KDDI Mobile was a mobile phone service operated in the United States. The brand was established under KDDI America – local branch of Japanese telecommunication company KDDI – to meet the needs of Japanese people living in the United States. The service originally operated on the Sprint network, and later on AT&T, as an MVNO.[1] Initially targeting Japanese expatriates,[2] they offered the Japanese-enabled KDDI Mobile 6600-J handset, and their plan minutes included calls to Japan.
In January 2019, Locus Telecommunications, the operator of the h2o Wireless and KDDI Mobile MVNOs in the U.S., was acquired from KDDI America by Telrite Holdings, Inc., and the KDDI Mobile MVNO is now defunct.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ Yoshio Takahashi (2007-04-09). "Japan's KDDI to begin U.S. mobile service via Sprint's network". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "KDDI to enter US mobile phone market". Channel NewsAsia. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "History | KDDI America, Inc". us.kddi.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
2010: January: KDDI America acquires Locus Telecommunications, Inc. as a subsidiary
- ^ "KDDI Mobile x H2O Wireless". KDDIMobileSIM.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "MVNO Monday: a guide to the week's virtual operator developments". TeleGeography.com. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "About h2o Wireless - No Contract Phone Plans for Every Budget". h2oWireless.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "Test h2o Wireless without Spending Anything". www.kddimobilesim.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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- ^ "Voice Solutions | KDDI America". US.KDDI.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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