Sanyo to enter wireless broadband system market
December 26, 2005Sanyo Electric Co said Monday it will begin marketing a wireless broadband communications system it has developed jointly with Soma Networks Inc, a U.S. venture business for broadband solutions. The new system makes it possible to launch telecommu...
Rakuten, TBS postpone talks
December 26, 2005Online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc and Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc have decided to postpone the first meeting of their business alliance committee, initially scheduled to convene within this year, to early next year, company sources said Mon...
Oki Electric sells IP phone system to Sapporo Breweries
December 26, 2005Oki Electric Industry Co said Monday it has begun supplying Sapporo Breweries Ltd with its IP telephony system to help the beer maker link 43 locations across the country by 2007 and save annual telecommunications costs of 100 million yen. Sapporo...
Japan to build new fast-breeder reactor by 2030
December 26, 2005Japan plans to build a new fast-breeder reactor around 2030 for practical operation succeeding the existing prototype fast-breeder reactor "Monju," sources at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday. Under the plan, Japan will comp...
Samsung to sell flash memory to Sony for portable music players
December 26, 2005Samsung Electronics Co plans to conclude an agreement with Sony Corp early next year to supply the Japanese consumer electronics maker with flash memory for use in portable music players, the Korea Economic Daily reported Monday. The expected deal...
Fuji Photo Film to acquire Avecia Inkjet
December 26, 2005Fuji Photo Film Co said Monday it will purchase British inkjet printing colorants maker Avecia Inkjet Ltd outright for 150 million pounds, or 30.8 billion yen, by next February. The purchase of Avecia, which controls about 40% of the global market...