KDDI said the service currently supports over 50 smartphone models, including Android and iPhones with satellite capabilities ...

KDDI has been working with Elon Musk’s Starlink since 2023 to develop satellite direct-to-cell (D2C) servicesFollowing ...

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au ...

Japanese telcos KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and ...

This is the first time that individual users in Japan can send and receive text messages through direct satellite-smartphone communications, KDDI Corp. said April 10. The feature, called “au ...

KDDI Corp., operator of the au mobile brand, announced on Jan. 13 that it will launch a monthly 20-gigabyte smartphone plan called “povo” at 2,480 yen ($23.83), excluding tax, in March.

Mobile networks providing similar satellite coverage in conjunction with Starlink include Rogers in Canada, KDDI in Japan, Telstra and Optus in Australia, Salt in Switzerland, and Kyivstar in Ukraine.

T-Mobile and SpaceX announced a partnership in ... Rogers from Canada, and KDDI in Japan. SpaceX plans to roll out texting ...

Japanese telco KDDI's mobile operator au launched a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones. Launched on ...