Telecom operatorTier 1
KDDI
Japanese operator, trading as au.
- Headquarters
- Revenue
- JPY 6071.9bn2026-03-31source ↗
- Customers
- ConsumerEnterprise
- Domains
- MobileFixed & fibre
- Website
- kddi.com/english ↗
MVNOs on this network5
- — 日本専用でNTTドコモ、KDDIのいずれかを選択
- — 回線もドコモ網・au網から選択可能 (network selectable from docomo or au)
- — Aプラン ... 通話料は、au(LTE)通信サービス契約約款...と同額 (A plan call charges per au contract terms)
- — ドコモ回線、au回線、ソフトバンク回線よりお選びいただけます。
- — Because it supports au 5G/4G LTE.
Brands it runs itself2
- povo — own-network brand, not an MVNO; run by KDDI Digital Life on the Circles platform; KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are the contracting carriers
- UQ mobile — own-network brand, not an MVNO; an MVNO of KDDI group companies 2014–2020; KDDI’s own second brand since October 2020
Technology10
BSS
+2 more in the groups below
Cloud & infrastructure
Relationships13
Owns
Hosted MVNOs
Suppliers
- 22 Jan 2026
- 22 Jan 2026
- announced
- announced
- announced
- announced
Signals2
- 22 Jan 2026
- 18 Nov 2025
Ecosystem
owns
- consolidated subsidiary from Aug 2017; post-2024 IPO stake not verifiedactive · Company statement
hosts
- Mobile · 日本専用でNTTドコモ、KDDIのいずれかを選択active · Reported
- Mobile · 回線もドコモ網・au網から選択可能 (network selectable from docomo or au)active · Company statement
- Mobile · Aプラン ... 通話料は、au(LTE)通信サービス契約約款...と同額 (A plan call charges per au contract terms)active · Company statement
- Mobile · ドコモ回線、au回線、ソフトバンク回線よりお選びいただけます。active · Reported
- Mobile · Because it supports au 5G/4G LTE.active · Company statement
supplied by
- AI infrastructure · GB200 NVL72 at the Osaka Sakai data centreactive · 22 Jan 2026 · Documented
- AI infrastructure · GB200 NVL72 systems built by HPEactive · 22 Jan 2026 · Documented
- BSS · Digital Commerce & Monetization, starting with Active Mediation; NEC primeannounced · 18 Nov 2025 · Documented
- BSS · prime systems integrator for the Netcracker BSS programmeannounced · 18 Nov 2025 · Documented
- Mobile · povo, launched on the Circles digital telco platformactive · Company statement
- Charging & billing · cloud-native Converged Charging and Mediation alongside the 5G Core awardannounced · 2 Dec 2021 · Reported
- Charging & billing · Oracle Cloud Scale Charging and Billing (replacing legacy charging and rating)announced · 13 Feb 2026 · Documented