SoftBank’s super-fast 5G network... JKDDI and SoftBank team up on spreading 5G networks to rural Japan. Japan to develop strategy for 6G wireless

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SoftBank’s super-fast 5G network isn’t very useful just yet

BY PAVEL ALPEYEV

SoftBank Corp.’s fifth-generation wireless service in Japan is living up to the hype in at least one respect — internet speeds that are blazingly fast even by the standards of one of the most connected countries in the world. The carrier’s month-old 5G network topped ...

• Japan to develop strategy for 6G wireless communication networks expected around 2030
• KDDI and SoftBank team up on spreading 5G networks to rural Japan