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SoftBank

Japanese mobile operator and technology investor.

Headquarters
Revenue
JPY 7038.7bnFY2025source ↗
Customers
ConsumerEnterprise
Domains
MobileFixed & fibre

MVNOs on this network2

  • — (使用回線) au、ドコモ、ソフトバンク
  • — 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。

Brands it runs itself1

  • LINEMO — own-network brand, not an MVNO; SoftBank’s online-only brand on its own network

Relationships7

Owns

Hosted MVNOs

Suppliers

  • 5 Nov 2025
  • announced

Partners

  • 3 Feb 2025

Signals8

  • 9 Oct 2026
  • 1 Oct 2026
  • 30 Sept 2026
  • 24 Aug 2026
  • 26 Mar 2026
  • 5 Nov 2025
  • 8 Oct 2025
  • 3 Feb 2025

Ecosystem

  • owns

    • 51.0% (after dilution), subsidiary since 6 Mar 2024active · Reported
  • hosts

    • Mobile · (使用回線) au、ドコモ、ソフトバンクactive · Reported
    • 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
  • partners with

    • AI · SB OpenAI Japan 50:50 JV; US$3bn/year of OpenAI deploymentactive · 3 Feb 2025 · Documented
    • Investor since 2021 for US/Asia expansionactive · Company statement
  • supplied by

    • RAN · 4G/5G RAN modernisation and 5G SA expansion, western Japanactive · 5 Nov 2025 · Documented
    • Core network · dual-mode 5G Core, UDC, policy and cloud IMS — multi-year frameworkannounced · 26 Mar 2026 · Documented

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