Expansion of Cloud, AI, IoT, Robotics and Other Solutions for Corporate Customers

「The increase in revenue from solutions and other services was attributable to higher sales of cloud and security solutions in response to corporate demand for digitalisation.」

「Revenue from solutions and other services increased by ¥91.6 billion, or 26.5%, year on year to ¥437.2 billion. The increase was attributable to the succession to the business of WeWork Japan G.K., higher sales of cloud services, security solutions and IoT solutions in response to corporate demand for digitalisation, and the impact of Cubic Telecom Ltd. becoming a subsidiary, among other factors.」

「Through the conversion of SBテクノロジー㈱ into a wholly owned subsidiary, we will make mutual use of the management resources held by the 2 companies, including SBテクノロジー㈱'s engineers and security and cloud services, and our customer base, engineers, communications services such as networks, and AI, IoT, 5G (Note 2) and digital marketing services. By operating as an integrated entity, the 2 companies will be able to provide effective IT services to customers who view promoting DX (Note 3) as a challenge, which we believe will enable us to maintain and enhance our competitive advantage in Japan's IT services market.」

「The increase in revenue from solutions and other services was due mainly to higher revenue from cloud services, security solutions and other offerings, as the company captured demand for corporate digitalisation.」

「Revenue from solutions and other services increased ¥27.0 billion, or 15.4%, year on year to ¥202.5 billion. The increase was due mainly to higher revenue from cloud services, security solutions and other offerings, as the company captured demand for corporate digitalisation.」

「The increase in revenue from solutions and other services was due mainly to higher revenue from cloud services, security solutions and other offerings, as the company captured demand for corporate digitalisation.」

「The increase in revenue from solutions and other services was due mainly to higher revenue from cloud services and security solutions, as the company captured demand for corporate digitalisation.」

「The Corporate business performed steadily against the backdrop of growing demand for the digitalisation of companies and industries, and revenue from solutions and other services for the fiscal year increased by ¥32.5 billion, or 15.0%, from the previous fiscal year. From March 2023, we began offering Private 5G (shared type), a 5G network using network slicing to meet the diverse needs of companies, local governments and other customers.」

「The Corporate business performed steadily against the backdrop of growing demand for the digitalisation of companies and industries, and revenue from solutions and other services for the first 9 months of the current consolidated fiscal year increased by ¥20.0 billion, or 12.9%, year on year. From October 2022, we also began the new Biz-raku business in collaboration with ASKUL Corporation, providing comprehensive support, from consultation onward, for the digitalisation-related challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises, continuing to promote corporate digital transformation.」

「The Corporate business performed steadily against the backdrop of growing demand for the digitalisation of companies and industries, and revenue from solutions and other services for the first 6 months of the current consolidated fiscal year increased by ¥13.2 billion, or 13.1%, year on year. From September 2022, we also began collaborating with Hitachi,Ltd. to provide a service that collects, stores and analyses data on workers' movements and production-equipment operations at manufacturing sites to visualise production conditions, continuing to promote corporate digital transformation.」

「The Corporate business performed steadily against the backdrop of growing demand for the digitalisation of companies and industries, and revenue from solutions and other services for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year increased by ¥5.6 billion, or 11.8%, year on year. In addition, our efforts in digital transformation using advanced technologies were recognised by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and we were selected for the Digital Transformation Stocks 2022 designation for the second consecutive year.」

「By combining the solutions we provide under our multi-cloud strategy with Kyndryl's advanced consulting, system construction and operations capabilities, as well as its extensive track record and expertise in delivering secure, safe and stable systems, we provide one-stop support for the DX of companies and organisations considering cloud migration or IT infrastructure renewal, including those in manufacturing and financial services.」

「In November 2021, we and the i-RooBO Network Forum, a general incorporated association and consortium of robotics and technology-related companies, built a demonstration environment at ATC, a mixed-use commercial complex in Osaka, that enables the collection and integration of data from production equipment using 5G and IoT, with the aim of supporting the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry.」

「From August 2021, we began offering WorkOffice+, a solution supporting smart ways of working by enabling the sharing of meeting rooms and desks between companies, access-control systems limiting entry by area within a building, and connectivity between building facilities such as air-conditioning systems and smartphones. We also began offering Smart Work Solution, a service for office-building managers that packages the installation work, consulting, communications network setup and unmanned sales services for snacks and other products required to implement WorkOffice+.」

「In June 2021, we opened the Executive Briefing Center, an experiential facility for the latest solutions, at our head office to accelerate corporate digitalisation initiatives. The facility continuously showcases more than 50 solutions using AI, 5G and other technologies provided by us, our group companies and partner companies.」

「From December 2020, we and our subsidiary IDCフロンティア began operating a large-scale data centre designed to meet demand from major cloud service providers, or hyperscalers.」

「Revenue from solutions and other services increased ¥13,643 million, or 17.4%, year on year to ¥92,037 million. The increase was due mainly to stronger demand for telework-related products amid the spread of COVID-19, which led to higher revenue from cloud services and security solutions, as well as higher revenue from IoT products.」

「From May 2020, as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we introduced SenseThunder, an AI temperature-detection solution developed and provided by our subsidiary 日本コンピュータビジョン㈱, at SoftBank and Y!mobile shops nationwide. SenseThunder uses AI facial-recognition technology and infrared cameras to extract a person's body-surface temperature in 0.5 seconds, even while the person is wearing a mask, helping to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.」

「In February 2020, we became the first company in Japan to obtain both the Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) designation, the highest level of Microsoft's Microsoft Azure partner certification program, and the Microsoft Azure Networking Managed Service Provider designation, a partner certification program specialising in Microsoft Azure network services.」

「In October 2019, we began selling the RPA solution Automation Anywhere Enterprise provided by Automation Anywhere, Inc. Our RPA solutions consequently consisted of SynchRoid, offered since November 2017, and Automation Anywhere Enterprise, enabling us to provide the optimal solution for each customer's needs. In November 2019, we began offering SoraSolution, a corporate drone service supporting autonomous navigation and automatic photography.」

「In September 2019, as part of our digital marketing initiatives, we established インキュデータ㈱, a joint venture with ㈱博報堂 and Arm Limited (Arm), to support corporate transformation through the use of data. By combining SoftBank's sufficiently anonymised proprietary data and consumer data held by the Hakuhodo Group with Arm's customer data platform, Arm Treasure Data enterprise CDP, and the data analytics technologies and expertise of all 3 companies, the joint venture provides everything from strategy development tailored to each company through to execution of initiatives.」

「In June 2019, we announced that we would begin offering in November of the same year a service using RTK positioning capable of positioning with an error of only several centimetres. From July of that year, ahead of the service launch, we began conducting joint demonstrations in succession aimed at practical implementation across various industries. This made high-precision positioning, essential for the full-scale adoption of IoT and industrial automation, possible, enabling autonomous operation and automatic control of agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicles and drones, as well as on-site management.」

「As of the end of March 2019, approximately 110 people were employed in a specialist digital transformation division. The division is focusing on bringing to Japan the businesses of SoftBank Vision Fund portfolio companies using new technologies, as well as on co-creation, in which new businesses are created jointly with customers, thereby promoting the digitalisation of all industries.」

「In the Corporate business, we provide a wide range of services to corporate customers, including mobile telecommunications, network and VPN services, cloud services, the fixed-line telephone service Otoku Line, AI, IoT, digital marketing and security. In addition to our existing businesses, we provide various services and solutions through new businesses established via M&A and partnerships with companies possessing advanced technologies and solutions, including companies invested in by the SoftBank Group.」