SoftBank Acquires Experimental License for 5G on 28GHz Band and Begins Trials
(WorldNews Japan)

Press Releases 2017 March 23, 2017 SoftBank Corp. SoftBank Corp. (`SoftBank`), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984), today announced that on March 15, 2017 it was granted an experimental license to conduct tests on the 28GHz frequency band, a candidate for 5G mobile communications (`5G`) in Japan. Starting today, SoftBank will commence indoor and outdoor trials in Tokyo Waterfront City (Daiba District) using the 28GHz band with a view to future commercial deployment. SoftBank has already acquired experimental licenses to test on both the 4GHz and...