SoftBank Telecom explained

SoftBank Telecom Corporation
Native Name:	Kanji: ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社
Industry:	Telecommunications
Type:	Subsidiary
Parent:	SoftBank
Fate:	Merged into sister company Softbank Mobile Corp.

SoftBank Telecom Corporation (Japanese: '''ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社'''), previously as Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. (Japanese: '''日本テレコム株式会社'''|links=no,Nippon Terekomu Kabushiki-gaisha) was a Japanese telephone company of the SoftBank group. It provides services to businesses and consumers in Japan. It provides long-distance telephone service, international call service, and direct connection fixed-line voice service. In addition, it engages in the billing and collecting fees for the telephony service; consulting, development and establishment of telecommunication system; and provision of information processing and providing service.^[1] On 1 April 2015 Softbank Telecom Corp. merged into Softbank Mobile Corp. and ceased to exist as a separate entity.

Timeline

• 1984-10: Japanese Telecom Telegraph was founded.
• 1986-08: Japanese Telecom Telegraph launches leased circuit services
• 1986-12: Railway Telecommunication (JR Telecom, or JR Tsushin) established
• 1989-05: Railway Telecommunication merges with Japan Telecom
• 2002-08: Company name was changed to Japan Telecom Holdings. The fixed-line telecommunications business was also separated to found a new Japan Telecom.
• 2006-10: Company name changed to SoftBank Telecom Corporation
• 2015-04: Company merged into Softbank Mobile Corp.
• 2018-12: Company goes into IPO^[2]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Softbank Telecom Corp.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek. https://archive.today/20120713232836/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6700920. dead. July 13, 2012. investing.businessweek.com. 2 February 2011.
2. Web site: SoftBank Telecom set for December 19 IPO; to raise $23.5 billion . Preview Tech. 10 December 2018 .