UTX
On April 10, 2026, SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) began providing “SoftBank Starlink Direct” to customers in Japan. The service lets customers of SoftBank’s mobile services (‘SoftBank,’ ‘Y!mobile’ and ‘LINEMO’) connect directly to Starlink’s…
An orbital path for satellites that circle at high speeds at relatively close distances from the Earth A satellite orbit close to earth that enables high-speed, low-latency communications LEO (Low Earth Orbit) refers to an orbital path for…
A network architecture that builds a three-dimensional communications infrastructure, extending upward beyond land to include vertical layers such as the stratosphere and outer space Expanding the communications sphere through a multilayer…
Held in October against the backdrop of Kyushu’s rich natural landscapes and vibrant cities, the “Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2025” brought together top cyclists from Japan and abroad in a premier road race. To ensure uninterrupted live streamin…
SoftBank’s network vision for building a communications infrastructure that keeps people and things connected anytime, anywhere Taking on the challenge of realizing a world where everyone and everything stays connected “UTX (Ubiquitous Tra…
Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Kiyohara Optics, ArkEdge Space and SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) recently announced a collaborative agreement to demonstrate optical wireless communications bet…
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) is promoting a “Ubiquitous Transformation (UTX),” which aims to create a world where people can stay connected anytime and anywhere by combining terrestrial mobile networks with non-terrestrial networks (NTN) s…
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) is promoting a “Ubiquitous Transformation (UTX),” which aims to create a world where people can stay connected anytime and anywhere by combining terrestrial mobile networks with non-terrestrial networks (NTN) s…
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) is promoting a “Ubiquitous Transformation (UTX),” which aims to create a world where people can stay connected anytime and anywhere by combining terrestrial mobile networks with non-terrestrial networks (NTN) s…
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) is promoting a “Ubiquitous Transformation” (UTX) for communications—an aim to create a world where people can stay connected anytime and anywhere by integrating Terrestrial Networks (TN) on the ground with Non-…


