SoftBank Mobile



1984–1994	1994–2003	2003	2003–2006	2006–2010	2010–present

Japan Telecom[]

1984–1994[]

J-PHONE[]

1994–2003[]

J-PHONE–Vodafone[]

2003[]

Vodafone Japan[]

2003–2006[]

SoftBank Mobile[]

2006–present[]

2006–2010[]

2010–present[]

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Bridge Alliance

Middle Eastern members: Saudi Arabia: stc (Bahrain | Kuwait) | Turkey: Türk Telekom

African member: Airtel¹ (Chad, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rep. Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia)

¹Wholly- or partly-owned subsidiaries of Singtel.

V • T • E

SoftBank

Subsidiaries and investments:

V • T • E LY Corporation
Joint venture of SoftBank and Naver Line \| Line Friends (Brown & Friends \| BT21 \| WDZY \| TRUZ) \| Line Webtoon \| Livedoor \| Line Mobile \| Line Music \| Line TV \| LINE Bank \| SNOW \| Yahoo! Japan \| Yahoo! Kids \| Y!Mobile \| Fukuoka Dome \| PayPay Bank \| PayPay \| Ikyu Corporation

Sponsorships:
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | NASCAR Cup Series

Former assets:
Boston Dynamics¹ | Tidal | Sprint

Notes
¹Purchased by Hyundai Motor Company

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Vodafone

Subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees:

Middle East and Africa: Egypt | Kenya (40%) (Safaricom)
South Africa (Vodacom) (60%) (Tanzania | DR Congo | Mozambique | Lesotho)

Asia-Pacific: Vi (India)⁴ (45.2%) | Australia (TPG Telecom) (25%)

Sponsorships
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (2007–2013) | Team Vodafone (2007–2012) | Vodafone Warriors (1999–present)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Bharti Airtel.
²	Joint venture with Liberty Global.
³	Joint venture with CK Hutchison Holdings.
⁴	Co-owned with the Government of India and the Aditya Birla Group.
⁵	Joint venture with RTL Nederland.
⁶	Joint venture with Verizon Communications.