KDDI

KDDI

https://www.kddi.com/english/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kddi-corporation/

KDDI Corporation, a publicly owned Japanese telecommunications company, was founded in 1984. As of 2023, it employs approximately 2100 people and generates over $1 billion in annual revenue. Its headquarters are located in Japan.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1984

Headcount

2,097

Headquarters

Japan

Primary Segment

Telecoms services

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On September 11, 2025, KDDI and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic partnership in Vietnam. KDDI also announced that its "au Starlink Direct" service now supports satellite data communication for 21 iPhone models, including iPhone 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and iPhone Air, enabling access to essential apps in areas without terrestrial cellular coverage. This announcement was made twice.

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KDDI offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services and connectivity and cloud industries. KDDI's product portfolio comprises of enterprise cloud, media and TV services, broadcast television and radio and telecoms services.

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KDDI's revenues were $39.1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split KDDI's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services, which represents 30% of KDDI's revenue.

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Dec

3rd

2025

18:30

Robotics, B2B Tag

RLWRLD CEO urges physical AI shift to solve labor crisis in Korea

The CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) startup RLWRLD, Ryu Jung-hee, emphasized the need for physical AI-based robotics to deal with the labor shortage crisis facing the manufacturing sectors of Korea and Japan. The CEO joined the physical AI trend session at Amazon Web Services’ annual technology conference, AWS re:Invent 2025, held from Dec.

The Korea Times

Dec

3rd

2025

18:30

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, B2B Tag

What Will the Store of Tomorrow Be?

[Translated] In Japan, the Lawson convenience store chain and telecommunications giant KDDI have opened an experimental store in Tokyo. (KDDI)In Japan, the Lawson convenience store chain and telecommunications giant KDDI have opened an experimental store in Tokyo, in June.

Dec

3rd

2025

09:04

Suspicious Email Detection: Mobile Carriers Provide "Secrecy of Communications" to External Parties with Support from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

[Translated] The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will encourage the four major mobile carriers to provide information, including the text of emails and other "secrecy of communications" data, to external security companies as a countermeasure against phishing, which leads users to fake websites to steal personal information, thereby strengthening measures.

Dec

3rd

2025

04:54

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI Introduced to au Naviwalk: Route Guidance with "Naturally Human-like Language" Even in Remote Areas or Out of Service Range

[Translated] KDDI and NAVITIME JAPAN have added a new function to au Naviwalk where AI indicates directions in natural language. With the touch of a button, it features guidance that follows the flow of actions as if a person were verbally teaching, instead of the conventional route map.

Dec

3rd

2025

00:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Kyocera Japan Abandons Return to Base Station Business, Terminates 5G Base Station Development

[Translated] IT Home, December 3rd news, Japanese company Kyocera once supplied base stations to the local operator KDDI during the 3G era, but faded out of the base station business during the 4G era. In February of this year, the company announced plans to build 5G base stations combining virtualization and AI technology based on general-purpose servers equipped with NVIDIA's GH200 superchip, with the goal of commercialization by 2027.

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network

Dec

2nd

2025

20:22

Funding Activities, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

INFOBAR Smart Ring Surpasses 2000% of Target Support

[Translated] KDDI's crowdfunding project, the "Smart Recovery Ring / INFOBAR Collaboration Model," has reached 22.57 million yen in support as of the morning of December 3rd. Shipping is scheduled for as early as February. It has significantly exceeded the target of 1 million yen, surpassing 2000% within days of its release.

Dec

2nd

2025

10:27

Carrier Aggregation and Spectrum Innovation as Strategic 5G Enablers

Asia’s 5G rollout is moving beyond coverage and headline speeds. The differentiator now lies in how efficiently operators leverage spectrum to deliver consistent performance, support enterprise applications, and sustain revenue growth. Carrier aggregation and spectrum innovation are no longer merely technical upgrades; they have become strategic levers for speed, network efficiency, and competitive differentiation.

Telecom Review Asia

Dec

2nd

2025

09:01

Rise of 'Physical AI' as a key keyword for Reinvent\n Visitors gather through various sessions and showcases\n Attention to 'Real World', a domestic physical AI start-up

This year, "physical AI" has emerged as a key keyword for Amazon Web Service (AWS) Re:Invent. This is because artificial intelligence (AI) robots are directly judging and moving to manufacturing, logistics, and service areas, and are moving toward full-scale commercialization.

Dec

1st

2025

07:56

Partnerships and Alliances, Funding Activities, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

I checked out the "INFOBAR" collaboration recovery ring from au, with its carefully selected materials and finish - Reservations start today from 6 PM

[Translated] KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start crowdfunding for the "Smart Recovery Ring / INFOBAR Collaboration Model," a smart ring with a design motif from the au Design project "INFOBAR," from 6 PM on the 1st.

Dec

1st

2025

02:20

au (KDDI, etc.) Tops Net Increase in Q2 2025 (Mobile Phone Subscriptions as of End of September 2025)

[Translated] According to the Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA), the total number of mobile phone subscriptions for the four major companies (NTT Docomo, au (KDDI, etc.), SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile) as of the end of September 2025 was 229,093,900, an increase of 0.9% compared to the previous quarter.

Nov

30th

2025

23:12

Domestic Career Investment Decreases to Approximately 2.3 Trillion Yen in Fiscal Year 2024: Impacted by Reduced Investment from KDDI and Rakuten Mobile [MCA Survey]

[Translated] MCA has announced the "Survey Results on Capital Investment by Major Domestic Carriers." The survey period is from September 2024 to July 2025, summarizing network investments by major carriers and trends in the telecommunications infrastructure market.Finally, looking at the investment amount in domestic network equipment, transmission equipment and mobile phone base stations accounted for approximately 60% of the total.

Nov

28th

2025

13:06

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

KDDI First in Japan to Introduce L4S Technology for Low-Latency Communication to 5G SA

[Translated] On November 28, KDDI announced that it has become the first in Japan to introduce "Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput" (hereinafter referred to as "L4S"), a network technology that enables low-latency communication in "5G SA," which enables faster and more stable communication with 5G, to base stations in some areas.

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