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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Company TypeJapanese telecommunications operator 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
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A major telecommunications carrier; classified in the atlas telecommunications-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. KDDI Corporation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section, sentence 1
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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