SoftBank

SoftBank Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the telecommunication and information technology businesses in Japan. It operates through Consumer, Enterprise, Distribution, and Yahoo segments. The Consumer segment offers mobile communications services, including voice call, data transmission, and related services to subscribers under the SoftBank, Y!mobile, LINE MOBILE, and LINEMO brands. This segment also sells mobile devices, such as phones and tablets to dealers; provides Internet broadband services under the SoftBank Hikari brand; sells and rents related customer-premises equipment for broadband services; and purchase, sale, supply, and intermediation of electricity services. The Enterprise segment provides mobile communications, voice call and fixed-line communications, data transmission and dedicated, and telecommunications consulting services; construction services for telecommunications carriers and general service providers; and rental and maintenance services for telecommunications facilities, housing, and data centers, as well as sells and rents telecommunications equipment. The Distribution segment offers hardware, software, and services in relation to information and communication technology, cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) to enterprise customers. This segment also offers PC software, IoT products, and mobile device accessories to individual customers, as well as online business solutions and services, and solution services for government. The Yahoo segment plans and sells services, and settlement and finance related services through internet to small, medium-sized businesses, and individual customers; and provides internet-based advertising-related, information listing, and other corporate services. The company was formerly known as SoftBank Mobile Corp. and changed its name to SoftBank Corp. in May 2015. SoftBank Corp. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.