KDDI Corporation is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, formed in 2000 through the three-way merger of DDI Corporation, Kokusai Denshin Denwa (KDD, Japan's former international telecom monopoly) and IDO Corporation. Operating its mobile network under the au brand, it is Japan's second-largest mobile carrier by subscribers, behind NTT Docomo and ahead of SoftBank Corp, and it also provides fixed-line, internet and satellite communication services.
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Source Wikidata: KDDI Corporation
A major telecommunications carrier; classified in the atlas telecommunications-industry.
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Source KDDI Corporation (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It was established in 2000 through the merger of DDI Corporation (第二電電, Daini Denden), a long-distance communications company; KDD Corporation (ケイディディ), Japan's former state-monopoly international telecommunications provider; and IDO Corporation (日本移動通信, Nippon Idō Tsūshin), a mobile network operator.
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1. Wikidata: KDDI Corporation
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- Operates In: Mobile Phone Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
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KDDI Corporation (Japanese: KDDI株式会社, Hepburn: Keidīdīai kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese telecommunications operator.
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It was established in 2000 through the merger of DDI Corporation (第二電電, Daini Denden), a long-distance communications company; KDD Corporation (ケイディディ), Japan's former state-monopoly international telecommunications provider; and IDO Corporation (日本移動通信, Nippon Idō Tsūshin), a mobile network operator.
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Headquarters in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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