Announced details
SORACOM and KDDI provide mutual technical cooperation under a comprehensive agreement on collaboration in the IoT field signed on 28 March 2025. SORACOM is leading the development, while KDDI is supporting it.
A Japanese telecommunications carrier. The source does not state its location, representative, paid-in capital or year of establishment.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
A specification developed by the GSM Association (GSMA). The finding that this is “the first commercial offering by a domestic telecommunications carrier” is based on research by SORACOM and KDDI as of 25 June 2026.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | IoT SIM compatible with SGP.32, Profile management functionality compatible with SGP.32, SORACOM |
| Counterparty | KDDI Corporation |
| Counterparty overview | A Japanese telecommunications carrier. The source does not state its location, representative, paid-in capital or year of establishment. |
| Relationship with the Company | SORACOM and KDDI provide mutual technical cooperation under a comprehensive agreement on collaboration in the IoT field signed on 28 March 2025. SORACOM is leading the development, while KDDI is supporting it. |
| Contract Date | 28 March 2025 (comprehensive agreement on collaboration in the IoT field) |
| Launch date | SORACOM: 7 July 2026 (scheduled; sequential rollout); KDDI: second half of fiscal 2026 (scheduled; sequential rollout) |
| Applicable area | Elevator monitoring, Electronic payments at vending machines, Digital signage, Commercial facilities, stations, Airports, Office buildings, Medical institutions, IoT businesses overseas |
| Source | A specification developed by the GSM Association (GSMA). The finding that this is “the first commercial offering by a domestic telecommunications carrier” is based on research by SORACOM and KDDI as of 25 June 2026. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The service will enable communication profiles to be added and switched remotely in response to changes in IoT device applications, data usage and operating regions, supporting network redundancy, communication cost controls, compliance with overseas roaming regulations and business continuity.