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SoftBank's investments in India may cross $10 billion
30 May 2016
SoftBank made a $350 million investment as part of its commitment to a $20-billion three-way joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group in India to generate 20 gigawatts of renewable energy
Airtel, Vodafone join other telcos to develop 4G
26 Feb 2016
Top telecom companies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, China Mobile, KT Corp and Softbank have joined forces to further develop and converge 4G high-speed broadband technologies and work towards developing the 5G ecosystem
Snapdeal raises $500 mn in fresh funding, takes valuation to nearly $5 bn
19 Aug 2015
Japan's SoftBank, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology have invested $500 mn in fresh funding in Snapdeal
SoftBank, Foxconn, Bharti in pact for $20-bn solar power investment
22 Jun 2015
The three companies have formed a joint venture to invest and develop renewable energy projects across India
Japan’s SoftBank teams up with Alibaba to sell its "human-like" robot Pepper
18 Jun 2015
The waist-high robot, which was already in use in stores, is capable of learning and expressing human emotions
Apple ropes in Softbank's retail arm Brightstar for big Indian expansion plans
28 Jan 2015
Apple is planning to invest in direct advertisement, while earlier the advertisement was handled by the retail partners only. This is a rare move by Apple as it is done only in big markets like US and UK
Bharti SoftBank acquires stake in ScoopWhoop
03 Nov 2014
Japan’s SoftBank pushes $10-bn India online market plans
28 Oct 2014
Japanes telecom firm SoftBank, which has already invested $627 million in Snapdeal, is looking for investment opportunities in India’s telecom and e-commerce space
SoftBank invests $627 mn in Snapdeal
28 Oct 2014
Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank will invest a total of $627 million in Snapdeal for a 30-per cent stake
Nikesh Arora leaves Google to join Japan’s SoftBank
18 Jul 2014
Google Inc's chief business officer and the company's main liaison with Wall Street, Nikesh Arora, is leaving to join Japanese telecom firm SoftBank, as vice chairman
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