performance resembles a full-blown rebound. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Trouble Ahead for Yahoo!, Microsoft Alliance in Asia What will the Yahoo!-Microsoft team-up mean for search? |
