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KDDI

Japanese operator, trading as au.

Headquarters
Revenue
JPY 6071.9bn2026-03-31source ↗
Customers
ConsumerEnterprise
Domains
MobileFixed & fibre

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
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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

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