Softbank, Japan's largest
broadband Internet provider, has been setting its sights on Japan's $78 billion (pounds 44.5 billion) mobile market for years as it aims to become a pre-eminent communications company, providing broadband, mobile and Internet services and content.
Today Vodafone confirmed it was in discussions about a sale of the unit to Softbank, Japan's largest
broadband internet provider, sending shares up 9.5p to 121.5p.
AT THE RACES has renewed its distribution deal with ntl, and launched an interactive betting link with Ladbrokes and Blue Square through the cable, telephone and
broadband internet provider.
Broadband Internet provider Comcast Cable, Philadelphia, Pa., has jumped into the customer photo services market.
The new company, called Unefon Holdings, took over Azteca's 46.5% stake in mobile operator Unefon and Azteca's 50% share in
broadband Internet provider Cosmofrecuencias.
Comcast, a
broadband Internet provider, and thePlatform for media, inc., a provider of software for rich media content management, publishing, commerce and reporting, have debuted of "The Fan," a new exclusive online broadband-powered multimedia player that will provide Comcast High-Speed Internet customers a new medium through which they can experience video on Comcast's customer destination site at Comcast.net.
ntl:home is the UK's biggest
broadband internet provider by far.
"Hanaro Telecom has become a leading
broadband Internet provider and now, they have the opportunity to become one of the leading providers of high speed wireless Internet."
Most of the complaints center around UPC's highly publicized
broadband Internet provider Chello.
He said, "UPC's
broadband Internet provider, Chello, recently announced that it will merge with Excite@home's non-US broadband operations, creating the world's largest broadband operator.