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KDDI, Sumitomo bid $2.7 billion for control of Japanese cable operator

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Japan, USA
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  • October 26 2012

On Wednesday, Japanese wireless operator KDDI joined forces with Sumitomo on a US$2.7 billion bid for the remaining shares of Jupiter Telecommunications that would give the partners joint control of more than half of Japan’s cable television market

Some undersea cables impacted by Japan earthquake; greater effects predicted for chip market

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Japan, USA
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  • March 18 2011

Although some service disruptions were reported, networks of undersea communications cables that connect Japan with the U.S. and other international points have largely withstood the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s northeast coast last Friday

Disney to launch cell phone service in Japan

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Japan, USA
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  • January 25 2008

A year after shutting down cell phone services that were targeted to U.S. youngsters and their parents, the Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it would launch mobile phone services in Japan in partnership with Softbank Mobile Corp., the nation’s third-largest wireless operator

Intelsat-JSAT venture applauds successful satellite launch

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Japan, USA
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  • December 28 2007

Horizons 2 Satellite LLC, a partnership pairing global satellite service leader Intelsat with JSAT Corporation of Japan, celebrated the successful deployment of the venture’s Horizons-2 satellite via an Ariane 5 rocket launched from the European space launch complex in French Guiana last Friday

Docomo to test super 3G system

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Japan, USA
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  • July 20 2007

NTT DoCoMo confirmed plans this week to conduct a month-long test of a “super 3G” cellular system that the Japanese wireless giant hopes will form the bridge between current third-generation and future fourth-generation (4G) wireless networks